Sports history milestones from 1939 to 1998
1939 Oregon tops Ohio State 46 to 33 in the first NCAA basketball tournament. 1951 Bill Spivey fuels Kentucky to a 68 58 win over Kansas State for the NCAA title. 1978 Jack Givens drops 41 as Kentucky beats Duke 94 88. 1983 Larry Holmes defends heavyweight title with a 12 round win over Lucien Rodriguez in Scranton. 1994 Donna Andrews holes a 6 foot birdie to win the Dinah Shore by one stroke, her LPGA major triumph. 1998 Michael Jordan nets 34 as the Bulls beat the Hawks 89 74 before a record 62 046 at the Georgia Dome.
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Larry Holmes
Lucien Rodriguez
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Donna Andrews
Michael Jordan
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Matsuzaka Criticizes Pitching Content After Five Hitless Innings
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka issued a written statement Monday saying he is unhappy with the content of his pitching despite five hitless innings. He emphasized that quality of pitching matters more than the result on paper.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka
Sports on TV High School Softball Delay Telecast
High school softball matchup Jeff West versus Tongie is delayed to 10:30 p.m. Sunday on Net Cable. Game airs on Sunflower channel.
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Tongie
Sunflower
Madison Square Garden NIT semifinal clash features Mississippi State
Underdog Mississippi State faces West Virginia in a semifinal at Madison Square Garden New York as part of the NIT tournament. Air Force is listed for a later date with NCAA Final Four action set for Georgia Dome Atlanta with Georgetown and Ohio State among the names.
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Community Sports Call Numbers and Field Conditions
Contact JW Sports for ticket offices and team lines including KC Chiefs KC Wizards Royals tickets and Kansas Speedway. City Parks and Recreation directs callers to 832-7999 for field conditions 1123 adult 1124 adult rescheduling 1125 youth field conditions and related notices.
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Arkansas fires coach Stan Heath after 2006 season
Arkansas dismisses Stan Heath after five seasons following a first round NCAA loss to Southern California. The Razorbacks finished 21-14, and Heath noted he expected to guide a strong team next season. Arkansas will begin a national search as Frank Broyles retires.
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Heath
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Gillispie
Eagles trade for Spikes and Holcomb in Bills shakeup
The Philadelphia Eagles acquire Pro Bowl linebacker Takeo Spikes and quarterback Kelly Holcomb from Buffalo for defensive tackle Darwin Walker and a conditional 2008 draft pick. Also notes Alabama State coach Charles Coe leaving for Oakland Raiders, Amer Delic's rise to NCAA champion, and Serena Williams decrying a racist remark at the Sony Ericsson Open.
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Alabama
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NFL
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Amer Delic
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Delic
Nikolay Davydenko
Serena Williams
Williams
RocHester Star Olympic Sprinter Trenton Jackson Dies
RocHester New York track star Trenton Jackson, a 1964 Olympic sprinter and Rochester Track Club Hall of Fame's inaugural member, died at 65 after a heart attack. His wife Pamela said he had a quadruple bypass in 2000. Nicknamed the Franklin Flash, he was inducted in 1970.
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N.Y
Trenton Jackson
Rochester Track Club Hall of Fame
Pamela
Pamela Jackson
Franklin Flash
Hall of Fame
Calipari Gets Contract Extension Through 2012
Memphis coach John Calipari, who steered Memphis to a second straight NCAA regional final, earned a contract extension through 2012 on Monday. The Tigers finished 33-4, 16-0 in Conference USA, riding a 25-game win streak before a 92-76 loss to top seed Ohio State in the South Regional.
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John Calipari
Calipari
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Stenson DiMarco rout Woods Cook in Tavistock Cup
Henrik Stenson and Chris DiMarco defeated Tiger Woods and John Cook 57 65 in a best ball session on Monday, giving Lake Nona Golf and Country Club a 10-0 lead over Isleworth after day one.
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Fla
Henrik Stenson
Chris DiMarco
Tiger Woods
John Cook
Lake Nona Golf and Country Club
Isleworth
Commentary on NCAA coaching changes and tournament
John McGrath argues the NCAA tournament is nearly perfect and endorses keeping the selection process intact. He condemns expansion and urges a 22 day embargo on coaching firings and hirings after Selection Sunday to curb the revolving door of coaches, citing Billy Donovan and Tubby Smith as examples.
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Jim Boeheim
John Wooden
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Kentucky
Tubby Smith
Minnesota
Donovan
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Rick Pitino
Florida
Smith
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