Oddities and Odds in Sports World Highlights
A roundup of quirky sports notes: Nick Swisher hazing by Oakland A's teammates after roster expansion. De La Salle’s 151 game prep football win streak ends at Bellevue. film plans for Friday Night Lights book adaptation with Billy Bob Thornton. Vatican forms a sports department under Pope John Paul I. World Cup of Hockey could be sole NHL pro hockey outlet if labor disputes derail the league.
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ESPN
Peter Gammons
Oakland Athletics
Nick Swisher
Gammons
Concord
Calif
de la Salle
Bellevue
Wash
Cal Ripken
H.ger
Odessa
Billy Bob Thornton
Texas
Vatican
Notre Dame
Kansas
Singh claims world No. 1 after Deutsche Bank win
Vijay Singh rises to golf’s top ranking after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton Massachusetts. He shoots 69 to beat Tiger Woods and Adam Scott by three, earning $900 000 and ending Woods five year run atop the world standings. Woods finishes second as Singh seizes the lead on the final round surge.
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Norton
Mass
Fiji
Borneo
Vijay Singh
Singh
Tiger Woods
Woods
Deutsche Bank
Garden City defense shines in 24 14 win at Derby
Garden City’s defense intercepted Derby quarterback Bret Bascue four times and recovered three fumbles as the Buffaloes top Derby 24 14. Cornerback Demetreus Delgado praised the DBs while coach Mike Smith credited senior leadership and a rallying sideline for a strong second half.
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Garden City
Derby
GCHL
Buffalo
Mike Smith
Luis Posada
Matt Warnken
Buffs
Posada
Caleb Smith
Buffs edge Wichita Southeast 2 0 in soccer opener
Garden City senior Luis Posada grinds through fatigue after a Friday football win to star in a 2 0 win over Wichita Southeast at Memorial Stadium. David Villegas opened scoring early in the second half and Carlos Reyes added insurance late as GC defeated the ailing Wichita Heights in the prior round.
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Garden City High School
Edgar Espino
Wichita Southeast
Colin Snyder
Memorial Stadium
Garden City
Luis Posada
Posada
Derby
Buffaloes
Buffs
Wichita Heights
Wichita South
GCHL
Joaquin Padilla
David Villegas
Carlos Reyes
Reyes
Rogelio Blanco
David Dao
Buffalo tennis starts strong at Colby Invitational
The Garden City Buffaloes girls tennis team swept all four titles at Colby Invitational. Brittany Osbourne dominated No. 1 singles with a 5-0 record and 8-0 shutouts, while Kayla Whitney went 4-1 at No. 2 singles. Coach Rod Robinson praised the day as the squad eyes Great Bend next Saturday.
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Garden City Buffaloes
GCHL
Rod Robinson
Great Bend
Brittany Osbourne
Colby
S. Fransisca Moroni
Osbourne
Kyndall Ewing
Ulysses
Melinda Schemner
Kayla
Robinson
No. 12 Coffeyville Beats GCCC 41 13
Garden City Broacbusters turn the ball over six times in a 41 13 loss to Coffeyville. Offensive lineman Anthony Kilby cites poor practices as the cause while noting late improvement.
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Coffeyville
GCCC
Garden City Broacbuster
Garden City
Broacbusters
Red Ravens
Anthony Kilby
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Matthew Garden City
Matthew Sprague
Msprague
Nutebuuk
Boston
Norton, Mass
Savors
GCHS
Ravensrout Broacbusters
Jayhawk
Bustei
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