Sports Desk
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BASKETBALL
NO. 6 PICK YI SIGNS WITH BUCKS
Yi Jianlian is going to play for the Milwaukee Bucks after all. Yi, the sixth overall selection in the NBA draft in June, signed a multi-year contract with the Bucks in Hong Kong on yesterday.
“There has been a genuine excitement throughout our city and state, as well as internationally, following our selection of Yi in the NBA Draft,” Bucks owner and team president Herb Kohl said. “We all anticipate Yi’s arrival and welcome him and his family to Milwaukee. “
TRACK AND FIELD
KENYAN-BORN LAGAT GIVES U.S. FIRST 1,500 TITLE AT WORLDS
In his first big race as an American, Bernard Lagat won the world championship that had long eluded him. His stirring victory in the 1,500 meters yesterday night was something he never quite accomplished as a Kenyan.
Lagat, an American citizen since 2004, became the first U.S. runner to win a world 1,500-meter championship.
“When you’re carrying this flag, it means a lot,” Lagat said.
