Flesch Wins HP Classic of New Orleans in Playoff
Steve Flesch birdied 35 feet on the first playoff hole to claim his first career victory at the HP Classic of New Orleans. He tied Bob Estes at 21 under after a final 65, while Scott Verplank faltered late to finish third. Estes missed the cup on a wide left final attempt.
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Nemechek Wins Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond
Joe Nemechek takes his third career Winston Cup win at the Pontiac Excitement 400 in Richmond. He led six times for 155 laps and rallied after a pit stop error with a fast car and bold strategy as rain stopped the final 6 1/2 laps. He gambled on tires and benefited from cautions that erased late surges by Bobby Labonte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Sabathia Earns First Win In Seven Starts For Cleveland
Cleveland's C C Sabathia improved to 1-2 with eight innings of four-hit baseball and one unearned run. Danys Baez closed with a hitless ninth for his fifth save as Ellis Burks and Karim Garcia provided RBI singles.
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Alfonzo Drives In Four as Giants Beat Padres
San Francisco edged San Diego 6 1 in a game where Edgardo Alfonzo homered and drove in four, while Kirk Rueter limited the Padres to one run over six innings. Randy Wolf reached base twice and scored for Philadelphia, who won with five hits including Wolf’s double.
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Braves Rally Seals 7 4 Win Over Dbacks in 11th
Rafael Furcal foul pop set up two Braves runs in the 11th, giving Atlanta a 7-4 victory over Arizona. John Smoltz earned his 12th save, best in the majors, closing out the win. Junior Spivey and Luis Gonzalez hit back to back homers off Greg Maddux to put Arizona ahead 4-1.
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Mavericks eliminate Trail Blazers as Nowitzki shines
Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points with 11 rebounds to rebound from a poor playoff game and lift Dallas past Portland 107-95. Nick Van Exel added 26 points while Steve Nash contributed 21 points and seven assists as Dallas closed out the series after Portland led 90-88 late.
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WVU track coach laments cuts and grants impact
Veteran West Virginia sports writer Mickey Furfari recalls WVU track and cross country programs under coach Romanoski. He notes annual expenses under 30 000 and tuition waivers aiding students. He cites former athletes Mike Mosser Carl Hatfield Jack Carter and Alex Kasich as full or partial beneficiaries. He fears state high school track prospects lose access as university cuts press on.
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Awards Highlight Local Scholastic Sports Honors
Awards lists promote local achievements across boys basketball with Brandon Moore of Spring Valley and Thom Award recipient Alexis Hornbuckle of South Charleston, wrestling’s Matt Easter of Nitro, track’s Scott Mayle and Phillip Barbour, baseball star Daniel Carte of Hurricane, plus College and High School Coach of the Year honors awarded to Rich Rodriguez of WVU football and Annette Olenchick of Sissonville High School girls softball and basketball.
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Mount View clinches PikeView Invitational softball crown
Mount View toppled Mountain View 13 7 in the title game to win the first PikeView Invitational. Samantha Evans earned Derby honors and Desiré Cleage spurred Mt View with early production. S Welch pitched the final, while PikeView, Mountain View, and organizers Pew Botti Pepsi Aramark T N Trophies supported the event.
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