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Unknowns trying for first title - 3/4/2007
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Mark Wilson has been to the PGA Tour's qualifying school 10 straight years, and has gotten so used to the drill that he just assumes it'll be part of his schedule. And Boo Weekley is probably best known for wearing camouflage pants and tennis shoes earlier in his career. |
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Scat Daddy wins 'Fountain' by a nose - 3/4/2007
Scat Daddy established himself as a top Kentucky Derby contender with a narrow victory in the $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., on Saturday. |
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If you've got Tkachuk, you're in luck after trade - 3/4/2007
Going from a pretender to a Stanley Cup contender can do wonders for a veteran player's psyche. Not to mention his fantasy value. Case in point, Keith Tkachuk. |
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WNY Expo adds a fifth building - 3/4/2007
Outdoors activities especially for anglers - are such that few actively involved experience the dead of winter. Cabin fever sufferers find all kinds of cures with the new generation of ice-fishing gear and a full slate of area outdoors shows that offer comfortable indoor settings to view and plan forthcoming spring, summer and fall outings. |
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Time's near for ordering trees, shrubs - 3/4/2007
Ordering dates for tree and shrub seedling programs offer another welcome sign of spring. Area county Soil and Water Conservation Districts (S&WCD) provide landowners various tree, shrub, and floral plantings that will improve overall habitat for wildlife, provide shelter and food sources, stabilize slopes and stream banks, and enhance the area planted. |
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Classes get you to the meat of fly tying - 3/4/2007
GRAYLING, Mich. - I'm one of those poor souls who didn't listen when a very wise man said, "Never marry a woman who's smarter than you." That's why I have to sneak new fly-tying necks into the house so Susan doesn't see them. |
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Calendar - 3/4/2007
Meetings • Niagara Musky Association, Knights of Columbus, 55 Main St., City of Tonawanda, 7 p.m., Tuesday. Call 731-2964. |
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Federer streak reaches 41 - 3/4/2007
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Roger Federer won the Dubai Open for the fourth time in five years on Saturday, beating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, 6-4, 6-3, in the final. |
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Briefly - 3/4/2007
• Scott Pruett won the pole for today's Telcel-Motorola 200 in Mexico City (2 p.m., ESPN2), the third race south of the border in NASCAR's Busch Series. Pruett averaged 103.647 mph on his fastest lap in the No. 41 Dodge on the 2.518-mile road course. |
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Tennis players have suggestions on improving behavior - 3/4/2007
Recently, tennis players who play at Amherst Hills, SouthTowns, Sportsplex, Village Glen and public courts were surveyed about their pet tennis peeves when they are playing singles or doubles. |
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Allenby, Wi share lead - 3/3/2007
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Robert Allenby finished his round around lunch time, and left PGA National thinking he'd be within two of three shots of the lead by day's end. |
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Henin reaches final - 3/3/2007
Top-seeded Justine Henin rallied to beat fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4, to advance to the final of the Qatar Open in Doha. Henin will play today against second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, who had one break in the first set and three in the second to beat sixth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova, 6-4, 6-2, in the other semifinal. |
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Junior colleges ready to roll - 3/3/2007
Just as Omaha can claim to be the home of the College World Series in baseball, Buffalo is the traditional, if not the permanent, home of the National Junior College Athletic Association bowling championships. |
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Around & about - 3/2/2007
• Major League Baseball officials want more information on allegations Los Angeles Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. received human growth hormone from an Orlando pharmacy that's part of a widespread steroid investigation. Four more people are expected to surrender in Albany on Monday as part of the investigation into an illicit steroid distribution network that may be responsible for Internet sales of performance-enhancing drugs nationwide. |
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WNYers keep pace at Open - 3/1/2007
After 12 games of qualifying, three of the eight Western New York bowlers are in good position and two are on the bubble to make the first cut today in the U.S. Open bowling championship in North Brunswick, N.J. |
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Around & About - 3/1/2007
• Ara Parseghian, who led Notre Dame to national championships in 1966 and '73, and Lou Holtz, who guided the Irish to the 1988 title, will be back on the sidelines coaching the Blue-Gold spring football game April 21. |
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Athletes linked to performance-enhancing drugs sold online - 3/1/2007
The West Coast had BALCO. Now the East Coast could be in the midst of its own steroid scandal. An illicit steroid distribution network, which may be responsible for Internet sales of performance-enhancing drugs nationwide, has been targeted by an upstate New York prosecutor. Customers reportedly included Los Angeles Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr., former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and former baseball star Jose Canseco. |
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Yeley finally gets on track - 3/1/2007
For those folks who don't know J.J. Yeley very well, he has a message: "That wasn't really me out there on the racetrack last year." Yeley, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, spent his rookie season in 2006 racing in the large shadows cast by teammates Tony Stewart, a two-time NASCAR champion, and Denny Hamlin, who ran away with the Rookie of the Year title. |
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Starting Line / This week's racing - 3/1/2007
NASCAR Busch Event: Mexico 200. Site: Mexico City. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 11:30 a.m.); Sunday, race (ESPN2, 2 p. |
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Fishing Line - 3/1/2007
Lake Ontario/Niagara River The steelie run remains rampant. Lower river drifters and shore casters will hook a lake trout or brown trout at times, but most hits end up as sizable steelhead trout. |
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