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Racers topple Vandy

By Janie McCauley of the Associated Press
March 19th, 2010

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Murray State coach Billy Kennedy went with his gut and drew up a play his team had never run before, with Isacc Miles the go-to guy at the end. Third option Danero Thomas became the hero instead. Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded ...

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Pondexter drives for winning bucket to save UW

By Greg Beacham of the Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. - When Quincy Pondexter grabbed an offensive rebound with 34 seconds left in a tie game, Washington coach Lorenzo Romar twice considered calling a timeout to set up a final play. Romar decided to let his senior leader do it by himself - and Pondexter wasn't about to ...

Zags meet their polar opposite

By Bud Withers of the Seattle Times

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Courtesy of the matchmaking magic of the NCAA basketball committee, here they are: Yin and yang, Gonzaga and Florida State. Mark Few, the conductor who would like to create a symphony, and Leonard Hamilton, the foreman who would prefer to prevail via the wrecking ball. When the Zags ...

Utah State seeks to end streak of first-round losses in tourney

By Nicholas K. Geranios of the Associated Press

SPOKANE - Utah State has an NCAA tournament pedigree dating to the first championships in 1939, but little success in the event. Texas A&M has become a fixture only in the past five years, but has reached at least the second round every time. Two teams, both nicknamed the Aggies, with ...

Without further ado, Warriors challenge top seed

By Ryan Collingwood Of the Tribune

When Lewis-Clark State knocked off Biola 64-49 on in the first round of the NAIA women's basketball tournament on Wednesday afternoon, its prize had a bit of sting in the tail. Advance to the field of 16 - and face arguably the most storied program in the National Association of Intercollegiate ...

HIGH SCHOOLS: Hounds break out with six goals to notch GNL win

PULLMAN - The Greyhounds fired 22 shots on Riverside and found the net with six of them on Thursday to claim a 6-0 victory in a Great Northern League boys' soccer game. Pavel Hudak sparked Pullman with two assists and a goal of his own. Kevin Spangaberg scored and also ...

SPRING PREP PREVIEWS

Here is another installment of capsule previews of high-school spring sports teams. TRACKAsotIn Panthers Coach - Sal Lopez (fifth year) Returning state qualifiers Girls - Shelby Barnes (800); Laura Fowler, 3200; Sigourney Gundy, 800; Kayla Loop, shot put (7th), discus (2nd), javelin. Boys - none Outlook - The boys' turnout ...

Foster advances to NCAA quarters

OMAHA, Neb. - Kamiah native Clayton Foster of Oklahoma State advanced to the quarterfinals Thursday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, but that didn't stop Iowa from starting a methodical march toward a third straight team crown. The Hawkeyes advanced eight of their 10 wrestlers to the quarterfinals and finished the ...

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BASKETBALL NBA All Times Pacific EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 43 24 .642 - Toronto 33 33 .500 91/2 New York 24 44 .353 191/2 Philadelphia 24 44 .353 191/2 New Jersey 7 61 .103 361/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB x-Orlando 49 21 .700 - Atlanta 43 24 .642 41/2 Charlotte 35 32 .522 121/2 Miami 35 34 .507 131/2 Washington 21 45 .318 26 Central Division W L Pct GB y-Cleveland 54 15 .783 - Milwaukee 36 30 .545 161/2 Chicago 31 36 .463 22 Detroit 23 45 .338 301/2 Indiana 22 46 .324 311/2 ...

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MARCH 19 BANTAM BOOSTER AUCTION - The Clarkston High booster club will hold its third annual auction on March 19 at the Clarkston Quality Inn. The silent auction begins at 5:30 p.m., with dinner and the live auction starting at 7:30. Tickets are $35 and include a prime rib or salmon ...

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On this day ... MARCH 19, 1966 - Texas Western won the NCAA basketball championship with a 72-65 triumph over Kentucky. Today COLLEGE WOMEN NAIA national tournament, second round - Lewis Clark State vs. Oklahoma City, 8:45 a.m., Jackson, Tenn. COLLEGE BASEBALL Washington State at Wichita State, 5 p.m. COLLEGE ...



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