Nuggets surge past Mavericks to take 2-0 lead in series
Denver breaks open in the final period to beat Dallas 117-105 and move ahead 2-0 in the best of seven. Chauncey Billups sparked the rally with hustle plays as Carmelo Anthony added 25 points in the fourth. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 35 points as the Mavericks head to Dallas needing a stronger fourth quarter.
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Jason Kidd
Jason Terry
J.R. Smith
Carmelo Anthony
Nowitzki
Mavs
Rick Carlisle
Phelps Ready to Return to Pool After Suspension
Michael Phelps, rehabbing from a USA Swimming three month ban for a marijuana incident, plans his comeback at a Charlotte meet. He aims to prove critics wrong and reclaim his status after Beijing’s eight golds, saying he’ll be more satisfied than his detractors at the end.
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Baltimore
Michael Phelps
USA Swimming
Phelps
Charlotte
N.C
Associated Press
Ottawa steals two wins as bats wake up in nightcap
Ottawa handed Louisburg a 9-1 nightcap win after a 9-4 opener. Hailie Ray fanned eight while Alyssa Miller led with four hits and Mikela Scott belted her first homer. Anna Mages earned the win with six strikeouts as Ottawa eyes a rescheduled doubleheader at Eudora.
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Louisburg
Hailie Ray
Ottawa
Katzer
Mikela Scott
Mikela
Alyssa Miller
Anna Mages
Eudora
Wellsville Girls and Boys Shine at Eudora Invite
At the Eudora Invitational Wellsville high and middle school athletes posted strong showings. Eighth grade girls won events led by Kehl in discus and shot put with school records. multiple Wellsville teams placed in top relay slots and individual events. Seventh grade girls and boys squads also claimed several top results, with standout marks from McCracken, Gibbs, Kayhill, and Hillman across sprints, jumps, and throws.
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Dougan
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O'Connor
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Eudora
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Perry
Ottawa Teams Hit Local Schedule Across Soccer Tennis and More
Thursday features Ottawa at Tonganoxie 6 pm and Ottawa at regionals in Fort Scott. Ottawa softball visits Eudora at 4 30 pm. St James travels to Ottawa for high school baseball at 4 30 pm. Friday Pioneer League tournament sees Council Grove at West Franklin at 4 30 pm. Ottawa competes in track at SM North 3 pm with Redbud Wellsville Ottawa at sub state Independence.
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Eudora
St. James
Council Grove
West Franklin
Wellsville
Independence
Scoreboard Friday events across Ottawa area sports
Friday scoreboard lists Basehor-Linwood at Ottawa at 4 p.m. A Saturday slate shows Ottawa at Turner Invitational softball and Ottawa at Anderson County Invitational golf at 8 30 p m. Local teams vie for fast starts and key results this weekend.
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Anderson County
Transactions Tuesday Sports Transactions
Baseball moves include Tigers DL for Guillen and Larish and Thomas recalls. Yankees place Posada on DL, Cervelli recalled. Athletics promote Copeland from DL, Eveland to Sacramento. Braves activate Anderson, send Jones to Gwinnett. Nationals option Rivera, Beimer activated. Football signings include Byrd with Cardinals, Sanborn with Bills, Furrey with Browns, Johnson and Urban with Colts and Vikings, McGowan with Patriots, Malone released, Saints release Ealy and Kapanula.
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Jeff Larish
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Toledo
NEW York Yankees
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Francisco Cervelli
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Dana Eveland
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Joe Beimer
Arizona Cardinals
Dominique Byrd
Buffalo Bills
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Chicago Bears
Tyrell Fenroy
Cleveland Browns
Mike Furrey
Indianapolis Colts
Ed Johnson
Minnesota Vikings
Juan Garcia
Nick Urban
NEW England Patriots
Brandon McGowan
Tom Malone
NEW Orleans Saints
Biren Ealy
Kolomona Kapanul
Brazeal Leads Trio to Senior Scramble Win at Hickory Hollow
Brazeal captained a foursome with Dick Potter, Lynn Willhite, and Karen Crosby to a senior scramble victory Monday at Hickory Hollow. The team shot a minus five, with Brazeal nearest the pin on holes 3 and 7, highlighting concrete performance.
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Hickory Hollow
Dick Potter
Lynn Willhite
Karen Crosby
Altreras Wins Cinco de Mayo Show Bout in Kansas City
Altreras of the Ottawa Boxing Club defeated Landrey Casey of the Danger Fire Boxing Club in Holton on March 2 during the Cinco de Mayo boxing show in Kansas City.
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Randy Ultreras
Ottawa
Landrey Casey
Danger Fire Boxing Club
Holton
Kansas City
Favre May Meet With Vikings In Week Talks
AP reports via ESPN that Brett Favre is scheduled to meet Vikings coach Brad Childress later this week citing an anonymous source with direct knowledge of discussions between the two parties.
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Minneapolis
ESPN
Brett Favre
Vikings
Brad Childress
Ottawa regional opener at Tonganoxie May 18
Pitching dominates as Ottawa faces top opponent and strong defense. Blake Firestone ends slump with solid hits, Corbin Geodert also drives the ball hard. Herrmann notes both players excel defensively at third and short for the Cy Clones. Regular season wraps Tuesday at Paola, then regional at Tonganoxie May 18.
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Blake Firestone
Corbin Geodert
Herrmann
Cyclones
St. James
Paola
Tonganoxie
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