Ottawa Sports Briefs Include Fundraiser and Soccer Thriller
Ottawa hosts a bingo fundraiser at the VFW Sunday with doors at 1 pm and calling at 2 pm to aid the Babe Ruth league. The Raiders upset Immaculata 6 1 after a fast start, coach Kelly Smith praising Ottawa’s effort and noting a late 10 man spell. Central Heights and Jayhawk Linn split softball, Vikings winning 14 10 in the opener before a 13 12 loss. Bud Selig signaled approval for David Glass to buy the Kansas City Royals, a $96 million bid, with next week’s MLB owners meeting in Houston likely to confirm.
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Lauren Mull
Kansas City, Mo
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David Glass
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Associated Press Sports Editors
New York
Ewing Kauffman
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Houston
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Wal-Mart
Nick Bradford Named KU Team MVP for 1999 2000
Kansas basketball star Nick Bradford was named the team's most valuable player for the 1999 2000 season. Bradford received the award at the annual awards banquet after a career spanning 140 games with Kansas, where he started 21 games last season and ranked fourth on the program's career steals list. He also played four different positions during his time with the Jayhawks.
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Bradford
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Garnett Debuts First Duathlon Saturday Morning
Garnett Optimists stage their first duathlon at 8 a.m. Saturday starting at Anderson County Senior-Junior High School. A 3 mile run through western Garnett precedes a 20 mile bike leg on K-31 and a final 2 mile run back to the school. About 75 entrants expected from Garnett Ottawa Kansas City Wichita Newton Manhattan with ages from 20s to 65.
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Anderson County
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UCLA Sophomores Rush and Moise May Enter NBA Draft
UCLA juniors JaRon Rush and Jerome Moise reportedly will forgo remaining eligibility to enter the NBA draft. Sources say neither has officially notified UCLA as coach Steve Lavin could not comment. Moise averaged 13 points and 7.6 rebounds. Rush 12.1 points and 5.7 rebounds. Rush owed $6,525 for NCAA violations tied to a 24 game suspension.
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Jerome Moise
Los Angeles Daily News
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Jerome
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Marc Dellins
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Moise
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Daily News
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OMS girls break records in home track meet
The Ottawa Middle School girls team scored 130 points at the OMS Invitational on Steve Grogan Stadium, setting a school mark and two seventh grade records. Caitlin Smith and teammates won the 3200 relay in 11:03.38, while Smith and Stultz posted seventh grade records in high jump and shot put respectively. Ottawa swept five events and led girls events, as Leavenworth West edged Ottawa for the boys title by two points.
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Steve Grogan
Mike Kyriakos
Caitlin Smith
Faye Cassell
Jara Vance
Lisa Morrisey
Smith
Sarah Stultz
Leavenworth West
West
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Atchison
Clark
Pierson
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Sadye Mages
Andrea Laws
Laws
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Kyle Huschke
Caleb Mitchell
Blaine Angell
Brad Skiles
Mitchell
Jason Houston
Vashon Perryman
Will Baldwin
Josh Ingold
Billy Harris
Dominic Nation
Skiles
Huschka
Matt Ferguson
Houston
Andrew Garcia
Larry Griffin
Nation
Caleb Blakesly
Brad Spencer
Garcia
Perryman
Chiefs eye wide receivers to bolster depleted depth
Chiefs president Carl Peterson notes wide receivers as a draft priority amid a thin pool. Target candidates include Dez White and Sylvester Morris, with Lockett and Alexander expected to step up. Joe Horn departed as a free agent, while Aaron Graham agreed to a two year contract to replace aging Tim Grunhard at center.
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Kansas City
Georgia Tech
Dez White
Jackson State
Sylvester Morris
Peterson
Kevin) Lockett
Baltimore
Derrick Alexander
Larry Parker
Andre Rison
Joe
Horn
New Orleans
Peter Warrick
Florida State
Plaxico Burress
Michigan State
Tim Grunhard
Aaron Graham
Graham
Arizona
Piggie charged in NCAA corruption case tied to student athletes
Indictment details a scheme defrauding schools, conferences, and the NCAA by paying players and funneling $99,127.80 in cash through Nike ties. Piggie 39 faces up to 49 years, with $1.85 million in fines, while co-conspirators’ suspensions and noncharges are noted.
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Duke
Jane Jankowski
Kansas City
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Grant
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