Edge of danger grows in ice skating at Winter Olympics
Veteran analyst Dick Button cautions that increasing difficulty in jumps and the move away from compulsory figures heightens risk on ice. He notes quadruples and quintuples among skaters, discusses judging controversy, and recalls past champions while contrasting the sport’s jet age image with continuing subjectivity in scoring.
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Scott Joplin
Dick Button
Ore Hall
Button
Eddie
Edwards
Ito Midori
Japan
Krist ‘Yamaguchi
United States
Hodkar
Ceechosiovaka
Germany
Paul WI
Viktor Petrenko
Ukraine
Arbitration Record Salaries Hit New High Amid MLB Moves
Texas Rangers outfielder Ruben Sierra was awarded a record 5 million salary by arbitrator William Rentfro over a 3.8 million offer. Sierra set a new arb record after 265 million last season with 307 average, 25 homers, 116 RBIs. Steve Finley reached a 1.12 million one year deal with the Astros, higher than 1991's 300 thousand. The deal followed his arbitration claim of 1.3 million.
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Sierra
Texas Rangers
Ruben Sierra
William Rentfro
New York Mets
David Cone
Finley
Astros
Steve Finley
Houston Astros
Paul Coffey
Wayne Gretzky
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
Los Angeles
Georgia Tech
Score Line Hotline Details and Hours
A reader notice lists a phone line 648 2311 for sports scores with on duty hours 6 am to noon and 7 pm to 11 pm weekdays and 4 pm to midnight on Saturdays. It also references a 1 900 scoreline, 95 cent per minute charge, and 15 minute update intervals for professional and college scores.
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Sports Department
Pacers face tougher Division I teams in round robin
USCA’s Pacers, after moving from NAIA and joining NCAA I, won four of five last weekend beating Western Carolina The Citadel Furman and UNC Asheville while losing to Winthrop and Western. Coach Gary Gilmore warns against overconfidence as the team prepares for a three game per weekend schedule against George Mason UNC Charlotte and East Tennessee State at J H Satcher Field.
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Gilmore
J.H. Satcher Field
George Mason
Pacers
Lady Rocks Win Title In Marathon
Leavelle McCampbell defeats Kennedy 36 35 after seven overtimes to win the Leavelle McCampbell Invitational girls title on their home court. Cori Mitchell leads Leavelle McCampbell with 12 points while Kennedy’s Kyle Peterson adds 10 readouts in a dramatic regulation finish and seven extra periods.
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Graniteville
Kennedy Middle School
Leavelle McCampbell
Kennedy
Aiken County
Adrienna Segres
Josette Wright
Lady Rocks
Tammy Lowe
Cori Mitchell
Latonya Curry
Lady Eagles
Kyle Peterson
Wright
Scott Webster
Cindy Masters
Weekend College Basketball Schedule at USC Aiken Campus
Friday features George Mason versus USC Aiken and E Tenn State against UNC Charlotte at 11 am and 2 pm. Saturday brings George Mason versus UNCC and ETSU against USC Aiken at 11 am and 2 pm. Sunday lists George Mason versus ETSU and UNCC against USC Aiken at 11 am and 2 pm. All games are at JH. Satcher Field on the USC Aiken campus.
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George Mason
USC Aiken
E. Tenn. St
Unc-Charlotte
UNCC
Gorge Mason
ETSU
UNCE
JH. Satcher Field
A L Corbett Rolls Over Paul Knox in Invitational Final
Wagener Salley High School's A L Corbett boys basketball team defeated Paul Knox 69 to 58 in the Leavelle McCampbell Invitational final. Corbett also won the regular season title and finished 13-4. Paul Knox had 12-2. Kevin Adams tied the game late in the third, but Corbett finished strong, opening the fourth with a 6-2 run to lead 60-48.
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Graniteville
Wagener Salley High School
Leavelle McCampbell
A.L. Corbett
Wagener
Paul Knox
Aiken County
Corbett
Corbet
Kevin Adams
Lions
Orbett
England Leads Lady Pacers in Overtime Win
Guard Tisha England scored a game high 30 points to lift USCA Spartanburg to a 76 73 overtime victory over Armstrong State in Peach Belt play. England surpassed 2000 career points with 2002 total as Chattta Sims added 19 points and Teresa Jones 10.
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Spartanburg
Tisha England
Lady Pacers
England
USCA
Peach Belt
Chattta Sims
Teresa Jones
USC Spartanburg
Trina Beaty
Deedra Howard
Jametha Hannah
Armstrong State
Women Lead U S Team With Slalom Victory In Albertville
American women dominate early in Albertville as Julie Parisien leads in the women's slalom and strong showings by Kristi Yamaguchi Nancy Kerrigan Hilary Lindh and Diana Botte suggest continued U S medal success in figure skating and moguls. Parisien 20 holds a slim lead over Blanca Fernandez Ochoa and Petra Kronberger after the first run amid a strong U S collection of medals and depth.
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Albertville
France
Ray Leblanc
U.S
Julie Parisien
Bonnie Blair
Donna Weinbrecht
America
Kristi Yamaguchi
Nancy Kerrigan
Sata Yamaguen
Tonya Harding
Kerrigan
Hilary Lindh
Diana Botte
Auburn
Maine
Spain
Blanca Fernandez Ochoa
Austria
Petra Kron
Brian Boitano
Jostens
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O0user
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Daman
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Enc Hal
Woodrow Evans
Beumond Racinge
Chance Ourbar
Tota
Spoint
Uehnaon
Comet Eean
USC
USC Alen
Dave Carpenter
AP Sports
Berger
Parisien
Debbie Armstrong
Bill Johnson
Phil Mahre
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