Sports broadcast slate features NBA NCAA tennis and golf
On Thursday and Friday a packed schedule includes NBA games Detroit at New Jersey and Minnesota at San Antonio on TNT, NCAA Tournament Texas vs Princeton and North Carolina vs Air Force, plus ATP WTA Pacific Life Open action. Exibition baseball, golf events at LPGA Safeway, PGA Bay Hill, and Toshiba Classic follow with multiple ESPN networks airing matches and rounds.
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Florida State tops Wichita State 91 84 in NIT upset
Florida State rally from 14 down to force overtime then seize a 91 84 double overtime win over Wichita State in the NIT first round. Tim Pickett nets 25 points including a late regulation 3 to tie, while Jamar Howard and Fridge Holman lead Shocker scorers with 16 each.
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Wichita State
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Randy Burns
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Nate Johnson
Mark Turgeon
Fridge Holman
Texas, Princeton set high NCAA first round clash in Denver
Texas ranked third in the Atlanta Regional faces Princeton, 14th seed, in the opening NCAA game in Denver. Texas boasts 23 7 with Final Four run last year while Princeton, 20 7, boasts 25th Ivy League title and No 2 scoring defense. Guard Ed Persia could play for Princeton though not at full strength. UTEP and Maryland also seek impact turnarounds as the tourney begins.
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Longhorns
Brandon Mouton
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Wire
Ed Persia
John Thompson
Eddie
Phoenix
Shaq weighs Campy offer to join U.S. Olympic team
Shaquille O Neal weighs an invitation to join the U S Olympic basketball roster with Kevin Garnett. The 12 man team may add LeBron James and could hinge on Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone availability. Nine spots are filled as training camp begins July 26 ahead of the August 15 Olympic opener.
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Jackson
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Jason Kidd
Mike Bibby
Tracy McGrady
Allen Iverson
Ray Allen
Tim Duncan
Sydney
Garnett
Athens
Vince Carter
Puerto Rico
ORC Runs Spring Break Baseball Camp for Youth
Ottawa Recreation Commission hosts a week long baseball camp for nearly 60 youths from kindergarten through eighth grade to improve throwing fielding hitting and pitching. Ottawa High School coaches provide guidance as part of the ORC and Babe Ruth youth sports program with strict residency rules for Ottawa school district residents.
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Jonny Brewer
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Ryan Cobb
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Ottawa
Ottawa Twisters shine at Showdown in the Show-Me State
Ottawa Twisters led by Tony Hunt competed in Neosho Missouri at a gymnastic meet with 21 teams and about 450 athletes from five states. Amanda Hill won floor level 1 and trampoline level 3 and took third on double mini level 5. Dylan Moore claimed multiple first places across trampoline level 6 floor level 4 and double mini level 6. Anna Daniels finished top in trampoline and floor in age 15 plus with a second on double mini. Hill and Moore will advance to level 5 on floor at the April 3 Kansas City meet.
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