It's the distiller's first change in 40 years of running staid black-and-white ads in the U.S. One ad in tall, slender type on deliberately weathered paper declares the Old No. 7 brand to be the same since the Sixties -- the 1860s.

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"I've been studying my butt off, learning formations, learning protections, " said Smith, wearing No. 7 because his old No. 12 from his college days is Joe Namath's retired number.

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While the support for such a plan by the city is new, the concept of extending the No. 7 into New Jersey is an old one, and was pushed by groups such as the Regional Plan Association in the 1980s.

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He was an 8-time All-Star and threw a record 7 no-hitters, the last in 1991 when he was 44 years old.

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He will next face 31-year-old French qualifier Sebastien De Chaunac, who later upset No. 14 seed Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-5.

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After throwing 134 pitches in the no-hitter, the 33-year-old left-hander was 3-7 with an 8.27 ERA. He went on the disabled list in late July due to an ankle injury, had lower back inflammation when he returned and made his last start Aug. 17.

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