Mid-Am aide becomes coach
Dan Hughes resigns as MAC assistant commissioner over men's basketball to take the head coaching job with the San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA. Jim Lessig will run basketball ops on an interim basis through the 2004 2005 season with a search for a new assistant commissioner planned for later this month.
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Toledo
Marshall
Central Florida
Dan Hughes
MAC
San Antonio Silver Stars
WNBA
Jim Lessig
Monfils Upsets Gaudio In Qatar Open First Round
In Doha Gael Monfils, rated No 1 junior, defeated Gaston Gaudio 6 4 7 6 4 to end Gaudio's strong season and hard court struggles. The win came as Youzhny and Pavel, both seeds, also fell in Tuesday action.
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Doha
Qatar
Gaston Gaudio
Gael Monfils
France
Gaudio
Monfils
Mikhail Youzhny
Andrei Pavel
Utah QB Smith Declares for NFL Draft
Utah quarterback Alex Smith leaves Utah with a degree and a near perfect season to declare for the NFL draft with one year of eligibility remaining. He said the timing felt right to make the jump and pursue professional opportunities.
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Salt Lake City
Alex Smith
Utah
Smith
Bears
Lovie Smith
Chicago
Orioles Pitcher Sidney Ponson Released From Aruba Jail
Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson was freed after a week in custody in Aruba where police investigated claims he punched a judge on a beach. He appeared before a judge as prosecutors said they would not oppose his release while awaiting trial on public violence and simple aggression charges. No trial date was set.
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Oranjestad
Aruba
Baltimore Orioles
Sidney Ponson
Ponson
la Prensa
UCF weighs on campus stadium plan
University of Central Florida studies an on campus football stadium to replace Citrus Bowl games. A new design would cost about 40 million dollars and be self supporting. President John Hitt said feasibility is under study and earlier estimates were much higher.
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Orlando
Fla
University of Central Florida
UCF
John Hitt
BCS mulls selection panel but no playoff in sight
The BCS considers a committee of college football experts to pick the top teams for the title game while rejecting an NFL style playoff. Weiberg says a ranking method could replace the AP poll. a published standings system would remain. The discussion covers automatic qualifiers, a fifth BCS game, and TV rights with Fox and ABC.
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BCS
Miami
Kevin Weiberg
Weiberg
Associated Press
Auburn
Utah
Boise State
Southern California
Oklahoma
Tors
AP Poll
Football Writers Association of America
Fox
ABC
Saban reports to work for Dolphins
Dolphins new coach Nick Saban reports to Davie to overhaul staff and trim payroll, with plans to evaluate players and pursue free agents as he prepares for the college draft. He arrived by helicopter, spoke 45 minutes, and expressed confidence in reviving a franchise coming off a 4-12 season.
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Saban
Dolphins
LSU
Wayne Huizenga
Seven questions for a new year in golf at Kapalua
PGA Tour opens in Hawaii with Vijay Singh atop the world and Tiger Woods coming off a late-season resurgence. The piece poses seven 2005 season questions about Singh's encore, Woods's majors hunger, Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson pressures, and the search for a younger rival while Tim Finchem seeks a new TV deal.
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Kapalua
Hawaii
Vijay Singh
Tiger Woods
Ernie Els
Phil Mickelson
Retief Goosen
Singh
Woods
Tiger
Dunlop Phoenix
Japan
Anoth
Eli
Augusta National
Ken Venturi
Tom Weiskopf
Greg Norman
David Duval
Phil
Mickelson
Lefty
Consid
Golf
Adam Scott
Sergio Garcia
Scott
Tom Kite
Jay Haas
Haas
Tim Finchem
Finchem
Red Sox Trophy Tour With Lottery Sponsorship
Red Sox president Larry Lucchino announced a World Series Trophy Tour sponsored by the Massachusetts Lottery. The $225,000 sponsor budget will fund visits to Massachusetts communities on request, with the trophy already having traveled 20,000 miles across 10 states and the Dominican Republic.
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Boston
Red Sox
Larry Lucchino
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Lottery
Lucchino
Dominican Republic
Sony Ericsson Named Global Sponsor for WTA Tour
Sony Ericsson agreed to a six year 88 million dollar sponsorship elevating the circuit to The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The season will be renamed and the year end championships may move from Los Angeles due to attendance.
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New York
Sony Ericsson
Associated Press
Virginia Slims
Kraft General Foods
Corel
Sanex
The
Larry Scott
Los Angeles
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Berlin
Michael Schumacher
Asia
Willi Weber
Red Cross
U.N. Children’s Fund
Ferrari
Foreign Ministry
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Orioles
NCAA
By Raton D. Russo
By Steven Wine
Cleveland Browns
Jim Bates
Terim
Dave Wannstedt
Bates
Chicago Bears
Terry Shea
Tues
Yelikka Vivancos
Nick Saban
Miami Dolphins
Davie
PGA
Vijay
Tennis Tour
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