Marshall and Virginia Tech start spring football drills
Marshall opens spring practice under Doc Holliday with a young squad led by rising quarterback Rakeem Cato as Virginia Tech also begins spring drills. Key players missing include Travon Van Tron Martinez and Lombardo? Wait. (Note: Replace with accurate from text.)
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Meeks's 31 Sparks 76ers Past Cavaliers, 103 85
Jodie Meeks scored a career high 31 points and Jrue Holiday 19 as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-85. Anthony Parker had 14 and Kyrie Irving 12 for Cleveland, who dropped their fourth straight.
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Connecticut Loses Kentucky to Reach Final Four
Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 18 as top-seeded Connecticut defeated Kentucky 80-65 to advance to the Final Four for a fifth straight season. UConn will face Maryland in Denver after a 21-4 second-half run that broke the game open. Skylar Diggins posted a triple double for Notre Dame, lifting the Irish to their second straight semifinal berth, while Maryland missed its first Final Four since 2006.
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Banquet honors set for 2012 with list of seniors and juniors
The banquet recognizes players from Summers County and area schools including Savanna Burton Narrows Chelsey Dobbs River View Danielle Compton Pike View Melissa Johnston James Monroe and Hannah Stiltner Grundy among seniors plus McKenzie Akers Princeton Liz Workman Graham and others. It notes past players of the year from 2002 to 2011, a 2009 coach of the year addition, and presentations by Sen Richard Browning Pocahontas Coal Association President Rick Taylor Daily Telegraph Sports Editor Brian Woodson and coaches Large and Miller. Acknowledgments include individual speeches and preparation for the 2012-13 season with football and basketball.
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Free Appy League admission for kids in LL jerseys
The Bluefield Blue Jays and Princeton Rays announce free admission for players 14 and under wearing Little League jerseys to regular season home games this year. Bill Cole Automall sponsors the program with The Children's Reading Foundation of Appalachia, part of a broader Reading Is a Home Run campaign plus book bins at both parks. Season opens June 19. contact Rays 304-487-2000 or Blue Jays 304-324-1326 for schedules.
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Stanford advances to NIT finals at MSG
Stanford beat Massachusetts 74 64 to reach the NIT final at Madison Square Garden. Anthony Brown scored a season high 18 points and Josh Owens 15 points with 12 rebounds, lifting the Cardinal as UMass briefly led late before Brown key 3s and a late run.
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Martin named coach of South Carolina basketball
South Carolina hired Frank Martin from Kansas State to energize a program that sank to the SEC's bottom. He spoke to hundreds of fans and media, then demonstrated a sharp stare, saying the time to compete is now.
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