VCU Upsets Duke In Opening NCAA Round Thriller
Virginia Commonwealth edged Duke 79-77 on a late jumper by Eric Maynor to end Duke's 11-year streak of round of 16 appearances. Greg Paulus scored 25 for Duke, while Maynor finished with 22 as VCU advances to face Pittsburgh in the second round in the West Regional.
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Hickory Hollow Scramble Produces Tie-Breaker Winners
In the first Wednesday night scramble at Hickory Hollow, the team of Rick Crawford Steve Sleichter Rick Howard and Tim Jones won the scorecard playoff with a minus five. Crawford and C W Brazeal were closest to the pin winners. Berroa signed through 2008 for 8.5 million with a 500000 buyout for 2009, hit .287 with 17 HR 92 runs and 21 stolen bases as a rookie, then faded in 2006 to .234 with nine HR 68 runs and three SB in four attempts and led the AL with a 190 road batting average while grounding into 21 double plays.
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Berroa Faces Competition for Royals Starting Shortstop
In Surprise Arizona Angel Berroa, the 2003 AL Rookie of the Year, battles for Kansas City’s shortstop job with veteran Alex Gonzalez and prospect Andres Blanco after a spring game with a strikeout total of 12 in 26 at bats and a fielding error. Manager Buddy Bell insists Berroa remains the frontrunner but the open competition could last days.
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Benson to miss 2007 season due to shoulder surgery
Kris Benson of the Baltimore Orioles will undergo shoulder surgery ending his 2007 season. He had been training in Florida with a torn rotator cuff and hoped four weeks of rehab would allow a later return, but the injury will sideline him for the year.
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Bears' Tank Johnson Sentenced to Jail in Illinois
Chicago Bears defensive lineman Tank Johnson received a four month jail term for probation violation in a 2005 gun case. He was ordered to spend 120 days in Cook County Jail and pay a 2500 dollar fine after pleading guilty. Police had arrested him on misdemeanor weapons charges December 14 following a raid on his home.
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Kansas Jayhawks seek doom over Niagara in NCAA opener
No. 1 Kansas (30-4) faces seven seed Niagara in the West Regional first round aiming to end a two-game first-round skid. Niagara, led by Charron Fisher and Clif Brown, rides a 12-game win streak and eyes an upset as Kansas pursues a deep tournament run under coach Bill Self.
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