NCAA basketball first round pairings by regional sites
The East region in Hartford hosts Clemson vs Brigham Young and La Salle against Southern Mississippi along with Connecticut facing Boston University and Indiana battling California. Southeast features Houston versus UC Santa Barbara, Michigan State against Murray State, LSU against Villanova, Georgia Tech versus East Tennessee State. Midwest shows Oklahoma versus Towson State, North Carolina against SW Missouri State, Arkansas versus Princeton, Illinois versus Dayton. West lists Oregon State against Ball State, Louisville versus Idaho, UNLV against Arkansas Little Rock, and Ohio State versus Providence.
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NIT Tourney Roundup With Upsets and Pairings
The wire lists NIT results and upcoming first round matchups dated Wednesday and Friday. Penn State beat Marquette 57 to 54 while New Orleans defeated James Madison 78 to 74 and Tennessee edged Memphis 73 to 7.
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New Orleans
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NCAA Women First Round Scores Displayed by Region
In the Mideast South Carolina defeated Bowling Green 93 to 50 and Vanderbilt beat Rutgers 78 to 75. Other results include Clemson 79 over Manhattan 55 and Penn State 83 over Florida State 73 with Maryland 100 over Appalachian State 71.
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Wolfpack petition backs Valvano amid probe
Raleigh AP reports a petition with 641 signatures from NC State faculty and staff, led by Harold Coble and seven Wolfpack players, urging support for Coach Jim Valvano during the interim chancellor's review. The move follows allegations of point shaving by former players as Monteith weighs Valvano’s future.
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Lewis repeats AIl-SEK first team honors for Ottawa High
Ottawa High senior Karen Lewis earned first team All-SEK honors for the second year, leading a young Cyclones team that went 6-14. Holly Baylor and Chelan David earned honorable mentions on the girls and boys sides, with David also delivering strong scoring in tournament play.
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Ottawa High
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Cyclone
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Bob Redeker
Holly Baylor
Lewis
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All-Southeast Kansas League First and Honorable Mention Teams
The list captures boys and girls players honored on the All-Southeast Kansas League squads. Notable first team selections include Cedric Colbert Coffeyville Brenden Forbes Parsons Ryan Keith Pittsburg and Karen Lewin Ottawa with multiple players from Chanute Labette County Coffeyville and Parsons among others.
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Coffeyville
Brenden Forbes
Parsons Ryan Keith
Pittsburg
Andy Nelson
Fort Scott
Tim Bradbury
Corey Dodd
Parsons
Cory Davis
Independence
Mike Sarwinski
Columbus
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Chanute
Clayton Adams
Mike Griffin
Labette Co
Hank McKellips
Ottawa
Chelan David
Bob Redeker
Jeff DeLaTorre
Labette County
Grant Bailey
Jeff Owen
Mike Hayward
Sean Turner
Joe Redmond
Karen Lewin
Beth Jones
Tina Peterson
Cami McKee
Holly Murdock
Kim Franklin
Jennifer Carey
Robyn McDaniel
Renee Brady
Sue Casper
Tracy Grant
Julie Canning
Holly Baylor
Jenny Schiebi
Shannon Vitt
Kristy Hamilton
Candi Hughes
Anjanette VanGotten
Shelly Hughes
Royals owner urges players to settle and play baseball
Kansas City Royals owner Ewing Kauffman urged an end to the dispute saying owners have given enough and called for immediate player settlement. He warned the season could be canceled if talks fail, insisting he supports concessions already made on mobility, waivers, and roster rules while noting the team would lose millions despite potential high attendance.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City Royals
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Kite Sees Players Championship As A Major In The Making
Tom Kite treats the Players Championship as golf’s major level event, insisting it has major-like ingredients and growing stature despite lack of history. Four top Europeans skipped the tourney, but Kite says the game’s value outweighs any single absence and urges players to seize majors when possible.
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Ponte Vedra, Fla
Tom Kite
U.S
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Seve Ballesteros
Spain
Nick Faldo
England
Bernhard Langer
West Germany
Ian Woosnam
Wales
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