MVC Academic Excellence Award Recipients Named
Brendan Lutz of Southern Illinois University and Erin Pauk of SIU women’s basketball headline 36 student athletes as Missouri Valley Conference earn President's Council Academic Excellence Award. Lutz holds 3.94 GPA in geology. Pauk 4.0 GPA in psychology. award requires 3.8 GPA, two years of athletics, and within 18 hours of graduation. Also announced were Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award recipients and 2005-06 Honor Roll. White Sox reach agreement with first-round pick Kyle McCulloch after strong junior season. NBA: Heat defeat Mavericks 95-92.
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Heat win ends Mavericks bid for NBA crown in Dallas
Miami Heat rally with 36 points from Dwyane Wade to beat Dallas 95 92 in Dallas and claim the NBA championship. Dirk Nowitzki scores 29 as the Mavericks see their season fade after a 2 0 series lead and late collapses.
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Bonds Williams led SIU to back to back NCAA appearances
Bridgett Bonds now Williams, SIU forward from 1985 to 1988, helped the Salukis post consecutive NCAA tournament berths and a 36 0 Gateway Conference run. MVP in 1987, she averaged about 12 points and seven rebounds, later coaching at SSU and Wright State.
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Salukis star Bonds shines in four year run and honors
Bonds starred for Southern Illinois, posting nearly 12 points and seven rebounds per game over four seasons. She earned Gateway Conference Most Valuable Player in 1987 and was inducted into the Saluki Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993, contributing to a 90-25 team record during her career.
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White Sox erupt for 20 runs in rout of Cardinals
Joe Crede and A.J. Pierzynski homer as Chicago plate 11 in third inning, collect 24 hits and 20 runs, sending Mulder to a short 21 13 inning. Crede, Dye each four hits. Konerko, Pierzynski drive in three runs. Cardinals fall to 6-? as Ozzie Guillen ejected after hit batsman incident.
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U.S. Open echoes film plot as Mickelson shocks final hole
The final round mirrors a movie with Roy McAvoy like Mickelson failing to lay up on 18. Mickelson’s errant drive, a near second shot from the rough, and a tree strike lead to a double bogey after a sand trap chip out, drawing analyst chatter.
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