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Healey jumps to fourth - 2/28/2007
Former Niagara Falls resident Patrick Healey Jr. was fourth and Buffalo's Joe Ciccone was 15th after the first day of the Denny's PBA Tour's U.S. Open in North Brunswick, N.J. |
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Around & about - 2/28/2007
• Jamal Crawford could miss the rest of the regular season with a stress fracture of his right ankle, leaving the New York Knicks without a key player as they try to make the playoffs. The injury was revealed after an X-ray Monday and confirmed Tuesday by a CT scan. The Knicks said that surgery was likely. |
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GolfWeek /This week's tournaments - 2/28/2007
PGA Tour Event: The Honda Classic. Site: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: PGA National Resort and Spa, Champion Course (7,241 yards, par 70). |
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USA makes noise, while WNYers quiet - 2/27/2007
The U.S. Alpine and freestyle ski teams are having seasons that range from great to historic. The only thing missing is a major contribution from the stable of Western New Yorkers who have given so much to the program. |
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Around & about - 2/27/2007
• Roger Federer is No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the 161st consecutive week, breaking the record held by Jimmy Connors from 1974-77. Federer defeated Kristian Pless, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3, in the first round of the Dubai Open. |
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Stenson survives for victory - 2/26/2007
MARANA, Ariz. - The longest week of his career was behind him. The blue World Golf Championship trophy was at his side. Henrik Stenson soaked it all in by slowly lowering his head on the table and closing his eyes. |
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Kenseth is king at California Speedway - 2/26/2007
FONTANA, Calif. - With crew chief Robbie Reiser back home in North Carolina on a NASCAR-enforced absence from the racetrack, Matt Kenseth and the rest of the No. 17 team just tried to remember the lessons he has taught them over the years. |
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Qualifier wins PBA title - 2/26/2007
Mike Mineman of Belleville, Ill., became just the second bowler in PBA Tour history to win a championship after advancing through the Wednesday qualifying round, defeating Mike Machuga, 223-202, to win the Bayer Classic in Parkersburg, W.Va. |
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Fit to a tee - 2/26/2007
Tiger Woods has launched a whole new culture during his rise to supremacy on the PGA Tour. Gone is the stereotypical image of the slovenly golfer with the whale-fat waistline (think John Daly). |
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Haas tops Roddick - 2/26/2007
Tommy Haas knew he had been playing well this year. Winning a tournament without facing one break point? That surprised even himself. He beat Andy Roddick, 6-3, 6-2, Sunday to retain his title in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis. |
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Stuczynski wins nationals - 2/26/2007
Fredonia native Jen Stuczynski won the women's pole vault at the U.S. Indoor National Track and Field Championships in Boston, clearing 15 feet, 1 inch. |
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Gardner a survivor again - 2/26/2007
Olympic wrestling champion Rulon Gardner, who won gold in 2000, and two Utah men were rescued by a Lake Powell fisherman Sunday after surviving a small plane crash near Good Hope Bay, Utah Saturday. |
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Schild takes slalom crown - 2/26/2007
Marlies Schild won the slalom title in Sierra Nevada, Spain, and is ready to concentrate on something bigger - the overall World Cup trophy. The Austrian captured a slalom to take the season title for the event with two races to spare, moving into first place in the overall standings. She has won six of the seven slaloms this season. |
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Ogilvy, Stenson to match up for title - 2/25/2007
MARANA, Ariz. - The streak is alive at the Accenture Match Play Championship. And it belongs to Geoff Ogilvy. With so much attention on Tiger Woods' bid for an eighth straight PGA Tour victory, Ogilvy streaked into the championship match Saturday by winning his 10th and 11th in a row in a strong defense of his title. The U.S. Open champion has been so dominant that he hasn't played the 18th hole since a practice round Tuesday. |
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A sophomore surge for Warriors' Ellis - 2/25/2007
If you didn't know about Monta Ellis back in October, you certainly should be aware of him now. The Golden State Warriors' second-year point guard has become one of the best fantasy basketball stories of the season. |
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Fontana an added starter - 2/25/2007
FONTANA, Calif. - For many Nextel Cup drivers, the real season begins today at California Speedway. All three of NASCAR's top professional series started last week at Daytona International Speedway, the culmination of offseason preparations. |
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'Lucky' Lerch leaves rivals out in the cold - 2/25/2007
Bob Lerch's friend John DeLong thinks Lerch is just lucky. He was. During the Niagara River Anglers Association Roger Tobey Memorial Winter Steelhead Tourney, Lerch won it all. |
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Ethanol plant location opposed - 2/25/2007
"Seneca Depot Needs Your Help!" chronicles a news release on what the Seneca White Deer (SWD) organization's Dennis Money considers an option that "is not a good fate." |
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Martin-Wells wins first women's Bassmaster - 2/25/2007
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For Pam Martin-Wells, the Women's Bassmaster Tour turned out to be everything she hoped for, and not just because she won the first WBT Championship. |
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Calendar - 2/25/2007
Meetings • WNY Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Donovan American Legion Post, 3210 Genesee St., Cheektowaga, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Guest speaker: Environmental Conservation Officer Scott Marshall. For more information, call 791-3809. |
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