Tributes Planned Across Sports For MLK Day
Tributes are planned nationwide including ten afternoon NBA games to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reflecting on the civil rights leader's life and legacy.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 2011
Page
9
Tributes are planned nationwide including ten afternoon NBA games to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reflecting on the civil rights leader's life and legacy.
Saturday results saw Pittsburgh beat Baltimore 31 to 24 and Green Bay defeat Atlanta 48 to 21. Sunday Chicago defeated Seattle 35 to 24 and the Jets beat New England 28 to 21. Conference finals set for Sunday January 23 with Green Bay at Chicago at 3 p.m. and Pittsburgh facing the Jets at 6:30 p.m.
The Los Angeles Clippers surged past the Lakers 99 to 92 in the fourth quarter to snap Los Angeles' seven game winning streak. Rookie Blake Griffin posted 18 points and 15 rebounds for a double double, his 26th in a row.
Monday brings girls and boys hoop action across the region. Montcalm, Narrows, Riverside, Princeton, River View, Hurley, Greenbrier West, Summers County, Graham, Giles, Grundy, Haysi, Bland County, Eastern Montgomery, Patrick Henry and Tazewell teams compete at 6 or 7 30 p.m. The week also features Bluefield State and Glenville State colleges hosting and prep wrestling with Grundy, Richlands, and Abingdon today, and Graham hosting Bluefield, Princeton, Wyoming East and Fort Chiswell Tuesday at 6 p.m.
The event is a seven on seven men's flag football tournament to be played Saturday and Sunday at Mitchell Stadium. For entry or details contact Rusty Coeburn at 304-887-7722 or Jason Brooks at 304-960-1146.
After beating Seattle 35 24 in the NFL playoffs Lovie Smith says the NFC championship will come down to the Packers meeting on their turf with the Bears riding momentum.
Two University of North Dakota hockey fans, Steve Ekman and Hans Halvorson, protest the NCAA move to retire the Fighting Sioux nickname. They describe it as hostile to Native Americans and announce a new website suhak i com aiming to prevent the extinction of the suhaki, an Asian antelope, while noting the word can be mistaken for a college hockey team.
Rex Ryan's Jets upset the New England Patriots 28-21 as Mark Sanchez threw three touchdown passes and the defense sacked Tom Brady five times. The win puts New York in the AFC title game for a second straight year, their first Super Bowl bid since 1969.
In Chicago the Bears routed the Seahawks 35-24 to earn a shot at Green Bay in the NFC championship. Jay Cutler ran for two touchdowns and threw for two as Chicago built a 21-point first half lead and held Seattle to just 111 yards after three quarters. The Bears, 12-5, meet the Packers for the 182nd time next Sunday in a winner-take-all showdown for a shot at the Super Bowl.
Duke, ranked No. 3, defeated Virginia Tech 57 43 in Blacksburg. Allison Vernerey scored 15 points with seven rebounds as Duke opened a 20-6 run early, backed by Jasmine Thomas and Tricia Liston contributions.
West Virginia edged Purdue 68 64 as Kevin Jones scored 9 of his 17 points during a late 18 6 run. The Mountaineers improve to 12 4, winning a season best four straight behind gritty defense and a balanced team effort.
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