Vanderbilt coach Roy Skinner resigns after 16 years
Vanderbilt's Roy Skinner confirms resignation after 16 seasons as Commodores head coach. He cites daily coaching pressure affecting his health and describes his tenure as the best basketball job, with a 278-135 career record at Vandy and departure following an 84-77 OT loss to Alabama to finish 16-11.
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Deacon Golfers Lead Pinehurst In invitational round
Wake Forest tops Pinehurst Invitational with four under par 68 from Hoyt Hadss and a 67 by Roger Simpkins of Maryland tied for the individual lead with Tom Reynolds NC State. NC and North Carolina share strong showings as teams at Pinehurst County Club lines in the second round.
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Area Cagers Picked for WNCHSAA All Star Classic
Thompsville's Dilan Jones and Joe Drayton along with North Davidson's Steve Cloer are among 40 players named to the Piedmont boys and girls teams for the Western North Carolina High School Activities Association all star classic. Games set Saturday at Catawba College Salisbury with girls at 7 p m and boys at 8 20 p m local time.
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Baseball talks drag on as players seek heads up
New York AP report from spring training notes 26th bargaining session in a stalled labor dispute. Johnny Bench convenes 25 veteran players in St Petersburg to press Miller for clearer talks while Tom Seaver and Joe Torre seek a meeting with the owners. The core issue is retroactivity and free agency rights, with Miller opposing retroactive denial and owners pressing liability for any damages. Several players threaten suits if contracts are altered.
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District Open Night for Prep Teams Across Area
Thirteen area high school teams begin district play this week as boys and girls teams eye titles. Westchester girls seek a third straight state independent title at Ravenscroft Academy in Raleigh facing Northeast Academy at 7 p.m. In other matches Flagsdale meets Cummings at 7 p.m. in Reynolds gym while Bartlett-Yancey and Page clash at 7. Central and Ragsdale girls play Wednesday with Western Guilford, then Tigers vs Eastern Guilford at 8:30. Districts also feature Western Guilford hosting Wentworth at 8:30 and District Six actions at ML Pleasant with West Davidson vs Union Pines at 7 followed by Southern Guilford vs Sun Valley at 6:30 and Monroe vs West Montgomery at 7 with Northwest Cabarrus vs Chatham Central at 8:30.
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Petty Tops NASCAR Standings After Richmond 400
Richard Petty leads the NASCAR season chase with 628 points after winning the Richmond 400. Dave Marcis sits second at 623, Benny Parsons third, with Cale Yarborough and Richard Childress following, while Petty has earned $69,350 this year.
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Waters to stay as Western Carolina head coach
Waters announced he will remain as Western Carolina University's head football coach and athletic director rather than join the San Francisco 49ers as an assistant backfield coach. He met with NFL representatives on the West Coast and said there is still much to improve at WCU.
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Newcombe Warns Students About Alcohol Abuse in Baseball
Former major league pitcher Don Newcombe testified to a Senate subcommittee on alcohol and narcotics about his 149 win career and fall to alcoholism. He described how drinking started early, how managers encouraged it after games, and how his life collapsed before he recovered in 1966. He urged limits on alcohol promotion and focused on prevention among youth.
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Braves Renew Pacts At 75 Pay Inactive Roster
Atlanta Braves renew playing contracts of 77 unsigned players at 1975 pay levels under the reserve clause to speed training camp readiness amid a owners-players dispute. Meanwhile North Davidson tops Lexington 3 0 in baseball opener as Braves nonroster players in West Palm Beach prepare to face the Chicago White Sox. Ted Turner, owner, notes the two teams share nonroster status.
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