What If Scenarios Toss Cold Water On Sports Faith
A long, jumbled column surveys sports debates and curiosities from baseball to football and basketball. It cites Shaquille O Neal, Randy Johnson, Mickey Mantle, Dennis Rodman, Reggie Roby, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, Don King, and Reggie, mixing musings on drink, drugs, medicine, and game ethics with a flurry of questions about tickets, sponsors, and the public’s interest in big star stories.
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Shaquille O’neal
Yankees
Randy Johnson
Strawberry
Steinbrenner
Mickey Mantle
Mick
Dennis Rodman
Rodman
NBA
Disney World
John Daly
M&m
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Reggie Roby
Don King
King
George Foreman
Mike Tyson
Rockets
Jungle Jim” Loscutoff
Boston Celtics
Billy Martin
Rockets repeat title with 113 101 win over Magic
Houston claws to back-to-back NBA crown as Hakeem Olajuwon dominates with 35 points and 15 rebounds. Clyde Drexler contributes 15 points nine rebounds eight assists after return to his hometown. Magic duo Shaquille O Neal and Anfernee Hardaway each score 25 in loss.
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Houston
No Respect Rockets
NBA
Hakeem Olajuwon
Orlando Magic
Rockets
Magic
Olajuwon
Bulls
Lakers
Pistons
Celtics
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Isiah Thomas
Larry Bird
Clyde Drexler
Drexler
University of Houston
Portland
David Stern
Mario Elie
Harry
Shaquille O’neal
Anfernee Hardaway
Erie
Detroit
Utah
Phoenix
San Antonio
Marshall heads back to MAC HUNTINGTON
Marshall University moves to join the Division I-A Mid-American Conference starting in 1997. President J Wade Gilley says Marshall aims to move up from I-AA as NIU and Buffalo edge toward invites. Ippoliti hints at expanding to 14 teams while Marshall eyes a WVU rivalry and stronger marketing potential.
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Huntington
Marshall
J. Wade Gilley
Gilley
Toledo
Ohio
Northern Illinois
State University of New York At Buffalo
Walvius named WVU women's basketball coach
Susan Walvius, chosen over Cathy Parson and Jan Kiger, will lead West Virginia's women's program, bringing five years at VCU where she rebuilt the team to a 20-10 season and earned coach of the year honors. Ed Pastilong praised her Division I experience and commitment to student athletes.
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Morgantown
Susan Walvius
West Virginia University
Virginia Commonwealth
Scott Harrelson
Walvius
VCU
Lady Rams
State of Virginia
WVU
Ed Pastilong
Cathy Parson
Christopher Newport
Virginia
Jan Kiger
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Parson
Kiger
Mountaineer
West Virginia
Pastilong
Susan
Harrison Kirby win Richwood Member-Guest tourney
Bluefield Virginia report says Harrison and Kirby captured the Richwood Golf Club Member-Guest Championship Flight with a two day 130 to beat Mike Copley and Wayne Kinder by five strokes. Richwood is a par 70, 5,546 yard course and Harrison also posted low gross with 70-70 for 140.
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Bluefield
Tom Harrison
Tim Kirby
Richwood Golf Club
Mike Copley
Wayne Kinder
Dave Moore
Eddie French
Jim Harry
Butch Kitts
Mike Carter
Jeff Groseclose
Jim Hale
Danny Angles
Harrison
M and J Electric win Beaver Golf Classic in Princeton
The M and J Electric team Jerry Jenkins Barry McCann Charlie Green and Kenny Richardson shot sixteen under par 56 to win the Bluefield High School Golf Classic raising nearly 2600 for the BHS golf program. J W Long team place second at sixteen under. Satterfield Sorrell Whalen group finished third at fifteen under. A separate note: Princeton softball tourney set for June 17-18 at Princeton Rce Fields with $75 entry, call Chuck at 487-0324 for details.
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Princeton
M&j Electric
Jerry Jenkins
Barry McCann
Charlie Green
Kenny Richardson
BHS
J.W. Long
Robert Wray
Jamie Cecil
Dale Lee
Fred Sparks
Ron
Kirk Satterfield
Vic Sorrell III
Ryan Whalen
First Century Bank
Princeton Rce Fields
Chuck
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Chuck Carter
The
Daily Telegraph
Rockets Roar
FUNAE
Shaquille O'Neal
Oto
Princeton Reds
Brad Kelley
Hunnicutt Field
Reds
First Community Bank
Mercer Street
Mac
Jerry Ippoliti
Ippoliti
Lee Moon
Thundering Herd
Jim Donnan
Bowling Green
Ohio U
Kent
Akron
Miami
Ball State
Indiana
Michigan
Lady ‘Eers
Mickey Forfari
Kirby
Richwood
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