Connecticut and Tennessee Reach Final Four Showdown
In Atlanta, Connecticut survives Texas 71-69 while Tennessee thumps Duke 66-56 to set a third women's championship game between the Huskies and Lady Vols. Diana Taurasi leads UConn as Pat Summitt’s Vols chase another title.
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Royals halt road trip after rain washes season start
The Kansas City Royals, 25-0 to start the season, saw a rainout against the Cleveland Indians halt their opener of a 10 game road swing. They will travel to Detroit for a three city spree before Cleveland and Chicago stops, with Carlos Beltran set to join the trip.
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Auriemma Wins AP Women’s Coach of the Year
Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma earned his fourth AP women’s coach of the year award after guiding UConn to a 35-1 regular season, a return to the Final Four, and pursuit of a fourth national title as Diana Taurasi shared player of the year honors.
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Rockies sweep Diamondbacks behind Helton four-run blast
Colorado pounded Curt Schilling for an eight to three win at Denver as Todd Helton belted a three-run homer in a four-run first inning. The Rockies swept the series and extended their streak to four, aided by three outfield assists from Gabe Kapler, Preston Wilson and Larry Walker.
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Buffaloes fifth at Great Bend Round Robin
Garden City High School boys tennis opened their season at the Great Bend Round Robin, finishing last with 11 points and no champions. Coach Bob Krug cited close losses and emphasized improving first serve returns and volleying as the team heads toward the Dodge City tournament. Matt Anderson led GC at No 2 singles with a three win effort.
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Great Bend Tennis Suffers Tough Round Robin Performance
Salina South dominates the results as Great Bend struggles in a round robin. Mark Wells goes 0-4 in No 1 singles and the top doubles pairs Drees/Stucky and Payne/Powell each finish 1-3. Krug calls the meet tougher than expected and notes five wins in sixteen matches.
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Garden City falls short in short-handed state tourney game
Garden City High School girls soccer team lost 6-0 to Valley Center in the Goddard Carroll Tournament. With prom absences and coach Campos away, assistant Joaquin Padilla led 12 players including sophomore Emily Herrman as volunteer keeper. The Hornets trailed 5-0 at halftime and scored once in the second half, leaving Garden City 0-4.
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Garden City and Pratt split in doubleheader thriller
In Pratt, Garden City beat Pratt 3 2 in game one with Knaub earning the win and Tharp taking the loss. Pratt leveled the night 4 2 in game two behind Baldelli on the mound for Garden City and Kelly for Pratt. Garden City advances to face Barton County at Great Bend on Wednesday after the twinbill. Sabath praised the defense and pitching, noting Jared and Aaron delivered solid performances.
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