Steelers Seek Sixth Super Bowl Title In Classic Showdown
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter Super Bowl XLV as 6 1/2 point favorites against the Arizona Cardinals in Tampa. The Steelers pride themselves on ownership stability coaching tradition and a legendary era while the Cardinals seek to end a historic dysfunction run. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin faces legacy questions even as Dan Rooney notes the franchise pride and duty to excellence.
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Rangers sweep 21-5A swim titles at Galena Park Natatorium
Sterling Ranger teams dominated the District 21-5A meet winning both boys and girls titles. The girls edged North Shore 123 to 71 with West Brook third, while the boys led North Shore 116 to 83 and advanced 10 swimmers to regionals. Taylor Sharp earned boys swimmer of the meet honors after two individual wins and relay contributions.
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C. E. King tops BH girls in overtime thriller
In Houston, C. E. King rallied to force an overtime and shut out the Lady Eagles in the extra period, winning 43-39. Jasmine Carter led BH with 15 points as the defeat ties Kingwood Park for first in District 19-4A. KP visits Barbers Hill Tuesday.
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Sports editor contact details for Baytown Sun
Dave Rogers handles sports questions and ideas for today's Baytown Sun stories. Reach him at 281-425-8031 or via email at sports baytownsun.com for story tips and submissions.
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Sports on TV Today Highlights Major Pro and College Showdowns
Pro Football XLII features Pittsburgh against Arizona on NBC at 5 p.m. Cleveland visits Detroit for NBA action on ABC at 1:30 p.m. Virginia takes on Duke in college basketball on FSN. UCLA hosts Stanford in women's hoops at 3 p.m. Texas visits Baylor on FSN at 3 p.m. European PGA Dubai Desert Classic final round starts at 7:30 a.m. PGA Tour FBR Open final round at noon, with golf at 2 p.m.
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Paris College Dragons Dominate Lee College 70 51
Paris College Dragons defeated Lee College 70 to 51 on Saturday as Jonathon Simmons led with 24 points and Kenny Gabriel added 15 rebounds and 15 points. The win improves Paris to 15-5 overall and 6-5 in Region XIV, while Lee drops to 12-10 and 4-7. Lee played without injured C J Busby and struggled to match the Dragons’ athleticism.
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Smith Woodson Hall of Fame inductees named
Bruce Smith Rod Woodson and Derrick Thomas joined Ralph Wilson Randall McDaniel and the late Bob Hayes as Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees. Inductions set for August 8 in Canton Ohio. Claude Humphrey and Paul Tagliabue were not elected in the final seven finalists. Woodson praised the honor.
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