Wallace Dominates Martinsville in Hanes 500 NASCAR Duel
Wallace captures his third straight NASCAR Winston Cup win at Martinsville overriding rivals as Mor gan Shepherd crashes late. Allison runner up with Jarrett and Waltrip on the lead lap. Earnhardt slips in standings amid tight points race. Mediate wins GGO in sudden death playoff. Duke sweeps ACC tennis titles as Georgia tops Mississippi State in SEC men’s final. Vanderbilt edges South Carolina in SEC baseball and USC Spartanburg claims PBAC softball title.
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Nirav Patel
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Sports On TV Schedule Highlights for Apr 26 27
Television listings show Pirates at Braves baseball and Hanes 500 auto race at 7 30 p m on Monday April 26. boxing Fight Night at the Forum airs at 11 p m. The Tuesday April 27 line contains unreadable fragment.
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Aiken Area High School Sports Calendar
On Monday April 2 a list of local games includes USC Aiken versus Francis Marion of Columbus in baseball at 4:30 p.m.. Silver Bluff plays Blackville Hilda in tennis with time TBA. Aiken and North Augusta travel to Midland Valley for golf with no start time listed.
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Francis Marion
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Silver Bluff
Blackville-Hilda
TBA
Aiken
North Augusta
Midland Valley
Grand Slam lifts USC Aiken to Peach Belt final
Jason Davis of USC Aiken hit a grand slam in the 10th to spark a five run surge and beat Francis Marion 12-7 advancing to the Peach Belt Conference final. USC Aiken, ranked fifth nationally, held off a marathon rally by Francis Marion after Bryan Ward struggled on the mound.
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Greg Thomas
South Carolina
Bart Nielsen
Veyrin Hightower
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Rob Mosser
J.J. Pearsall
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South Aiken
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USC Aiken
Francis Marion
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Chase Ward
Ward
Zeile Established As Cardinal In Clean Opening Victory
Todd Zeile starred with three hits as the St Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves 7 2. Omar Olivares worked six solid innings to back the win over Greg Maddux, with Zeile batting .333 after a .257 season last year in Louisville. Torre kept Zeile as cleanup hitter for now.
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Todd Zeile
Zeile
Omar Olivares
St. Louis Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
Greg Maddux
Louisville
Atlanta
Cardinals
Joe Torre
Pacers Wind Up Second In PBAC
USC Aiken finished tied with Columbus College at 611 after 36 holes in the PBAC golf final. Kennesaw State, still in transition to NCAA Division II, shot 609 to win the title, prompting coach remarks on eligibility and next year’s target. Columbus won the playoff on the first sudden-death hole.
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Columbus College
Pacers
Cougars
Columbus
Woodside Plantation
Michael Carlisle
Kennesaw State
Owls
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Kennesaw
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Ed Reevey
Martin Lonardi
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Subtle Draft Shifts Mark Weekend NFL Selections
New York report notes a mild draft shift as quarterbacks lead the opening round for the first time in 22 years. Big players, especially linemen, dominate early picks with about six offensive and six defensive linemen chosen in round one. Giants GM George Young calls the trend the risk of the elephants as teams favor tackles and linemen. A key move was the New Orleans Saints trading star linebacker Pat Swilling to Detroit for unspecified consideration.
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Elephants
George Young
New York Giants
Oy Cen
New Orleans Saints
Pat Swilling
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Saints
Draft night shifts reshape NFL teams with key picks
The eighth pick Willie Roaf joined Louisiana Tech at tackle while Drew Bledsoe left for New England and Rick Mirer went to Seattle from Notre Dame. Parcells claimed Bledsoe was his top choice despite other options, as teams like Atlanta Houston Washington Philadelphia San Francisco and Indianapolis targeted players to fill gaps from free agent defections amid seven first round trades including the Swilling swap.
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Louisiana Tech
Drew Bledsoe
Washington State
New England
Rick Mirer
Notre Dame
Seattle
Bill Parcells
Patriots
Bledsoe
Mizer
Atlanta
Houston
Washington
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Ezell Wins Sunbelt Shootout In Sudden Death
Terry Ezell a urologist at the Medical College of Georgia wins the Cadillac Cup opener after a birdie at No 18 sends the event to extra holes. He parred the first playoff hole at Forest Hills Golf Club to defeat Ron Schrader, sealing his second straight Cadillac Cup victory.
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Terry Ezell
Ezell
Medical College of Georgia
Forest Hills Golf Club
Ron Schrader
Palmetto Golf Club
Woodside Plantation
Schrader
Goshen Plantation
Birdie
Schroder
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