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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2007
Page
10
Tiger Woods, ahead by six strokes with one round left, seeks his 12th straight pro title when leading by more than one shot in final rounds. He advises, Make a lot of birdies, as he aims to extend his 11 year streak without losing after leading.
Bowl season begins Thursday with Utah facing Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego. Local fans must wait for their teams. The slate includes January matchups: Gator Bowl Virginia versus Texas Tech, Fiesta Bowl West Virginia versus Oklahoma, and Orange Bowl Virginia Tech versus Kansas.
Princeton senior T J Benners earned second team utility honors after starring as receiver, defensive back and kick returner for the Tigers. Teammates Que Wilborn and Bryan Staten earned special mention, with Jerrell Powell and Tevin Allen receiving honorable mention.
Bluefield College Ramblin' Rams beat NCAA Division I foe University of South Carolina Upstate 93 to 77 in their final game before Christmas. Curtis Dixon led with 15 points while Dontae Gholson and James Chapman added 14 each. Johnny Witherspoon and Coryon Ross had 12 points apiece and Omar Reed 10.
Today's schedule features Virginia Tech visiting Old Dominion for a 4 p.m. men’s game. Women’s action includes Navy at Marshall at 1 p.m. and Virginia Tech at Charlotte at 2 p.m. West Virginia heads to Radford midweek, with WVU guard Darris Nichols a Radford native and former Radford Bobcats prep star.
Next week the Bluestone Christmas Classic brings high school basketball to Bluefield State College. Monday features girls Bluefield versus Mercer Christian at six and boys Montcalm against Mercer Christian at seven forty five. Wednesday rounds include girls Montcalm against PikeView at six and boys Tazewell versus Montcalm at seven forty five.
The Arizona Diamondbacks aimed to land ace Dan Haren without sacrificing their young core. They traded Jose Valverde the saves leader to Houston and sent six players to Oakland for Haren, then added three more from Houston in a second deal. The two transactions totaled 12 players Friday.
David Cutcliffe, Tennessee offensive coordinator, was hired as Duke's head coach as the program seeks a fast track to results. The hiring comes amid a downtrodden Duke program's efforts to rebound. Michael Vick's former dogfighting headquarters did not sell at auction. Wilbur Ray Todd Jr. rejected the only serious bid of 747000, the assessed value for real estate tax purposes, saying the property is worth at least 1 million even without celebrity value and plans a conventional sale.
Virginia Tech, ranked No. 3, reconvened in Blacksburg after an 11 2 season as the Hokies prepare for the January 3 Orange Bowl against Kansas. Coach Frank Beamer plans to emphasize underclassmen with seniors granted two days off, continuing practice in cold wind and mist.
West Virginia improved to 8 1 by defeating UMBC 86 62 on Saturday. Joe Alexander scored 20 points and eight rebounds while Darris Nichols added 16 points to back coach Bob Huggins 598th career win. DaSean Butler contributed 14 points and nine boards helping WVU extend its strong start.
Mountaineers coach Minich Rodriguez spoke at the Brothers event about returning West Virginia to a second BCS berth in three seasons and facing Oklahoma's offense while avoiding discussion of Michigan's vacant head coaching position. Also notes senior Princeton players Shaun and Shane Minnix as two of eight seniors on the basketball squad.
Shane and Shaun Minnix, 18 year old twins on the Princeton basketball team, have an almost psychic on court connection. Shane, older by eight minutes, is more vocal while Shaun stays quieter and they both admit they look alike and enjoy playing together.
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