Bryant Wins First MVP as Lakers Lead West
Kobe Bryant captured his first NBA Most Valuable Player award after guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to the top record in the Western Conference. He will receive the trophy from commissioner David Stern before Game 2 of the conference semifinal against Utah, with Chris Paul and Kevin James B-2 close in voting.
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NCAA Academic Progress Report Hits Three Teams Short
The annual report shows that next season three programs fail to meet the minimum 925 score. Men's soccer wrestling and women's rowing are on probation or face sanctions for not reaching the required academic performance threshold.
Record run as 120 attend Roth Memorial Run
Large crowd supports the 18th David S. Roth Memorial Run and Walk at Concord University in Athens to fund a memorial scholarship. Courtney Coon won the female division with a 24:04 personal record. Carly Stout finished second.
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Abingdon routs Tazewell in key softball clash 80 win
Kendra Hooker broke out with three hits including two home runs as Abingdon defeated Tazewell 8 0 in Southwest District softball. Hooker drove in six runs and added a double while coach Jason Delp praised her and the team for focused play. Tazewell coach Tom Keene acknowledged the loss and noted little else.
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Good Knight for Mount View in wins
JELCH-Cedrick Thomas collected a double, single and drove in four runs to power Mount View to a 9-3 Region III Section 4 victory over Bluefield Tuesday at Nick Shaffron Field. Jeremy Hayes struck out five to earn the mound win, while Tyler Morsi and Travis Day added two hits each. Craig Cardwell doubled and drove in a run, and Daniel Francisco and Jonathan Lyons had hits for Mount View. The Beavers face Jaeger Knight next.
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Spurs fall to Hornets, trail 2-0 in series
San Antonio loses 102-84 to New Orleans as Tim Duncan and Tony Parker sit on the bench late. The Hornets take a 2-0 series lead over the defending NBA champions, setting up a must-win Game 3 back home.
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