Lack of stability marks top NFL draft picks this year
The AP notes instability in front offices has driven most of the top 12 draft selections. It cites Tampa Bay Oakland Cleveland Detroit Arizona and others, highlighting repeated coaching changes and poor recent records. Calvin Johnson expresses optimism about transitioning to the NFL.
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Tony Dungy
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Matt Millen
Rod Marinelli
Millen
Lions
Arizona
Atascocita Clinches Second with 7-4 Win Over Lee
Atascocita Panthers clinched second place in District 21-5A with a 7-4 victory over Lee, overcoming a 4-3 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the third. Lee’s Ruben Jaramillo allowed seven runs in two innings. Mahan and others contributed on offense as Atascocita built and preserved the lead.
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ABL
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Layne Pabst
Michael Mahan
Andy Carmona
Kyle Bieschke
Mahan
Bieschke
Cameron Powers
Carmona
Jaramillo
Ruben
Hillin
Michael
Townsel signs with Missouri-Rolla in engineering push
Lee College sophomore Taurance Townsel inks with the University of Missouri-Rolla to study chemical engineering and pursue a conference championship on the court. The 7.1 points per game post leader and shot blocker eyes expanded minutes at a Division II program in the Great Lakes Conference.
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Townsel
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Town Sel
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Roy Champagne
Deer Park softball edges RSS in extra game kept title hopes alive
In a tight area round contest Deer Park forced a decisive third game with a dramatic one run win, but RSS answered in the seventh as Mary Tyler Dobson went 3 for 3 with a triple and a run. Jenny Smith earned the win while Taylor Zink and Rivardo had key moments.
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Ashton
Rivardo
Tara Bell
Roxy Cassell
Dobson
Cassell
Jamie Haas
Erica Jones
Brittany Simmons
Simmons
Rangers shake up lineup powers past Blue Jays in Toronto
Texas Rangers use a new lineup to beat Toronto 5 to 3. Sammy Sosa slugged his 595th career homer, Teixeira and Wilkerson connected on two run shots, Sosa's homer marked his seventh of the season and came after Teixeira's two run blast. Sosa also has 44th career multi stadium homer streak.
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Mark Teixeira
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Teixeira
Blue Jays
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Towers
Sammy
Ron Washington
Track team advances in relays and sprints at qualifiers
Lee saw two relays advance the 4x100 with Dynaun Beboest Jarvis Moore Rashad Mohammed and Anthony Mitchell and the 4x200 with Thomas Bates Moore Mohammed and Mitchell. Mohammed made finals in the 200 and Mahan reached finals in the long jump while Mohammed fell short in the triple jump. Southall praised the 4x200 fastest of the year and noted plans are on track.
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Dynaun Beboest
Jarvis Moore
Rashad Mohammed
Anthony Mitchell
Thomas Bates
Moore
Mohammed
Mitchell
Michael Mahan
Rashad
AEL
Charles Southall
Lee Steals, Dobie Battles, Ladies Fall Short in Late Defense
REL advanced to second as Lee scored on a double steal. Hildebrand nabbed Kaiser at third on D Ambrosio's single and Ponder advanced home on the throw. Dobie tied 1-1 in the fourth with an unearned run, then broke through in the sixth loading the bases and Gutierrez delivered the clutch hit to score two. Hale doubled but Dobie closed it out with Gutierrez striking out the final batters.
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Pepper Ruiz
Courtney Zink
Dobson
Bigler
Mariza Martinez
Courtney Pettit
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Hildebrand
Dobie
Ponder
Lady Longhorns
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Kaiser
Chelsea D’ Ambrosio
Kristen Gomez
Shepherd
Anyssa Gonzalez
Linda Hernandez
Kayla
Barnette
Nicole Andrade
Gomez
Andrade
Gonzalez
Joanna Krienitz
Jessica Nichols
Gutierrez
Laura Jones
Katie Hale
Morrison blocked from Houston bout over missing lab paperwork
Former heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison was pulled from a scheduled four round fight in Houston after state boxing officials did not receive required lab test results. Doctor Jorge Guerrero examined Morrison and cleared him, but did not file the necessary forms. Morrison criticized the process as a setup while officials work to resolve licensing paperwork.
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Steve Allred
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
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