Cahokia challenges Carbondale in sectional showdown
Cahokia 26 3 and ranked No 1 in Class AA faces Carbondale in a high stakes Carbondale Super-sectional at SIU Arena. Cahokia relies on fast breaks and rebounding led by Goodwin and Sillas while Carbondale guards and bigs counter with a 23-5 record and key coaching ties. The winner advances to Elite Eight against Richwoods or Ottawa with Friday’s 8 35 p m tip.
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Southern Illinoisan
Champaign
Carbondale
Cahokia
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Terriers
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Liam Sillas
Steve Bardo
Ronnie Tate
Woolard
Benton
Steve Stewart
Goodwin
Sillas
Effingham
SIU
Assembly Hall
Peoria Richwoods
Ottawa
Larry Jackson
Collinsville
Illinois
Carbondale High School
Illinois Stuns Georgia In East Regional Semifinal
Illinois built a 16-0 run late in the first half and rolled past Georgia 74-58 in Atlanta. Efrem Winters led Illinois with 19 points, Doug Altenberger added 16, while Georgia shot 39 percent in the opening half. Georgia Tech beat Syracuse 70-53 to reach the regional final against Illinois in Providence.
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McBride
Cahokia
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Associated Press
New York Times
Atlanta
Illinois
Georgia
Omni
Doug Altenberger
Fighting Illini
Illinios
Efrem Winters
Ken Norman
Joe Ward
Cedric Henderson
Lou Henson
Altenberger
Efrem
Hugh Durham
Big East and ACC vie for NCAA supremacy this season
The Big East and ACC each advance four teams to the regional semifinals as NCAA Tournament action narrows. Georgetown St John’s Villanova Boston College eye possible all Big East Final Four while North Carolina Maryland Georgia Tech and NC State remain in contention for the ACC. Michigan falls to Villanova as Illinois leads the lone Big Ten survivor.
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North Carolina
Maryland
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North Carolina State
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Kentucky
SEC
Jim Valvano
Oklahoma
Michigan
Navy
Big Ten
Illinois
Martina Navratilova and the changing face of tennis
Martina Navratilova's dominant run ends with losses to Chris Evert Lloyd and Hana Mandlikova, signaling a shift in women's tennis. Her physical regimen reshaped the sport, pushing rivals to train harder while she adjusts, taking days off and pursuing other athletic activities as she remains in her prime at 28.
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Dn.y. Times
New York
Martina Navratilova
Supreme Court
Martina
Miss Navratilova
Helena Sukova
Czechoslovakia
Carling Bassett
Miss Bassett
Australia
Chris Evert Lloyd
Florida
Hana Mandlikova
United States
Princeton
N.J
Wendy Turnbull
Miss Mandlikova
London Bridge
Mrs. Lloyd
Robert Haas
John McEnroe
Drug Use Among College Athletes Reveals Mixed Signals
A National Collegiate Athletic Association survey of about 2000 US college athletes finds 27 percent smoke marijuana and 12 percent use cocaine. NCAA officials note the rate is higher than hoped but similar to peers the same age, while Michigan State researchers caution results cannot be generalized to all college athletes.
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New York Times
NEW York
United States
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Eric Zemper
NCAA
Zemper
William Anderson
College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University
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