College Baseball and Tennis Schedule for Thursday
Virginia Wise visits Concord for a 1 p.m. doubleheader while Winston Salem State plays Bluefield State at Hunnicutt. NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional men’s tournament features West Virginia Wesleyan against Chowan at Bluefield City Courts starting 11 a.m.
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Wanda Durant Inspires After Durant MVP Speech
Wanda Pratt becomes a sports icon after Kevin Durant honors his mother during the 2014 NBA MVP acceptance speech. The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story debuts next Saturday at 8 p.m., recounting sacrifices of Wanda Durant and her son Tony in the Washington DC area.
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Carpenter’s walkoff homer lifts Cardinals past Pirates
Matt Carpenter hits a tiebreaking two run homer in the bottom of the ninth at St Louis to lift the Cardinals to a 6 4 win over Pittsburgh. Starling Marte tied the game with a two out double in the top of the ninth. MLB roundup continues on C 4.
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Bluefield State Hosts NCAA Regional Tennis Championships
Bluefield State College hosts the Atlantic Region NCAA regional championships today and Monday at Bluefield City Courts as the top seed in men’s tennis. The winner advances to the Division II nationals in Denver, Colo., later this month.
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Lowry sparks Raptors to win seize home edge over Heat
Kyle Lowry scored 33 points on 11 of 19 shooting to fuel Toronto past Miami 95 91 in Saturdays playoff clash. The Raptors grab back the home court in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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Television schedule highlights for college and pro sports
A roundup of events airing today across sports including NCAA Beach Volleyball finals in Gulf Shores Alabama PGA Wells Fargo final round in Charlotte North Carolina MLB matchups Washington at Chicago Cubs or Pittsburgh at St Louis ESPN coverage of Boston at New York Yankees MMA UFC Fight Night Rotterdam NBA playoffs Cavaliers at Hawks and Spurs at Thunder NHL playoffs Islanders at Lightning Invictus Games opening ceremony in Orlando Premier League match Southampton at Tottenham Arsenal at Leeds MLS New England at Los Angeles New York City at D C United schedule details final.
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Four Seasons Big Green Club president named at Marshall event
Herd fans will gather June 7 at the Chuck Mathena Center Princeton for Marshall’s Big Green Coaches Caravan. Social hour at 6 p.m. precedes dinner by Steve White’s Taste of Memphis. Tickets are 30 dollars, available at the door or by calling Roger Topping or Charlie Pace. About 175 to 180 Marshall supporters expected.
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James Monroe captures 22nd straight sectional softball title
James Monroe Lady Mavericks win their 22nd consecutive sectional championship at PikeView High, sweeping Gardner Panthers 11-2 and 11-3 in the Class AA Region 3 Section 4 tournament. Lexi Carter twirls 9 2/3 innings of solid pitching as Bailee Jackson and Savannah Sykes deliver early offense.
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Beavers tennis returning to state title hope grows
Bluefield High School girls tennis earns Region 3 title with a 6 1 victory at Bluefield City Courts. All eight entrants qualify for the WVSSAC Class AAA state tournament as Bluefield (16 1) pursues a team crown and recalls a near miss in 2014 against Parkersburg Catholic.
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PikeView trio top the order shatters school hit record hopes
PV’s top three seniors Carter Shrewsbury Kevan Lee and Jon Clark pace the Panthers as they chase the school career hits record. They have already eclipsed or near eclipsing former leader Austin Cordell’s 140 hits setting a high bar for the PikeView lineup and signaling a prolific offensive era.
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