Singh Captures Memorial Tournament Victory
Vijay Singh rallied through three days of rain to win the Memorial at Muirfield Village. His opening 3-wood tee shot on 11 set up an eagle that gave him a two shot lead, then he held off Greg Norman and Jim Furyk to finish 14 under 202. Furyk tied for second after a 67, Norman shot 64 to match the third round record, while the event was cut to 54 holes.
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Ohio
Vijay Singh
Greg Norman
Jim Furyk
Singh
Jack
Jack Nicklaus
Fiji
Nicklaus
Muirfield Village Golf Club
Scott Hoch
Norman
Furyk
Vijay
Hurricanes Rally Past Alabama To Reach CWS Bracket Final
Mandy Jacomino went 4-for-4 with a three-run homer as Miami defeated Alabama 6-1 in the College World Series second round. The Hurricanes, now 51-16, advance to Thursday to face the survivor of the Alabama vs Mississippi State-UCLA game. Alabama, 53-13, failed to homer and had no runner past second until the sixth.
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Neb
Mandy Jacomino
Miami
Alabama
Hurricanes
Crimson Tide
Mississippi State
Rick Saggese
Jason Michaels
Aubrey Huff
Jacomino
Darin Spassoff
Andy Phillips
Padres edge Braves 5 4 in chilly Clayton field
TLANTA AP San Dece rookie Heath Murray earned his first major league win as the Padres beat the Braves 5-4. Murray, who had been in Triple A, struck out five over six innings after a brief stint in relief. Maddux droped to 1-? with a 1.57 ERA over his last six.
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San Dece
Heath Murray
Greg Maddux
Atlanta Braves
Padres
Murray
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Maddux
Miami
al Leiter
Gary Sheffield
Florida Marlins
San Francisco Giants
Leiter
Guerrero suspended for eight games by Dodgers
Dodgers rookie Wilton Guerrero received an eight game suspension and a fine for using a corked bat. NL President Len Coleman announced the penalty after the incident. Guerrero apologized and took responsibility to the league, team, and baseball.
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LOS Angeles
Wilton Guerrero
Los Angeles Dodgers
Len Coleman
Clemens and Thomas Honored as May Players of the Month
Roger Clemens of the Toronto Blue Jays earned AL pitcher of the month for May after going 6-0 with a 1.96 ERA in 46 innings and 51 strikeouts. Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox was named player of the month with a .430 average, 29 RBIs, and nine homers, the eighth time he has won the award.
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Roger Clemens
Toronto Blue Jays
Chicago White Sox
Frank Thomas
Clemens
Thomas
Daly nears Orlando Magic coaching deal
Chuck Daly moved closer to coaching the Orlando Magic after negotiating a three year contract reportedly worth 15 million. Daly, 67, won NBA titles with the Pistons in 1989 and 1990 and last coached the Nets in 1993-94, while the Magic weighed other candidates and sought final terms.
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Fla
Chuck Daly
NBA
Orlando Magic
Magic
Local all star baseball roster lists for several schools
Third baseman Rocky McGlothlin from Richlands leads a slate of players honored as honorable mentions. Other Richlands names include Adam Collins and Joey Greenawalt with several teammates from Carroll County Tazewell Graham Grundy and Graham also featured.
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Rocky McGlothlin
Richlands
Travis Alderman
Carroll County
Josh Hurt
Soph
Jonathan Hawkins
Marty Lotito
Jason Seabolt
Graham
Matt Simmons
Jett Jones
Kenny Compton
Tazewell
Scotty Hutchinson
Jordan Burton
Adam Collins
Joey Greenawalt
J.T. Moore
E.B. Hawks
Justin Quesenberry
Jamie Rotentzer
Nathan Conn
Alan Hatfield
Dustin Barrett
Nick Keene
Drew Barrett
David Blankenship
Grundy
Josh Justus
John Stirner
Scott Bostic
Jerry Meredith
Wes Lambert
Micheal Rutherford
Nick Taylor
Justin Hall
Bluefield College offers summer camps this year
Bluefield College athletic departments announce camps this June and July. Tim Curry runs a boys and girls fundamentals basketball day camp June 4 6 from 9 to noon at 45 dollars. John Lynch hosts two soccer camps at East River Soccer Complex June 9 13 and June 15 20 for ages 5 and up at 75 dollars per session. Brenda Clements directs volleyball camps July 7 10 and 13 16 with commuter 75 or resident 150 for first session and commuter 110 or resident 150 for second. Basketball team camps run July 21 24 for high school and JV and July 28 30 for middle school at 175 215 respectively. Contact Tim Curry 540 326 4297 for basketball soccer coach Lynch 540 326 4477 and volleyball coach Clements 540 326 4253 for details.
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Luefield
Bluefield College
Lady Rams
Tim Curry
John Lynch
East River
Brenda Clements
Curry
Richlands
Southwest Virginia Community College
Lynch
Dean Myrick
Swcc Continuing Education
Concord College Camps Offer Summer Programs This Year
Concord College announces multiple summer camps on its Athens WV campus for 1997. Football coach Bob Mullett leads a boys football camp July 21 24 with overnight 135 commuter 60 options and meals extra. Volleyball coach Pat Hardin runs a girls camp for grades 7 12 July 4 7 priced 145 overnight 90 commuter. Women’s basketball coach Will Johnson hosts a girls camp July 24 27 with 165 resident 80 commuter. Steve Cox presents two boys basketball camps July 9 12 for ages 8 13 and July 19 22 for ages 12 18, costing 175 resident 90 commuter.
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Alexcora College
Concord
Bob Mullett
Cam US
Box
Concord College
Athens
Concorde
Pat Hardin
Grads
Will Johnson
Lady Lion
Steve Cox
Mt. Lion
Multisport Camps and Tournaments Across the Region
Briefs sponsored by the McDowell County Action Network outline various camps and tournaments. Details cover camp fees 35 and 65 dollars with shirts and trophies, director names, participating coaches, locations in Richlands Galax Tazewell Burkes Garden Princeton, dates June 1997, contact numbers for information and registration.
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McDowell County Action Network
Wilcoe
Council of Southern Mountains
Gary Brown
Woodrow Wilson
Dave Barksdale
Mercer Christian
John O’neal
Concord College
Will Johnson
Randy Jennings
McDowell County
Jack Colabro
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