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Cave City dominates Izard County tourney
MELBOURNE — Cave City teams came up big in the finals of the Izard County Invitational Tournament at Melbourne Saturday, winning the championships in the senior boys, senior girls and junior boys divisions. The host Melbourne Junior Lady Bearkatz won the first championship game of …
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Djokovic sets Australian Open history; Azarenka defends title in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — In years past, Novak Djokovic marked his victories at the Australian Open with rowdy late-night celebrations and bleary-eyed photo shoots the next morning in downtown Melbourne. This year’s win made history but inspired a more sober reaction. After beating Andy Murray …
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Woods carries 6-stroke lead into delayed final round of Farmers Insurance Open
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Pacific air was so cold at the end of a 10-hour day at Torrey Pines that Tiger Woods thrust both hands in the front pockets of his rain pants as he walked off the course Sunday at the Farmers Insurance …
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Sports Briefs
Football NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With a team flag waving from an open window of their chartered plane, the San Francisco 49ers arrived at their first Super Bowl in 18 years on Sunday. The players walked off the airplane in a businesslike manner — no …
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Scots survive scare from Hannibal-LaGrange
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Lyon College senior Phagen Altom dropped in a pair of free throws with 40 seconds left to put the 18th-ranked Scots ahead for the final time Thursday night as they survived a poor shooting night to record a 52-51 American Midwest Conference …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, January 25 – Saturday, January 26, 2013.
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Three area schools represented in finals of Izard County Invitational
MELBOURNE — The finals are set after Thursday’s semifinal games in the Izard County Invitational Tournament, as circulation-area teams Izard County and Cave City will join Melbourne in the finals. The Melbourne Lady Bearkatz scrapped their way to the finals, defeating the Salem Lady Greyhounds …
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Basketball in town tonight
Greene County Tech Lady Eagles (4-2, 5A-East District; 11-7, overall) vs. Batesville Lady Pioneers (2-3, 4-10), Pioneer Gym, 6 p.m. The Lady Eagles graduated all of their starters from a team that finished third in the district while going 24-6 overall, but those first-team players …
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Junior Raiders sweep Pioneers
JONESBORO — The Nettleton Junior Lady Raiders defeated the Junior Lady Pioneers 31-28 in a 5A-East District game Thursday, as Katerra Sharp scored 12 points. The Junior Lady Pioneers fell to 3-5 in district, 11-7 overall. “We got into foul trouble early and offensively we …
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Razorbacks to host track invitational
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — The top-ranked University of Arkansas men’s track and field team returns home this weekend to host the 11-team Razorback Team Invitational. The competition begins Friday at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville and continues Saturday. Along with Arkansas, the two-day meet …
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Duncan selected for 14th All-Star game
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Duncan was selected to his 14th All-Star game, Spurs teammate Tony Parker is joining him, and the Chicago Bulls also had two reserves chosen for next month’s game in Houston. Joakim Noah and Luol Deng were picked from the Bulls, …
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NWTF withdraws from outdoor show
EDGEFIELD, S.C. — The National Wild Turkey Federation has withdrawn from the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa., due to the show operators’ decision to ban the display of modern sporting rifles, said NWTF spokesman Josh Fleming. “As a leading advocate for the …
