Five area players named to Virginia Group A All State team
Thangad to Anow Giles junior offensive guard Greg Ray earned first team honors among five area selections to the Virginia Group A All State football team. Senior Cody Journell made second team as a utility player. Punter Horbert Newberry of Haysi was first team, Bland County’s Nick Leighton second team. Haysi’s Allen Owens also named second team kicker.
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Top 25 Women College Basketball Scores
No 1 Connecticut defeated Florida State 83 to 71 while No 3 Pittsburgh beat Florida State 56 to 48. Other results include No 4 Texas A M 64 over No 24 TCU 50 and No 9 Louisville 67 over Vermont 67 56.
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Johnson C. Smith Tops Bluefield State 91 78 in gym clash
Johnson C. Smith University defeated Bluefield State 91 to 78 after a fast start by the Golden Bulls. Raylon Almon led all scorers with 30 points including six three pointers, while Shannon Thomas added 14 points and eight rebounds as JCSU rose in national polls.
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High School Girls Basketball Schedule and High School Boys Matchups
Today's prep slate features Gilbert at Big Creek and Mount View at Wyoming East. Greenbrier West hosts Bluefield versus James Monroe at 7 p.m. Pike View faces Greenbrier West around 8 30 p.m. Boys games include James Monroe at Greenbrier East Summers County at Covington Virginia Valland County at Rural Retreat and Coeburn at Council. College women action has West Virginia visiting Santa Clara at 8 p.m.
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Snowy rout nets Patriots win over Cardinals in Foxborough
LaMont Jordan, 32, scored short touchdowns on the Patriots first two drives as New England defeated Arizona 44-7 in Foxborough. The New England win leaves them tied with Miami for a playoff berth heading into the final week of the season.
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McClung Hosts Youth Baseball Academy Tuesday
Seth McClung of the Milwaukee Brewers will run a Tuesday baseball academy at Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley. The session covers all fundamentals and is open to interested players. For details contact Bruce Lowman of West Virginia Rush at 540 3090178.
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Lions 0-15 after Saints rout ends season outlook
Dominic Raioa center for the Detroit Lions laments a nightmare as a 42-7 loss to the New Orleans Saints leaves Detroit 0-15 for the year, an NFL first. The Lions finish the season at Green Bay, a visit they have not won since 1991.
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Celtics forward Glen Davis suffers concussion in highway crash
Celtics forward Glen Davis sustained a concussion and whiplash after a Sunday afternoon car crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike while driving to TD Banknorth Garden for the game against the New York Knicks. He was transported to an area hospital for evaluation.
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Singh tops Chevron World Challenge in California
Vijay Singh won $1.35 million Sunday to take a one shot victory in the Chevron World Challenge in California. He chased by Steve Stricker finishing 11-under 277 after three early back nine birdies and a final 10-foot birdie. At the trophy presentation he told host Tiger Woods to rest and not hurry back.
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Virginia Tech Wins Aeropostale Holiday Festival Title
A D Assallo scored 24 points and Malcolm Delaney 22 as Virginia Tech beat St. John’s 81 to 67 at Madison Square Garden to capture the Aeropostale Holiday Festival for the second year running. Hokies pull away with a 10-0 run keyed by rebounds and 3-pointers.
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Malcolm Delaney
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J.T. Thompson
Paris Horne
Justin Burrell
Columbia
D.J. Kennedy
Titans roll over Steelers to clinch top seed
Tennessee dominated Pittsburgh 31-14 at Nashville to clinch the No 1 seed and home field for the playoffs. Kerry Collins threw a TD, Chris Johnson and LenDale White each scored, Titans finished 13-2 while snapping the Steelers 5-game win streak.
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Chris Johnson
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Tennessee
Jeff Fisher
Fisher
Keith Bullock
Houston
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Wright carries Virginia past Mount St Marys in win
Monica Wright poured in 27 points to lift No. 17 Virginia to a 65 55 victory over Mount St. Marys as Lyndra Littles posted her first double double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Hassanah Oliver led Mount St Marys with 14 points.
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Rondo fuels Celtics to 18th straight win
Rajon Rondo scored 18 of his 26 points in the third quarter as the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 124-105 to tie the franchise record with an 18th consecutive victory. The 26-2 start matches the NBA mark for teams with two losses, with next game hosting the Philadelphia 76ers. Ray Allen 18, Pierce 17, Garnett 12, Perkins 12.
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Rondo Keys Celtics
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