March 26, 2009 RSS feed / Sports

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3 years after sanctions, Sooners in round of 16

By Murray Evans Associated Press Writer
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma made the NCAA tournament in 2006, but its basketball program quickly turned into a mess. The Sooners made a swift exit from the tournament, losing in the first round to Wisconsin-Milwaukee. More...

JVBearettes have busy week with home game, Athens tourney

From Staff Reports

Six games played in the Athens JV tournament saw the Brownsboro Bearettes notch two wins while recording four defeats. The tourney was held on Thursday, March 19 (pool play) and March 21 (bracket play). More...

Brownsboro Boys get ready for Little Dribblers Regionals

The Brownsboro Boys Little Dribblers organization will host the Regional Little Dribblers tournament in Brownsboro this weekend (March 26-28) in two gyms at the Brownsboro campus. More...

Waiting for the lumber

Bears bats in slump during two losses last week
From Staff Reports

The defense is playing fine ... it's at the plate that the Brownsboro Bears baseball team is struggling. In two games last week, the entire time had a total of four hits ... and all of those hits came in one game. More...

Two more holes-in-one at Echo Creek Golf Club

From Staff Reports

For the third and fourth times in the span of about three weeks, Echo Creek Golf Club has been the site of a hole-inone on its course. It's becoming almost common. More...

Manny happy returns; Ramirez back for Dodgers

From The Associated Press

Manny Ramirez was back in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup Monday and looking forward to a few more at-bats before spring training ends. Curt Schilling was anticipating a much different future. More...

Hall of Famer George Kell dead at 86

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) - George Kell, a Hall of Fame third baseman who outdueled Ted Williams for the 1949 American League batting title , died on Tuesday. He was 86. More...

There are some tasty perks that come with this particular job

Loyd Cook Statesman Sports

It's a strange job we have ... those of us who write at a newspaper for a living. On the surface, for a guy, sometimes it can be perceived as a secretarialtype job. More...

Smith home run is the difference in Bearettes win

From Staff Reports

BROWNSBORO - Bearettes shortstop Randi Smith delivered a decisive, two-run homer in the first inning and pitcher Krystin Groothuis gave up only one run over seven innings of pitching as the varsity softball squad fought their way to a close, 3-1 vi More...

Xtreme shutout Warriors

From Staff Reports

Now it's three in a row. The Texas Xtreme defeated the Texarkana Warriors in convincing fashion, 47-0, in a semi-pro football game held at Bruce Field in Athens on Saturday, March 21st. More...