End of football season sparks a call for live sports balance
Matthew Sprague urges sports fans to embrace early spring events and nearby high school games to counter the post football lull. He critiques the NHL, NBA All-Star hype, Arena Football, and X Games while proposing a focus on local high school hoops and wrestling for fresh air and real-time sport action.
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ABC
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Lebron Gate
Gale Sayers
Wes
Mel Kiper, Jr
Dick Vitale
Seniors carry Kansas past Missouri in tight 76-70 win
Kansas, led by seniors Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich, edged Missouri 76-70 as Missouri turnovers and late free throws sealed the conference win. Roy Williams praised his seniors while Missouri guard Miles was limited to one field goal amid six turnovers.
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Kansas
Roy Williams
Missouri Tigers
Jayhawks
A&m
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Missouri
Nick Collison
Kirk Hinrich
Collison
Hinrich
Miles
Williams
Michael Lee
Ricky Clemons
Tigers
Florida Gators Reach No 1 In AP Poll For First Time
The Florida Gators rise to No 1 in the AP basketball poll for the first time in 88 years after a 14-game win streak. Coach Billy Donovan notes the milestone came by elimination and cautions humility as they prepare to face No 6 Kentucky to decide the SEC East. The article recounts the program’s late bloomer history and recent NCAA finals run.
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Florida
Billy Donovan
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Els Beats Tiger Rivalry Sparks Return At Heineken Classic
Ernie Els won the Heineken Classic in Australia for his third title of the year, signaling a renewed challenge to Tiger Woods. Woods is sidelined by knee surgery and could return next week in San Diego, with matches against each other targeted for late month at the Match Play Championship.
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Ernie Els
Australia
Woods
Curtis Strange
ABC Sports
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Florida
San Diego
United Arab Emirates
United States
Lady Buffs seek wins against top City teams
Garden City High School girls basketball coach Matt Ellis expresses confidence as his Lady Buffs prepare to face Colby ranked No. 4 in 4A and Hays No. 1 in 5A this week. He notes improved play after a weekend including a 57-33 Newton loss, a 40-39 win over Liberal, and a 60-57 setback to Wichita West.
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Garden City High School
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Garden City
Liberal
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Lady Redskins
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Hubin
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