Jones makes history by outboxing Ruiz for WBA title
Roy Jones Jr. stunned John Ruiz by standing his ground and outboxing the larger man to win the WBA heavyweight crown in Las Vegas. The former light heavyweight champion looked unhurried, taunting Ruiz as he claimed a lopsided 12 round decision, saying he wouldn’t change his style.
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Roy Jones Jr
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Jones
Ali
Lennox Lewis
Roy Jones
Lewis
Jay Nady
Reds and Yankees win in spring action across Florida
In Braden ton Reds defeat Pirates 8-3 as Jimmy Haynes faces first GABP start after mild tendinitis. In Tampa Bay, Mariano Rivera earns win with scoreless ninth to lift Yankees 5-4 over the Devil Rays. In Dunedin, Cory Lidle fans two perfect innings and Toronto edges Philadelphia 8-6. In Kissimmee, Mike Hampton debuts for Braves with two scoreless frames in 4-3 victory over Expos.
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Reggie Taylor
Tampa
Mariano Rivera
New York Yankees
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Erick Almonte
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Rivera
Dunedin
Cory Lidle
Toronto Blue Jays
Randy Wolf
Philadelphia Phillies
Jim Thome
Dave Hollins
Philadelphia
Mike Colangelo
Toronto
Jason Arnold
Kenseth Dominates Las Vegas Win After Dramatic Finish
NASCAR at Las Vegas saw Matt Kenseth surge to the front late, building a lead beyond nine seconds as Kurt Busch battled a damaged car and wreck, while Mark Martin failed to finish in the Top 10 for the first time this season. In spring baseball, Morgan Ensberg powered Houston past the Dodgers with a six-run eighth inning, and Brad Radke impressed in his Twins debut.
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Roush Racing
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Roush
Kurt Busch
Ford
Mike Skinner
Rusty Wallace
Busch
Mark Martin
Las Vegas
Kenseth
Vero Beach
Fla
Morgan Ensberg
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers
Darren Dreifort
Kazuhisa Ishii
Kevin Brown
Dodgers
Fort Myers
Jacque Jones
Minnesota Twins
Manny Ramirez
Boston Red Sox
Brad Radke
Twins
Radke
Lee leads Golden Eagles to 1990s style WVIAC surge
WVIAC report notes Capital High School graduate Lee sparkled in her first collegiate season helping Wheeling Jesuit finish fourth in the regular season. She averaged 14.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game with 76 steals, aiding a team that earned a spot in the conference tournament semis. Other first team picks include Gagnier Murray West West and Barbisch with Isbey making history for Ohio Valley as first team All-WVIAC.
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Capital High School
Golden Eagles
Glenville State
West Virginia Wesleyan
Tracy Wyatt
Amanda Mortelette
Glenville
Wesleyan
Frances Carvajal
Jessie Rooth
Concord
Gagnier
Shepherd
Cassie Murray
West Liberty
Kelly West
Wheeling Jesuit
Sarah Barbisch
Ohio Valley
Latissha Isbey
Bluefield State Drops Season Opener to Lenoir Rhyne
In soggy conditions at Lenoir Rhyne, Bluefield State College opened 2003 baseball with a doubleheader loss 9-1 and 5-2. Justin McLeymore earned the complete game win for the Bears, while Joe McNulty took the Bluefield loss. Matt Howell improved to 3-0 in relief as Mick Kurhan and Bryan Stevenson each had two hits for BSC. The postponed home date with Northern Kentucky and Wednesday trip to Lander were noted.
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N.C
Bluefield State College
Lenoir-Rhyne College
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Bears
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Joe McNulty
BSC
Bryan Stevenson
Shawn Barker
Bluefield State
Matt Howell
Dan Wirth
Mick Kurhan
Bluefield
Northern Kentucky
Lander University
Greenwood
S.C
Wells speaks to Yankees amid spring distractions
Wells gathered teammates for a candid talk before a meeting with Cashman Torre and manager Joe Torre. He expressed remorse for party-related issues and aims to mend fences. Steinbrenner has not commented on Wells, who posted a 19-7 record and 3.75 ERA last season before a late night incident and a troubling playoff start.
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Joe Torre
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Torre
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Derek Jeter
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Tion
New York
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Jerry Hairston
Baltimore Orioles
New York Mets
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Gary Matthews Jr
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Bacsik
Gregg Zaun
Paul Lo Duca
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Tenes
Aneoeel
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