Huskies and Terps May Deliver Best NCAA Showdown Yet
Connecticut and Maryland loom as a potential all time classic in the West Region semifinals. Jim Calhoun praises both teams for speed and poise as Joe Smith leads Maryland and Donny Marshall stars for Connecticut in a showdown of style and balance.
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Jim Calhoun
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Joe Smith
Donny Marshall
Marshall
Silky Ray Allen
Kevin Ollie
Doron Sheffer
Travis Knight
Joe
Smith
Texas
United States
Calhoun
Hoyas and Heels renew rivalry in NCAA faceoff
North Carolina and Georgetown meet in Birmingham as 26 5 Tar Heels and 21 9 Hoyas clash to reach the Final Four. Duke players Stackhouse and Wallace anchor UNC frontcourt while Georgetown’s Othello eyes limiting them after Wallace’s ankle sprain return.
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Georgetown
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Fred Brown
Dean Smith
Tar Heels
Hoyas
Kentucky
Arizona State
Jerry Stackhouse
Rasheed Wallace
Jerry
Rasheed
Othello
Wallace
Eagles soar to first win with 6 1 victory over Ayden-Grifton
West Craven baseball snapped a four game slide with a 6 1 non conference win over Ayden Grifton at Ayden Grifton High School. Tom Spock earned the win, Heath Smith notching the save, and key plays included a milestone double by Kevyn Fulcher and a crucial seventh inning no run produced. Fulcher’s defensive gem ended Ayden Grifton threat. West Craven advances to face New Bern Friday at 4 p.m. in Vanceboro.
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West Craven
Eagles
Ayden-Grifton
Robert Langston
East Carteret
Tom Spock
Heath Smith
Dominic Brown
Kevyn Fulcher
Fulcher
Billy Nobles
Jason Rice
Chargers
Langston
East Carolina
Ayden Grifton
New Bern
Vanceboro
Young America tops Stars & Stripes in tight Cup race
In San Diego the Young America crew beat Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes by 28 seconds to take a commanding 4 point lead in the Citizen Cup semifinals. Black Magic sped past One Australia to win by 39 seconds as New Zealand showed speed.
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San Diego
Andreas Josenhans
Dennis Conner
Stars & Stripes
Young America
America
Mighty Mary
New Zealand
Black Magic
John Bertrand
Australia
Mahaney
Conner
Road to Seattle itinerary with famed basketball minds
A Sun Journal sports column by Tim Hackett imagines a cross country road trip to Seattle with sports greats Dan Bonner, Dick Vitale, and Leslie Visser aboard. It riffs on teams from Wake Forest through Virginia and Maryland, each city’s travel vibe and a playful car metaphor for the NCAA path to the Final Four.
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Grand Funk Railroad
Seattle
Wilson
Lisa
Dan Bonner
ESPN/JP/Rayesen
Tle
Leslie Visser
CBS
ESPN
Dan
Leslie
Dick Stockton
Birmingham
Ala
Dean Smith
Great Northwest
United States
UNC
Wake Forest
Dave Odom
Randolph Childress
Tim Duncan
Kansas City
Virginia
New Bern girls soccer routs Eastern Wayne 8 0
New Bern tops Eastern Wayne 8 0 in Goldsboro non conference action. Amy Evans Jennifer Fahy Lind say Thomas and Griffin Alford each scored twice to pace the Bears while Miriam Tyson and Leigh Ann McDaniel shared the shutout as Bethany Richards added two assists and several teammates had assists. The Bears, now 3 0 1, host Swansboro Friday at 7 pm.
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Amy Evans
Jennifer Fahy
Lindsay Thomas
Griffin Alford
New Bern
Eastern Wayne
Goldsboro
Bears
Rick Stout
Caryn Hines
Miriam Tyson
Leigh- Ann McDaniel
Bethany Richards
Mandy Rice
Lori Brannen
Thomas
Swansboro
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Mecca
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