Pistons Dominate Lakers in Game 3 to Lead Finals
Elden Campbell sparked Detroit with a left handed jam as the Pistons built an 18 point edge. Richard Hamilton scored 31 and Chauncey Billups 19 while Detroit smothered Kobe Bryant and overcame Los Angeles for an 88 68 victory. Game 4 looms Sunday with a potential closeout.
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Mid land Valley Coach Yeater Eyes Return to All Star Win
Michelle Yeater, longtime Mid land Valley softball coach, co heads the Class AA-AAA South team with Scott Streiffert of Waccamaw this weekend. She will guide three local players including Megan Nelson and Kristen Cochran as the squad aims for another championship in the South Carolina Coaches Association of Women’s Sports All-Star game.
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North South All-Star Softball Game Preview at USC Aiken
North and South teams with 64 senior players clash at USC Aiken Satcher Field. Class A-AAAA games start 6 p.m. today with two 8 p.m. AA-AAA matchups. Winners meet at noon Saturday for the title. losers play 9 a.m. Saturday. Casey Hall of Silver Bluff leads coverage.
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Dunbar teaches kids the big league way
Graniteville native Tommy Dunbar, a former first round pick who played for the Texas Rangers from 1983 to 1985, led a four day baseball camp at Gregg Park Civic Center, sharing a big league approach to correct habits with area youth.
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Palmetto athletes head to South Carolina Junior Olympics
Palmetto Junior Olympic Track and Field team sends 29 competitors aged 9 to 18 to Irma High School for the state association meet. The event, hosting nine teams, will award top five finishers in each event a spot at Region II Junior Olympic Championships at Weems Baskin Track July 9 to 11 with participants from five states.
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BCS Adds Fifth Game to Bowl Mix Without Playoff
New York based report says the Bowl Championship Series will add a fifth game hosted across four sites starting in 2006 with a double hosting of the national championship. Presidents rejected a plus-one playoff and seek a new standings formula while negotiations with Rose Bowl and ABC proceed.
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Tigers rally to beat Braves 7-4 in Detroit comeback
Detroit trailed 4-1 before rallying in the sixth inning behind Carlos Pena two run double and Dmitri Young RBI, with Mike Maroth earning the win over Atlanta. Chipper Jones homered for the Braves as Alan Trammell was ejected in the fifth after arguing balls and strikes.
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