Williams sisters triumph at Lipton Championships in Key Biscayne
In the Lipton Championships second round Serena Williams edged Irina Spirlea 7-6 4-7 but the report notes a 7-6 score. Venus Williams defeated Tatiana Panova 6-3 6-3. Martina Hingis beat Chanda Rubin 6-1 0. In the men’s draw Patrick Rafter fell to Vince Spadea 3-6 5-7 and Yevgeny Kafelnikov outlasted Slava Dosedel 6-7 5-7 7-8. Boris Becker withdrew with the flu.
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Irina Spirlea
Venus
Tatiana Panova
Key Biscayne
Fla
Martina Hingis
Chanda Rubin
Patrick Rafter
Vince Spadea
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Slava Dosedel
Boris Becker
Yankees Rout Blue Jays in春 Florida preseason clash
David Wells worked six scoreless innings on three hits with six strikeouts and one walk as the New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 11-0 in Dunedin Florida. Derek Jeter slugged a two run homer and added an RBI triple off Juan Guzman while Ivan Cruz and Chili Davis homered off Dan Plesac in the eighth.
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Derek Jeter
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays
Dunedin
Fla
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Jeter
RBI
Juan Guzman
Ivan Cruz
Chili Davis
Dan Plesac
Ellerbe elevated to full time coach at Michigan
Brian Ellerbe named full time coach of Michigan following a season that saw the Wolverines go 25-9 and win the inaugural Big Ten championship with a 76 67 victory over Purdue. Previously Loyola Md coach, Ellerbe has held assistant posts at Virginia South Carolina George Mason and Bowling Green.
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UCLA
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Ellerbe
Loyola
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Virginia
South Carolina
George Mason
Bowling Green
Woods Leads Bay Hill After Rain-Delayed First Round
Tiger Woods shot an 8 under par 64 in the rain-delayed Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando, leading by one stroke over Robert Damron. Ernie Els had five birdies early but finished with 67, tied with Steve Stricker. Daly at 68, Love III and Singh also under par.
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Orlando
Fla
Robert Damron
Ernie Els
Steve Stricker
Pats Run Back Curtis Martin Signs $36 Million Offer Sheet
Curtis Martin of New England signed a six year offer sheet with the Jets worth about 36 million dollars with a 4 million roster and signing bonus. The deal allows Martin to opt out after one year and would force New England to match or risk Jets first and third round picks. Martin, 24, started his career with three consecutive 1,000 yard rushing seasons.
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Martin
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Duke Rolls By Syracuse to Reach Final Four
Duke over Syracuse 80 67 in the NCAA South Regional semifinal at Tropicana Field. Duke (32 3) used a 19 3 run late to pull away after Syracuse tied 49 with 12 29 remaining. Todd Burgan scored 23 for Syracuse in his final game as the Orangemen finish 26 9. Duke advances to face Kentucky for a spot in the final.
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Fla
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Duke
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Kentucky
Syracuse Falls 80 67 as Duke Dominates South Regional
Syracuse University unable to mount scoring punch against Duke, losing 80 to 67 in the South Regional. Jim Boeheim’s Orangemen showed grit but failed to match Duke’s shooting and interior play, despite tying the game midway. Todd Burgan and Elvir Ovčina produced moments of offense, but the Blue Devils pulled away in the final minutes.
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Kentucky
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New York
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Iona
New Mexico
Jason Hart
An of
Corcoran Girls Reach State Final With Win Over Fairport
Corcoran beat Fairport 60-41 in the NYS high school girls basketball Class A semifinal at Hudson Valley CC to advance to the state final. Camille Murphy led with 20 points, Sameerah Aiken added 18, while Lakisha Dixon and Bilisa Perkins contributed key rebounds as Fairport finished 23-3.
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Corcoran
Fairport
Hudson Valley Community College
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the Cougars
Jim Marsh
Cougars
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Scarsdale
Massapequa
Een Carcaran
Camille Murphy
Sameerah Aiken
Sameerah
Camille
Aiken
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Murphy
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Lakisha Dixon
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Thull
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