NCAA Tournament First Round Matchups Across Four Regions
Regional first round action detailed with pairings at Baltimore, Knickerbocker Arena, The Pyramid, Tallahassee Civic Center, Daytona Arena, and Huntsman Center. Notable teams include Wake Forest, North Carolina A&T, Michigan, Arizona, Oklahoma State, Kentucky, and UCLA.
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Brigham Young
Ohio
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Colgate
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Frank Erwin
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Major leaguers who played in NCAA basketball tourney
Six major league baseball veterans who also played in the NCAA tournament are listed with their colleges and years: Kenny Lofton Arizona 1988 Tim Stoddard North Carolina 1974 Eddie O’Brien Seattle 1953 Rollie Sheldon Connecticut 960 Johnny O’Brien Seattle West Virginia Paul Popovich West Virginia 1960
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Arizona
Tim Stoddard
N.C
Eddie O'Brien
Seattle
Rollie Sheldon
Conneticut
Johnny O'Brien
Paul Popovich
West Virginia
Colgate eyes upset as Neale cites Iowa State blueprint
Colgate guard Tucker Neale urges emulation of Iowa State as a model to beat Kansas in a first round NCAA game in Dayton. Neale notes Colgate’s 14 of 30 three pointers in the Patriot League tournament and a 36 percent team rate. He leads Colgate at 22.8 PPG. Kansas, top seed, seeks its 25th NCAA trip with storied success.
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Tucker Neale
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Neale
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Dayton
Ohio
Jack Bruen
Ostertag Brings Big Game Guarded By Bruised Foot
Kansas star Greg Ostertag, a 7-foot center, faces a bruised foot ahead of a first round NCAA Midwest Regional game against Colgate in Dayton Ohio. Listed day to day, Ostertag has been a key rebounder and shot blocker, averaging solid stats when healthy.
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Kan
Kansas
Greg Ostertag
Adonai Foyle
Colgate
Dayton
Ohio
Ostertag
29 named to all league teams by area coaches
Thirty players were selected to first team all league by league coaches in 1995. The girls dominated, with 18 first team picks, while the boys had 11 across six leagues in the Ottawa Herald coverage area. Named players include Jeremy McDonnell, Mike Kellerman, Brian Gresnick, Matt Hanny, and Jeff Pelton among others in Frontier Lyon County and other leagues.
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Brian Gresnick
Matt Hanny
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Hanny
Wellsville
Kyle Deterding
Eagles
Huron
Ottawa Cyclones
Jeff Pelton
Ottawa
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Atchison
David Grover
Jeff
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Lyndon
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Travis Farwell
Quigton
Fulton
Low
Ryan Jones
Jones
Farwell
Trojan
Brian McIntosh
Valley
Osage City
TJ. McCoy
Central Heights
George
Nick Wuertz
Vikings
Nick
Baseball owners hit with unfair labor practice charge
ASHINGTON AP 18 days before season start the owners face an unfair labor practice complaint from the NLRB accusing them of eliminating salary arbitration and anti collusion rules from the expired agreement. Fehr says talks must resume at the bargaining table as a possible injunction could end the strike. Bud Selig calls it a victory for owners since two other union accusations were not pursued.
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Donald Fehr
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Fred Feinstein
U.S
Bud Selig
Ottawa officials named to regional and state basketball games
Officials from the Ottawa Officials Association were selected for regional sub-state and state basketball games this season. Charles Porter Frank Garvin and Tom Drake worked regional 1A in Waverly Lyndon sub-state Emporia sub-state and 2A state in Manhattan. Drake served at 3A in Hutchinson Blane Boeh at 4A in Salina with Terry White Mike Blane Pat Boch and Doug Bowes at Paola and St Thomas Aquinas sub-states.
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Ottawa Officials Association
Waverly
Charles Porter
Frank Garvin
Tom Drake
Charles Dykes
Drake
Lyndon
Porter
Garvin
Emporia
Paola
Terry White
Mike Blane
Pat Boch
Doug Bowes
St. Thomas Aquinas
Manhattan
Porter and Garvin
Hutchinson
Blane
Boeh
Salina
MacAlpine named US representative for Belgium tour
Melissa MacAlpine of Ottawa, granddaughter of Vernon and Imogene Horn, was chosen to join the Florida All-State Belgium Basketball Tour, a 14 to 18 age competition with high school teams from Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland and Croatia. Garett Parks and Recreation warns signups for summer softball and baseball are Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with parents paying fees and signing consent forms.
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HOYT
Royal Valley
Melissa MacAlpine
Vernon
Imogene Horn
Ottawa
United States
Florida
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Poland
Croatia
Garnett
Garett Parks and Recreation
NFL owners seek Rams move amid LA uncertainty
In Phoenix AP report, NFL owners delay Rams relocation amid fears of losing an LA team next season. Raiders owner Al Davis hints at moving from earthquake damaged Coliseum, leveraging potential Rams shift as leverage while discussions focus on stadium issues and fan interests.
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Rams
Raiders
Souther California
Los Angeles
Greg Aiello
Los Angeles Stadium
St. Louis
al Davis
L.A. Coliseum
Broncos risk fine over Gibbs interview
Denver owner Pat Bowlen says the team will likely incur a fine for interviewing Chiefs coach Alex Gibbs during the playoffs. He expects no draft pick loss, but a penalty in the range of 25,000 to 50,000. Bowlen calls it a minor infraction and questions the supervisory roles claimed by Kansas City.
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Alex Gibbs
Kansas City Chiefs
Pat Bowlen
Bowlen
Broncos
NFL
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