Chiefs Push for Expanded NFL Playoffs to Fourteen
Chiefs propose increasing playoff qualifiers from 12 to 14 at league meetings in Palm Beach. TheCompetition Committee opposes, citing byes and competitive concerns, while proponents argue for greater excitement and chances to reach the postseason.
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Bob Kraft
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Atlanta Falcons
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Scott edges to victory at The Players in dramatic finish
Adam Scott, 23, overcame water on the 18th to save bogey and win The Players Championship at 12 under, earning a record $1.4 million. Padraig Harrington tied the back-nine course record with 66, but Scott's 70 sealed the win and avoided a playoff.
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Grace Park Wins Kraft Nabisco, Tops Teens Wie Song
Grace Park, 25, holds off teen sensations Michelle Wie and Aree Song to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship in Rancho Mirage. Park survived a late tests including Song's dramatic 30-foot eagle bid and a late wobble after clipping a tree, finishing with a clutch 6-foot birdie on 18 to claim her first major. Wie and Song impressed as future LPGA stars, but Park's experience and nerve sealed the victory in a tense desert finale.
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Aree Song
Grace Park
Park
Antre Dge
Wie
Song
Eagle
Annika Sorenstam
Karrie Webb
Busch wins again at Bristol in Food City 500
In Bristol, Kurt Busch ignored tire pit guidance from crew chief Jimmy Fennig with 119 laps left and won his third straight race overall and fourth in five starts on the concrete track. Busch admitted staying out was risky as others pitted, but he held the lead and fended off pressure while his crew chief expressed frustration and later support for Busch’s bold call.
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Bristol Motor Speedway
Kurt Busch
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Kansas Stumbles But Forces OT In Regional Classic
Kansas, led by Langford and Simien, rallies from a late deficit to tie Georgia Tech at 66 with 39.6 seconds left after J.R. Giddens hits a clutch 3. Elder, sidelined by a sprained ankle, played 12 minutes but could not run at full speed as the Jayhawks fade in overtime.
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Elder
Simien
Kansas
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Jeff Graves
J.R. Giddens
Giddens
Miles
Michael Lee
Bynum
Georgia Tech
Foursome wins Sunday scramble at Hickory Hollow golf course
The team of C W Brazeal Don Hill Jim Clark and Kent Monday won the Sunday scramble with a minus three. Brazeal was closest on holes 3 and 7. One more scramble remains before moving to Wednesday night with 4 p m tee times. Bauer records first ace of season at Hickory Hollow
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New York Giants
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Jim Clark
Kent
Hickory Hollow
Brazeal
Ottawa Braves surrender in Avila Tourney big innings
Ottawa University softball dropped all three games in the Avila Tournament. McKendree scored four and three runs in single frames to beat Ottawa 8-0 in Friday opener, while Illinois Springfield erased a 2-1 Ottawa lead with a five-run seventh to win 6-2. Saturday William Jewell added six runs in the fourth as Ottawa fell 7-1 after five hits.
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Ottawa
Lady Braves
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Ottawa Softball Rally Stems From Multiple Hits
Melisa Miller and Brandy Shoemaker lead with two hits apiece as Ottawa's offense collects six hits against Illinois. Shoemaker Wadkins Day Burdick and Sheffield also notch hits with Shoemaker scoring and stealing twice. In the loss to William Jewell Wadkins secures Ottawa's lone seventh inning hit and run.
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Melisa Miller
Brandy Shoemaker
Kelli Wadkins
Danielle Halpin
Ottawa
Illinois
Shoemaker
Wadkins
Sondra Day
Dana Burdick
Katie Sheffield
Sheffield
William Jewell
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