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August 23, 2026
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Big names, little deals highlight baseball trade deadline

By Rob Esposito | August 4, 2005

Well, after all the rumors and big-time franchise names were thrown around like bags of ballpark peanuts up until mere hours before Major League Baseball's Trade Deadline this past Sunday at 4 p.m., the big story turned out to be Peter Gammons getting inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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Title IX amendment more lenient on athletic parity

By Jennifer Yu | July 14, 2005

On March 17, 2005, the Department of Education announced a new guideline for collegiate compliance with Title IX in a letter that was quietly sent to educational institutions in the United States. This "letter of clarification" stated that, "a college or university could be deemed in compliance with Title IX if a survey is e-mailed to current students to determine if their interests and abilities are being met." A non-response is considered a lack of interest. The last provision has riled many in the world of female athletics, including Josie Harper, director of Dartmouth Athletics and Recreation.

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Birdie Kim sinks 30-footer to capture Women's U.S. Open

By Ben Zimmerman | June 28, 2005

History was in the making at last week's U.S. Open. Everyone knew it. Annika Sorenstam, who had already collected the first two majors of the year, would most likely dominate the field in similar fashion, coming one step closer to the ever-elusive Grand Slam. If that didn't work out, golf enthusiasts could always fall back on the army of ultra-talented teenage amateurs, each looking to become the youngest champion in the Open's 52-year existence. Either way, the little town of Cherry Hills, Colo., was guaranteed a Sunday afternoon to remember. And then, in truly spectacular fashion, a golfer named Birdie Kim ruined it all. Manufacturing a little history of her own, Kim lived up to her name and holed an improbable 30-foot bunker shot on the 18th hole to win the 2005 U.S.

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