Rivals Mercer Cup Documentary Premieres on Viceland Channel
The Mercer Cup rivalry between the Princeton Rays and Bluefield Blue Jays is spotlighted in a documentary titled Rivals: Mercer Cup, debuting nationwide on Dish Network channel 121 and DirecTV channel 271 with a national premiere on Viceland at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Television crews filmed in southern West Virginia last summer, and viewers can use viceland.com Channel Finder to locate the cable channel in their area.
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Bluefield Blue Jays
Viceland
Dish Network
Directv
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Viceland.com
Local high school and college sports schedule update
A compact schedule lists multiple high school baseball games at 5 p.m. plus softball and soccer matchups across Radford Bland County PikeView and others. Girls soccer features Richlands at Marion and Bland County at George Wythe. college softball has Bluefield State at Virginia State at 1 p.m.
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Radford
Bland County
Marion
Richlands
Bluefield
James Monroe
Princeton
Shady Spring
PikeView
Wyoming East
Westside
River View
Graham
Summers County
Fort Chiswell
George Wythe
Bluefield State
Virginia State
Final Four matchups set for Glendale showdown
In Glendale Arizona on Saturday April 1 South Carolina with a 26 10 record faces Gonzaga 36 1 at 6 09 p m. North Carolina 31 7 meets Oregon 33 5 with the second game slated 40 minutes after the first.
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Glendale
Ariz
South Carolina
Gonzaga
North Carolina
Oregon
Larson Wins Pole Sitter Perseveres for Cup Victory
Fontana pole sitter Kyle Larson held the lead through four late restarts to win on Sunday, earning his second career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory and extending his points lead.
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Fontana
Kyle Larson
Monster Energy
Jayhawks Lose Final Four Bid, Eye NIT Destination
Kansas basketball fell to Oregon, ending its Final Four hopes as offense cooled and defense struggled. The team now shifts focus to next steps, with coverage noting potential NIT consideration and future terms for the program.
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Kansas
Oregon
Jayhawks
Mississippi State tops Baylor in OT to reach Final Four
Morgan William scored a career high 41 points as No. 2 seed Mississippi State upset top seed Baylor 94-85 in overtime to advance to the Final Four for the first time. Baylor’s Elite Eight run ended in a fourth straight loss. Stanford beat Notre Dame 76-75 in the other regional final.
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Morgan William
Mississippi State
Baylor
William
Stanford
Notre Dame
Tar Heels Edge Wildcats In Final Seconds To Reach Final Four
North Carolina overcame Kentucky 75-73 in the South Regional as Luke Maye's 0.3 second jumper capped a 12-0 run in the final five minutes. UNC (31-7) advances to face Oregon in Glendale, while Kentucky featued De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk late rally efforts.
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Memphis
Tenn
Roy Williams
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Kentucky
Wildcats
Williams
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Luke Maye
Oregon
Glendale
Arizona
Arkansas
De’Aaron Fox
Malik Monk
Defense lifts Gamecocks to Final Four in East Regional
South Carolina edges Florida 77 70 at Madison Square Garden to reach the Final Four. Thornwell scores 26 as the seventh seed tops the Gators, defends down the stretch, and advances to face Gonzaga in Phoenix.
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NEW York
South Carolina
Florida
Madison Square Garden
Sindarius Thornwell
Gamecocks
Gators
Gonzaga
Glendale
Arizona
Frank Martin
Nets
Phoenix
Thornwell
Mark Kotsar
Big Blues sweep St Augustine's in Cary doubleheader
Bluefield State baseball dominated St Augustine's College in Cary at the USA Baseball Complex winning 10-4 in the first game and 9-5 in the nightcap. Chase Chambers sparked the offense with a leadoff triple and two runs in game one as Peyton Durham and Drew DAngelo drove in early runs.
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Cary
N.C
Bluefield State
St. Augustine’s College
USA Baseball Complex
North Carolina
Big Blues
Chase Chambers
Peyton Durham
Drew D'Angelo
BSC
Durham
Chaz Rutherford
Cole Blocker
Billy O’hara
Justin Bowler
Rutherford
Chambers
Sam Big Blues
Sports Headlines Showoff Fun and Local Color in Teasers
Writers celebrate the craft of sports headlines with playful phrases and nicknames. Examples include Blue Tornado in Happy Valley and Golden Knights wreck Van. The piece highlights memorable lines like Beavers drain Spring and Slinging for his supper, plus wordplay on players such as Zach Standifur and Cody Howie.
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Happy Valley
Mount View
van High School
Golden Knights
Summers County
Meadow Bridge
Lady Bobcats
Beavers
Shady Spring
Tazewell
T.J. Kitts
Princeton
Zach Standifur
Cody Howie
Richlands
Mookie Collier
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