ExxonMobil charity tours seek teams for rounds and golf
Entries are sought for the Relay for Life Round Robin Softball Tournament and Relay for Life Golf Tournament to benefit the American Cancer Society. Softball is March 31 at Wayne Gray Sports Complex with men and coed divisions. deadline March 29. Golf is April 19 at Eagle Pointe Golf Course, Mont Belvieu. deadline April 5. For information call Diane Hughes or Donna Woolsey at the listed numbers.
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Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
ExxonMobil
Wayne Gray
Diane Hughes
Eagle Pointe
Mont Belvieu
Donna Woolsey
Battle of the Businesses golf tournament slated at Newport
The Crosby Huffman Chamber of Commerce hosts the 15th Annual Battle of the Businesses golf tournament on April 13 at Newport Country Club in Crosby. Players can sign up by March 30 for 65 dollars per player. regular registration is 75 dollars. For more information call 281-328-6984.
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Crosby-Huffman Chamber of Commerce
Newport Country Club
Crosby
Week's Games Picked for Humble Series
The schedule lists high school baseball with Humble at Sterling at noon and high school softball with Humble at Lee at 5 p.m. in today’s prep sport slate.
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Humble
Sterling
Lee
Sports schedule highlights for ESPN2 CBS Speed and Golf
Boxing Valdemir Pereira versus Eric Aiken on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. TeleFutura also at 7. NCAA Tournament first round features Memphis versus North Texas on CBS at 11:10 a.m. and Wisconsin versus Texas A&M Corpus Christi at 1:30 p.m. Texas faces New Mexico State at 6:20 p.m. Arkansas plays USC at 8:40 p.m. NIT second round Marist versus NC State on ESPNU at 8:30 p.m. U.S. Championships figure skating on ESPN at 6:30 p.m. Motorsports includes Craftsman ACL events on Speed and Busch Nicorette 300 practice. Pro sports include Cubs at White Sox on WGN at 3 p.m. Rockets at Raptors on FSNHD at 6 p.m. Pistons at Suns on NBA TV at 9 p.m. Pro golf events on Golf and pro tennis Pacific Life Open on ESPN2. Matches and practice sessions listed.
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Valdemir Pereria
Eric Aiken
ESPN2
TED
TeleFutura
Memphis
North Texas
CBS
Wisconsin
Texas A&m Corpus Christi
Texas
New Mexico State
Arkansas
USC
Marist
N.C. State
ESPNU
U.S
ESPN
Craftsman
Busch
Nextel
Kobalt Tools
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
WGN
Rockets
Toronto
FSNH
Detroit
Phoenix
NBA
At&t
Contact details for Baytown Sun sports editor
Sports Editor Doyle Barlow can be reached by phone at 281-425-8031 or by email at sports baytownsun.com for today’s stories or future sports ideas.
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Doyle Barlow
Sports
Baytownsun.com
Aggies Top Penn In NCAA Opener In Kentucky
Texas A M, seeded third, outlasted Penn 68 52 to advance against Louisville after Joseph Jones delivered two thunderous dunks and a double double. Acie Law led with 20 points as Jones sparked a mid second half surge to seize the lead and win.
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Lexington
Acie Law
Texas A&m
Joseph Jones
Law
Jones
Aggies
Penn
Louisville
Rupp Arena
Stanford
Quakers
Ibrahim Jaaber
A Yearly Dive Into The Pool Of Bracket Talk
A Baytown Sun column reflects on NCAA Tournament productivity dips and bracket obsession. It notes FBI estimates of 1.3 billion online bets and 2.4 billion illegal wagers, plus Las Vegas revenue around 90 million, while mentioning a Michigan bill to exempt office pools from gambling definitions.
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Duke
Kim Meltzer
Michigan
Rick Neuheisel
FBI
Las Vegas
March Madness fans in Baytown follow opening day
Locals have many reasons to watch college basketball as the NCAA Tournament starts. Baytonians plan for three weeks of hoops, bracket bragging, and the emotional rollercoaster from hopeful to disappointed. See locals page 8.
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Adam Bennett
Michael Mahar
Chris Valdez
Duke
Virginia Commonwealth
Bayou City Wings
Bay Town
Smith sidelined by injury ends college softball run
Sterling star Ronda Smith, a four-year staple for the high school and college squads, will undergo season-ending surgery for a torn rotator cuff and labrum in her left shoulder after a Feb 23 injury at Arizona. Her medical redshirt preserves eligibility.
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Smith
Texas A&m
Aggies
Northwestern
Bowed in Glasses, Bowed in Policy Kuhn Dies at 80
Bowie Kuhn, baseball commissioner for 15 years, was known for his precise demeanor and wire rim glasses. He presided over a era of free agents and multimillion-dollar contracts, clashing with owners and players before dying at St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, at age 80.
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Bowie Kuhn
Kuhn
St. Luke's Hospital
Jacksonville
Fla
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