SIU teams pace weekend sports slate across multiple cities
In prep softball Z A C hosts Woodlawn while Carrier Mills travels to Harrisburg. Men’s NCAA tournament games spread across Atlanta East Rutherford Phoenix and St Louis. St Louis Blues return after four days as Anaheim visits. Sparta hosts Red Bud in prep baseball and softball as Marion battles Anna Jonesboro. Junior College baseball features Rend Lake at Carterville for a GRAC clash with John A Logan. SIU baseball opens MVC play with a noon doubleheader versus Bradley at Abe Martin Field. SIU softball heads to Drake for a three game series, while Saluki Invitational round one kicks off for SIU women’s golf.
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Red Bud
Marion
Anna Jonesboro
Rivera stays with Yankees in $21 million extension
Mariano Rivera agreed to a two year contract through 2006 keeping him with the New York Yankees. Owner George Steinbrenner watched as the deal was announced with Rivera expressing thanks for the opportunity. Rivera, MVP of the 1999 World Series, helped the Yankees win four World Series titles and six AL pennants.
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Hall of Fame
Okafor and Nelson named unanimous All-Americans
Emeka Okafor of Connecticut and Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's earned unanimous All-America honors from The Associated Press, each receiving 360 points on all 72 first-team ballots. The first time since 1985 multiple players were unanimous selections, with Lawrence Roberts, Josh Childress, and Ryan Gomes rounding out the top team.
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Jameer Nelson
Connecticut
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Associated Press
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Nelson
Lawrence Roberts
Mississippi State
Josh Childress
Stanford
Ryan Gomes
Providence
Patrick Ewing
Georgetown
Chris Mullin
St. John’s
Wayman Tisdale
Oklahoma
Keith Lee
Memphis State
Brooks earns All-America honorable mention after MVC snub
Darren Brooks of Southern Illinois, snubbed by MVC media and SIDs in preseason, grabs All-America honorable mention. The junior guard led the Salukis to the NCAA tournament with 16.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 58 steals and 81 assists, also earning MVC Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors.
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Darren Brooks
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Southern Illinois University
Brooks
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Salukis
Salukis rally past SEMO in sloppy 6-5 win
SIU scored four runs in the final innings, aided by wild pitches and SEMO errors, to beat Southeast Missouri State 6-5. Jason Chavez earned the win as Andrew Weber hurled the last three innings, with SIU erasing a 5-4 deficit in the eighth and ninth.
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Southern Illinois University
Andrew Weber
LIU
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Semo
Jerel Deitering
P.J. Finigan
Jason Chavez
Cape Girardeau
Weber
Indians
Chavez
Callahan
Eric Horstman
Top seeds face tougher edge as NCAA tournament narrows
Kansas dodges easy path to Final Four as 1-4 seeds falter in the NCAA tournament. Jayhawks eye a possible Round of 16 clash with UAB or Georgia Tech while rivals vow resilience. Duke and others warn against overconfidence as upsets reshape the regional field.
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Nevada
Luke Schenscher
Keith Langford
Duke
Mike Krzyzewski
Atlanta
Krzyzewski
Saluki basketball season earns two thumbs up for SIU
A retrospective view credits SIU Salukis with strong late surge after a rocky start. Despite coaching changes and weak early showings, the team rallied at home, sold out three straight games, and earned an NCAA at large bid though not MVC Tournament champions. Key players emerged as rising stars.
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Gene Siskel
Roger Ebert
Salukis
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Carbondale
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Weber
Matt Painter
Kent Williams
Jermaine Dearman
Wyoming
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Sean Connery
Stetson Hairston
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Nick Baughman
Matt Brewer
Pamela Kay Schmalenberger
Southern Southern Illinois University
Kevin Koski
Winkeler
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