Curry, Meyer, Smith Have Memorable Nights
Ray Meyer earned his 700th win as DePaul beat Illinois State while Dean Smith reached 500 victories for North Carolina in a win over Stanford. Dell Curry led Virginia Tech in an upset of No. 7 North Carolina State as other ranked teams won or held court. Perry Young scored 22 as Tech rebounded from a late collapse, and Kentucky, Georgetown, Memphis State, and others posted notable results as several top teams remained unbeaten or continued strong runs.
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Ballesteros Wins Million Dollar Golf Challenge In Style
Seve Ballesteros of Spain clinched the Million Dollar Golf Challenge with a 4-under 68 at Gary Player Country Club finishing 14-under 274. He edged rivals David Graham Nick Faldo and Fuzzy Zoeller by five strokes and earned $300 000.
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Courtland High edges George Wythe for third straight title
In Wytheville Courtland High School defeated George Wythe 14-7 in the Virginia Group AA Championship on a late fake punt. George Wythe, playoff darlings, suffered a hard loss and left the field to sympathetic crowds and emotional dressing rooms.
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Abernathy the Wizards’ Eraser Makes Global hoops trek
Abernathy, Harlem Wizards shot blocker known as The Eraser, was born in Alabama, grew up in Brooklyn, and played college basketball at Brandon University in Manitoba. He has competed in South America, France, the Canary Islands, and Switzerland. He talks about life lessons learned through basketball and why he pursued the game across continents. He and the Wizards meet a faculty team at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Bluefield High School gym.
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