Lineup for Bulls vs Kings at United Center Monday
The Chicago Bulls host the Sacramento Kings at 7 30 p.m. at the United Center. SIU women's golf tees off Monday in Orlando for the Spalding Peggy Kirk Bell tournament. Centralia and East St Louis meet Tuesday at SIU Arena in the Carbondale Class AA Boys Super Sectional. Saluki baseball aims to extend a seven game win streak against Arkansas Little Rock in the Irish Classic in San Antonio Wednesday.
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Notable Sarah Hughes honored with hometown parade medal
Notable Sarah Hughes, Olympic women's figure skating champion, stands with a giant gold medal after a parade in Great Neck New York. Jaanus Uudmae of Southern Illinois University finished 12th in the NCAA Indoor triple jump in Fayetteville Arkansas with a best of 50 feet 4.5 inches. he was second in the MVC Indoor Championships and ranks second all time on the Saluki indoor list. Knicks Magic Raptors.
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Salukis earn at large NCAA bid and face Texas Tech
Salukis from Southern Illinois earned an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament after a 26 7 season with wins over Saint Louis Iowa State and Indiana. They will play No 6 Texas Tech (23 8) Friday at 6 50 p m in Chicago at the United Center. Coach Bruce Weber hailed the program’s progress while setting a goal to reach the Sweet 16.
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Knight Faces SIU in NCAA First Round Irony of Knight Opposing Salukis
Texas Tech earns a Thursday NCAA matchup with SIU after Bob Knight helped set the three game Indiana SIU series. SIU, led by Bruce Weber, upset Indiana 72 60 in December aiding their first at large NCAA bid. SIU guard Kent Williams hails Knight and looks forward to the clash.
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NCAA zings the Zags with low seeding
The NCAA bracket shows top seeds Duke Maryland Kansas Cincinnati and Oklahoma as No. 1s with Gonzaga slotted at No. 6 in the West. Gonzaga faces a potential second round against Arizona as crowd in Spokane booed the seed. Committee chair Lee Fowler cited strength of schedule as a factor.
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Stewart wins MBNA 500 in first 500-mile triumph
Tony Stewart captures his first career 500-mile victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway, passing Ward Burton with 24 laps left and holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr. Stewart led the most laps for the second straight race and moves to fifth in the standings, 101 behind leader Sterling Marlin. Rookie Jimmie Johnson finishes third.
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