Sports calendar preview features region races and track events
TODAY tennis Class SA regional tournament Deer Park. Track Sterling and Lee at Region II-5A meet Humble 2 p.m. Golf Region II-5A Tournament second round Eagle Pointe 8 a.m. Baseball Kingwood at Lee 4 p.m., Humble at Sterling 6 p.m., Barbers Hill at Tarkington 7 p.m., Lee sophomores IV at Kingwood 4:30 p.m., Sterling sophomores IV at Humble 4:30 p.m. Motor sports Friday Safe Street Night Raceway Park 5 p.m. Saturday Frack Sterling Lee Region II-SA meet Humble 9 a.m. Speedway Saturday weekly racing Raceway Park 6 p.m. Texas Shootout Motorcycle drag racing Raceway Park Softball Baytown Christian at Tyler All Saints noon Football Baytown Bandits vs Houston Wolverines 3 p.m. Pasadena Memorial Stadium Sunday Sunday Night Instant Green Street Racing Raceway Park 4 p.m.
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Friday Night Fights McKarn vs Phillips on ESPN2
A boxing card airs Friday night on ESPN2 with McKarn facing Phillips at 9 p.m. Also listed are baseball, basketball, golf, hockey, and other events across ESPN channels and regional networks. The schedule includes Houston at Montreal and Milwaukee at Atlanta in baseball and basketball games, plus golf from Canarias Open and Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.
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ESPN2
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Atlanta
TBS
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Orlando
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Portland
Liberty Mutual Legends of
Astacio shines as Mets top Astros 7 4 without Piazza
Pedro Astacio returns to the rotation with six solid innings and a bat contribution while Roberto Alomar hits two doubles and drives in two as the Mets beat the Astros 7 4. Alomar, Astacio, and Mets benefit from Miller's wild start as Houston falls below .500.
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Jeff Bagwell
Bagwell
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Saints outhit BCA as OvillaAdvances in playoff clash
Kerr called the loss the worst in 18 years while noting BCA pressed after falling behind. Higginbotham cited a tight home-plate umpire strike zone but disagreed it altered the result. Saints, with two freshmen and four sophomores, advance. Morgan, Case, Klaus depart for college. Ovilla advances to face Cypress Community Christian.
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Case
LeTourneau University
Klaus
Texas- San Antonio
Ovilla
Cypress Community Christian
Omission in Thursday edition highlights senior softball event
A photo of local senior softball players planning to compete in this weekend's senior qualifying tournament at Wayne Gray Sports Complex was published twice, omitting a second image. Nearly 700 seniors are expected to participate in the Softball Players Association Senior Softball Championship with opening ceremonies at 7:30 a.m. and an evening barbecue hosted by the Harris County Senior Softball League, sponsor of the event.
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Wayne Gray
Harris County Senior Softball League
Celtics take 2-1 lead in series with 104-83 win
Boston defeats Indiana 104-83 to grab a 2-1 edge as Paul Pierce scores 21 and six Celtics reach double figures. Pacers go 14:20 without a field goal in the second half. Mark Blount and Ron Artest ejected amid flags and Celtics receive flagrant calls. five Pacers technicals. Game 4 set for Sunday in Boston where Celtics are 44-17 versus Pacers.
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Ron Artest
Nets edge Bucks in late rally to take 2-1 series lead
Rodney Rogers scored 18 including the winning basket after two late misses. Kenyon Martin battled Anthony Mason for the rebound and fed Rogers for the decisive shot. Tim Thomas inbounded to Gary Payton, whose last second 3 failed to drop. Jason Kidd had 26 points, Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 24.
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Kenyon Martin
Anthony Mason
Rogers
Tim Thomas
Gary Payton
Nets
Jason Kidd
Martin
Sam Cassell
Bucks
Thomas
Wavro Girls Basketball Sees Turnaround This Season
Sterling coach Martha Marti notes Lady Rangers fielding four players this year after a previous one person squad. She aims to build interest, bring in more girls, and rebuild a positive program with improving returning players and new participants.
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Wavro
Lady Rangers
Sterling
Martha Marti
Knicks, Celtics clash in opening NBA playoff series
Saturday and Sunday games feature New Jersey, Milwaukee, Phoenix, San Antonio, Dallas, Sacramento, and others in first round action with several series tied 1-1 and multiple teams leading or trailing in their matchups as playoffs launch across arenas.
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Indiana
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San Antonio
Dallas
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Sacramento
Utah
Orlando
Detroit
L.A. Lakers
Minnesota
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