West Virginia girls tourney schedule posted for Charleston Civic Center
AP notes a packed week for WV girls basketball with multiple regional games at Charleston Civic Center and Siegel Center in Richmond. The schedule lists matchups by seed and venue, including quarterfinals, semifinals, and final rounds across several sites, plus NCAA D II Atlantic Region action in Wheeling with first-round games featuring Virginia State Fairmont State West Liberty Mercyhurst and others.
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AP Top 25 NCAA men’s basketball rankings list
The AP poll ranks 25 teams with Kansas leading, Michigan State second, and Villanova third. Records and points shown for March 6, with noted first place votes and shifting positions, listing teams such as Virginia, Xavier, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia, Indiana, Miami, Utah, Purdue, Louisville, Arizona, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Maryland, Duke, Iowa, Iowa State, Baylor, Texas, California, and SMU, plus others receiving votes and regional context.
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College Basketball and Sports TV Schedule Highlights
A Saturday night slate features NC State versus Wake Forest and Florida State against Boston College in ACC action. Other events include Green Bay vs Valparaiso and Fairleigh Dickinson at Wagner in tournament finals, plus Saint Marys versus Pepperdine and Gonzaga vs BYU in West Coast action.
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AP Top 25 Women and All-Big 12 Men lists in brief
The AP Top 25 women’s poll shows UConn atop the rankings with Notre Dame, South Carolina, Baylor and Maryland rounding out the top five as the season progresses. The piece also includes the All-Big 12 men’s basketball teams for 2015-16, naming First Team Perry Ellis, Buddy Hield, Monte Morris, Georges Niang and Isaiah Taylor, with Second and Third Teams and various honors.
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Men's Conference Tournaments at Verizon Center and Sprint Center
Atlantic Coast Conference games featured at The Verizon Center in Washington with Notre Dame facing Duke etc. matchups include Duke versus NC State Wake Forest winner, Virginia Tech Florida State Boston College winner, and North Carolina Pittsburgh Syracuse winner with multiple tip times. Big 12 events at Sprint Center in Kansas City include Kansas State Oklahoma State and Texas Tech TCU, with winners advancing to follow-up matchups like Texas Baylor and Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State winner.
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Sprint Cup Series Points Leaders Arrive After March Race Update
Sprint Cup Series Points Leaders list after March 6 shows Kyle Busch leading with 116, Jimmie Johnson 110, Kevin Harvick 109, and a spread through 20th place. The article also references multiple Friday and Sunday matchups with FAU North Texas and UAB Southern Mississippi among others.
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Diverse Sports Standings And Schedule Highlights
A sweeping sports roundup lists Xfinity Series and PGA Tour leaders through March with top names like Daniel Suarez, Elliott Sadler, Phil Mickelson, and Rickie Fowler. It also covers driving accuracy, greens in regulation, money leaders, FedEx Cup standings, and a dense slate of NBA, hockey, and spring training results and upcoming games.
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Automatic bids listed for NCAA men's tournament entrants
The list details teams receiving automatic bids across conferences including Austin Peay and Belmont from the OVC, Florida Gulf Coast from the ASUN, Iowa from the MAAC, Northern Iowa from the MVC, UNC Asheville from the Big South, UNC Wilmington from the CAA, Yale from the Ivy League, Chattanooga from the Southern, George Washington from the A10, Iona from the MAAC, Maryland from the Big Ten, Notre Dame from the ACC, Oregon State from the Pac-12, South Carolina from the SEC, and Connecticut from the AAC.
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Diamond softball action highlights Concord wins and elevated bats
Concord pitchers handle Shaw University with a one hitter by Sarah Herndon and a strong start from Aaron Ward. Alyssa Morris the standout at .667 with 18 RBIs, five doubles and four homers while Alayna Farr hits .485 and excels in stolen bases scoring 13. Bluefield State struggles with an 18.51 ERA. Leandrea Armbrister drives in two in the 15-4 loss at Carson-Newman.
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Area calendar highlights youth and adult sports in region
Bluefield and Gardner Little Leagues seek managers and signups for ages 4 to 15 with tryouts March 12 at Bluefield Middle School. Basketball tourney in Bland April 23-24 with $25 entry, limited to 12 teams. Mixed martial arts, wrestling and karate events noted along with 5K Run for Child Abuse Prevention Month. Various clubs list table tennis, golf, tennis and dance classes across Princeton, Bluefield and surrounding areas with contact details.
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Rams advance to NCCAA nationals after win over Bluefield
National recap notes Bluefield falls short as Kentucky based Rams post 40.4 percent shooting while limiting Bluefield to 21.4 percent. The victory secures a trip to the NCCAA nationals March 16 to 19 at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center in Winona Lake Indiana.
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