Kirk Wins Illinois Republican Primary for Obama Seat (Update1)
Mark Kirk, a five-term congressman, won the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Illinois and the chance this fall to embarrass Democrats by taking President Barack Obama’s former seat.
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Figg-Currier wins Texas Open
Retired LPGA player and Mt. Pleasant native Cindy Figg-Currier won the Texas Women’s Open on Thursday at Eastern Hills Country Club in Garland, TX.
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Jordan Scott Wins NCAA Pole Vault Title
Kansas junior Jordan Scott captured his first NCAA title after winning the pole vault here Thursday evening at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
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Brandon Inge on The Huge Show: Tigers’ strong start, comeback wins fueled by chemistry
Detroit Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge joined Bill Simonson on “The Huge Show” on Monday and said chemistry has been a big part of Detroit’s start, as it’s just two games back of the Minnesota Twins in the American League Central.
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Hamlin wins at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Three weeks after winning another rain-postponed race, Denny Hamlin won the Samsung Mobile 500 make-up at Texas Motor Speedway on Monday.
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Ward Decathlon Team wins Kansas State Academic Decathlon
Photo and information courtesy of Laura Nelson, Bishop Ward High School The Bishop Ward High School Decathlon Team took first place in division two of the Kansas State Academic Decathlon, which was held last week. In the Varsity Division: • Maria Solis placed 3rd in Essay and Economics, 2nd in Art and 1st in Interview, Math, Language and Literature, Music, Written Super Quiz and Speech. • Marla …
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Butler wins again, 73-66 over Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Gordon Hayward scored 25 points to lead Butler to its 10th win in a row, a 73-66 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Sunday.
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Minneapolis chef wins Pork Board competition
A south Minneapolis chef has won the Minnesota Pork Board’s annual Taste of Elegance competition.
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Topinka wins Illinois GOP treasurer nomination
Former Illinois state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka has won the Republican nomination for comptroller. Topinka had 313,000 votes, or 59 percent, with 81 percent of precincts reporting. William Kelly trailed with 117,000 votes, or 22 percent. Dan Hynes is the comptroller now, but he’s running for governor.
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Concuity wins contract to provide Revenue Recovery Services to one of East Texas’ health care providers
Concuity, a Healthcare Division of Trintech, Inc., and a leading provider of Revenue Cycle Management technology and services, announced today that it has secured a contract to provide its Revenue Recovery Services to one of East Texas’ preferred health care providers.
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