Ming fuels Rockets win over Magic in Orlando
Yao Ming scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Tracy McGrady added 19 points nine boards and five assists to lift the Houston Rockets to an 89-84 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Orlando Grant Hill led the Magic with 22 points four rebounds and four assists Rafer Alston posted 13 points and 10 assists and Juwan Howard contributed 12 points and five rebounds for Houston.
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Ogilvie Downs Love in Match Play Championship
Geoff Ogilvy defeated Davis Love III 3 and 2 to advance in the Match Play Championship at Carlsbad. Ogilvy clinched the match with a late burst including an eagle and a birdie to pull away from the favored Love.
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Clemens' Son Begins Independent Minor League Path
Koby Clemens, 19, has joined the Houston Astros minor league system in Florida after growing up around his father Roger Clemens at spring training. He is part of a 37-player mini camp separate from the 40-man roster, adapting to life away from the big leaguers.
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Week's Games From Local High School Schedule
The schedule lists baseball games with Lee at Conroe 3:30 p.m. varsity. Conroe at Lee 4 p.m. soph, 6:30 p.m. iv. Golf features RSS Barbers Hill Crosby girls at Crosby Invitational 8 a.m. Junior high tennis Baytown Junior versus BCA at Lee College 4:30 p.m. Gentry at Highlands Junior at Sterling 4:30 p.m. Horace Mann versus Cedar Bayou at REL 4:30 p.m. Junior high track Mann Gentry Cedar Bayou girls at C E King Invitational 4:45 p.m.
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College basketball TV schedule highlights local matchups
ESPN carries Pittsburgh at West Virginia and Connecticut at Rutgers with Rutgers women, ESPN2 shows Boise State at Fresno State and Oklahoma State at Oklahoma. NBA TV features Washington at Memphis while FSN Houston or Phoenix at Houston air late games on ESPN networks.
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Kenseth Wins Auto Club 500 After Biffle and Stewart Fail
Matt Kenseth benefited from engine failures that sidelined Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart as the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway concluded in a two lap overtime shootout. Kenseth held off Jimmie Johnson by 0.338 seconds to capture his 11th career victory and Ford's first Cup win with the new Fusion. Johnson pressed Kenseth on the restart but could not overtake.
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Notable Silver and Flubs Highlight Olympic Snowboard Saga
Lindsey Jacobellis defends a silver after a flamboyant fall on a snowboard run while Johnny Weir misses the podium due to a late arrival and wardrobe quirks. Bode Miller’s carefree exuberance contrasts with Weir and Jacobellis, illustrating the wide spectrum of Olympic outcomes beyond gold.
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Hope and Hair: A Humorous Take on Astros Drama
The writer recalls a hair rescue tale from TGIF with Cynthia Jemmott offering a possible cure for baldness. He jokes about challenging Homar Ramirez to a hair regrowth contest while noting the Astros off season tensions between Drayton McLane and Jeff Bagwell over potential insurance and Bagwell's career impact.
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Barbers Hill Eagles win Mustang Relays team title
Barbers Hill boys track team edged Beaumont Westbrook 118 to 112 at the Mustang Relays in West Orange Stark. Key wins came from Nick Coggin Todd Patton Jimmy Mudd and Blake Patton in the 1600-meter relay while Cedric Moore Austin Malek and others starred in distance and hurdle events. The Eagles host Barbers Hill relays next week with both varsity and junior varsity girls slated to compete.
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