High School and College Sports Pause and Milestones
Scores from high school games list Twin Valley over Richlands 72 to 43 and Pipestem Christian 61 to 47 while several matches are postponed. College men show Salem International 94 Bluefield State 64 and West Virginia 68 Miami 65, with Bluefield College at Alice Lloyd pending. Notable milestones include Michael Jordan joining the 20 000 point club in 1993 and Dino Ciccarelli scoring 500 career goals in 1994.
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Twin Valley
Richlands
Pipestem Christian
Rainelle Christian
Gateway Christian
Ballard Christian
Montcalm
Mercer Christian
Big Creek
Jaeger
PikeView
Midland Trail
Raham
Abingdon
Hontas
Narrows
Graham Man
Mount View
Giles Vs. Bland
Rocky Gap
Princeton
Pike View
Wyoming
James Monroe
Salem
Bluefield State
West Virginia
Miami
Bluefield College
Alice Lloyd
Concord
Tusculum
Lindsay Wilson
Michael Jordan
NBA
Milwaukee
Jordan
Wilt Chamberlain
Dino Ciccarelli
NHL
Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
Lindsey Wilson visits Bluefield State in 6 p.m. clash
Lindsey Wilson College faces Bluefield State College at Ned Shott Gym tonight with Meagan Repass leading the Lady Blues after a 16 point 10 rebound 6 steal performance on Jan 4. Teammates Amy Brewer Brandi Coleman and Heather Brown expected to contribute as Bluefield State seeks a rebound after two losses.
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Bluefield
Lindsey Wilson College
Ned Shott
Bluefield State College
Lady Blues
Meagan Repass
Princeton
Pfeiffer University
Amy Brewer
Brandi Coleman
Heather Brown
Bluefield State
Blue Raiders
Lindsey Wilson
Kentucky
Southern Virginia University
Lake Wales
Fla
Allisia Stewart
Erica Wardlow
LWC
First Bluefield Oriole in Cooperstown Hall of Fame picks
Eddie Murray and Gary Carter were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Murray, the only switch hitter with 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, earned 85 percent of ballots, while Carter received 78 percent. Murray attends his sister Tanya’s funeral in Southern California after the vote.
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Cooperstown
Murray
Carter
Hall
NEW York
Eddie Murray
Gary Carter
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Bruce Sutter
Jim Rice
Andre Dawson
Ryne Sandberg
Lee Smith
Darryl Kile
St. Louis
Baltimore Orioles
California
Tanya
Hall of Fame
Bluefield
Baseball Hall of Fame
Portis wins AP NFL Offensive Rookie honor
Denver Broncos running back Clinton Portis earned the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award, edging college teammate Jeremy Shockey. Portis rushed for 1,508 yards, scored 17 TDs, and posted a 5.52 rushing average, the second best rookie mark ever.
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NEW York
Denver Broncos
Clinton Portis
Jeremy Shockey
Associated Press
NFL
Denver
Terrell Davis
Clandis Gary
Mike Anderson
Portis
University of Miami
Shockey
Broncos
Davis
Anderson
Gary
Franco Harris
Mike Shanahan
Buffalo Bills
Whittaker and Basham Top Prep Hoops Players
Bluefield Daily Telegraph named Princeton Senior High School star David Whittaker and Summers County High School standout Basham as Week No. 4 players of the week for prep boys basketball. Whittaker poured in 28 points with 11 rebounds in a loss to Parkersburg South after a nine-point game against Oak Hill.
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Bluefield
Virginias
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Pocahontas Coal Association
Princeton Senior High School
Summers County High School
David Whittaker
Princeton
Tigers
Parkersburg South
Whittaker
Oak Hill
Continental Tire Bowl draws high ESPN2 ratings in inaugural game
The Continental Tire Bowl in Charlotte set high ESPN2 viewership, averaging 1.7 million households and a 2.01 rating as Virginia defeated West Virginia 48 22 before 73 535 fans. A GMAC Bowl telecast later drew 1 926 million viewers and a 2.28 rating, the network’s record.
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Charlotte
N.C
ESPN2
University of Virginia
West Virginia University
Marshall
Louisville
Vanderbilt coach Johnson defies cursing in football philosophy
ESPN highlighted Bobby Johnson's no curses policy amid a broader debate on language in college sports. The Vanderbilt coach, ex-Furman leader with a 60-36 record, describes a respectful, hard working coaching style focused on teaching and personal growth rather to foster discipline and positive behavior.
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Bobby Johnson
ESPN
Curry Kirkpatrick
Johnson
Kirkpatrick
Furman
Commodore
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AP Sportlight
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Sun Devils
Derek Buzzo
Panther
Shady Spring
Ahmad Bradshaw
Graham
WVU
Johnsons
Eye On Sports
Vanderbilt
Jim
Nelson
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