Lineup TODAY: NHL playoffs open. daily pro, prep games listed
The National Hockey League playoffs begin. In pro baseball the Chicago White Sox play in Kansas City at 1 10 p m. The Chicago Cubs meet the Reds in Cincinnati at 6 10 p m while the St Louis Cardinals host Milwaukee at 7 10 p m. Prep softball features Herrin hosting Marion and Nashville at Trico. Girls track has Nashville hosting Chester Centralia and Pinckneyville. Prep baseball games include Benton at Murphysboro Pinckneyville at Anna Jonesboro and West Frankfort hosting Herrin. Harrisburg hosts Massac County in prep softball.
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Jordan honored by MVC again by Katie Jordan
Southern Illinois junior outfielder Katie Jordan from Fenton Missouri earned the Missouri Valley Conference Softball Player of the Week for a second time this season. She hit .636 with three doubles and three home runs across five games, drove in seven runs and posted a .750 on base percentage while helping LIU to a 4-1 record. Jordan now has 23 career home runs, two behind SIU record holder Erin Jemsterfer.
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Liu
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Connecticut women win national title again in New Orleans
UConns Huskies defeat Tennessee 70 61 for their third straight women’s national title and first program sweep of both men and women championships. Diana Taurasi scores 17 and earns Final Four outstanding player honors as Geno Auriemma’s team seals the victory.
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Diana Taurasi
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Conn
Georgia Tech
Pat Summitt
Geno Auriemma
SIU banquet celebrates 25-win season and MVC title
About 500 SIU fans gathered at SIU Arena for a banquet honoring the 2003-04 season. The event celebrated 25 wins and a third straight Missouri Valley Conference title, with seniors Brad Korn Sylvester Willis and Bryan Turner walking off together after Senior Night.
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Southern Illinois University
SIU
Missouri
Brad Korn
Sylvester Willis
Bryan Turner
Painter faces Purdue offer at Saluki basketball banquet
Saluki coach Matt Painter received a Purdue University offer to join as associate head coach next year and transition to head coach after Gene Keady resigns. ESPN Radio WMVP Chicago cited a six year deal, one year as associate head coach and five as head coach.
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Purdue University
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Winans Leaves Positive Impressions At SEMO
SEMO basketball star Derek Winans, a Shawnee High School grad from Cape Girardeau, maintains a 4.0 GPA, leads SEMO in scoring at 14.5 points per game, and shoots 77 in golf. He emphasizes being a positive role model, citing his mother as a key influence, and describes a demanding routine of class, practice, and study while aiming to improve team chemistry and performance.
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Southeastern Missouri State University
East Cape Girardeau
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Indians
Painter Lavert's Loox Scort eyeing Purdue move
Rumors swirl that Matt Painter may leave Southern Illinois University for Purdue to serve as associate head coach for a year before taking the reins from Gene Keady. He would face a tougher league, bigger pay, and high expectations, while weighing loyalty to SIU staff and his own readiness for the Big Ten.
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Loox
BUICK
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