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Top talent defines this year?s Final Four

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

Lurking in virtually every corner of the Superdome this weekend will be lottery picks, some other NBA first rounders and assorted AP All-Americans.Everywhere, that is, except the Louisville locker room.This year?s Final Four features three teams ? Kentucky, Kansas and Ohio State ? all with their fair share of the most gifted players in the country, and a fourth with a coach who has squeezed the most out of the ...

Saints? coaching decision reportedly far off

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? Decisions are still pending on a possible appeal of Sean Payton?s suspension or an interim coach should his season-long punishment be upheld, a person familiar with the situation said.The person says Payton, general manager Mickey Loomis and their staffs were in meetings at the team?s suburban headquarters Thursday and focused primarily on preparations for next month?s NFL draft. The person ...

Fairfield girls' tennis

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

Members of the 2012 Fairfield girls? tennis team are pictured, from left, front row: head coach Heidi Grunwald, Natasha Chang, Melanie Polson, Meghan Shelangoski, Haylee Gilpin, Devin Maynard, Megan Palmer, Rachel Hathaway, Hanna Kerr, Bianka Dunaiova, Reyna Cornick, Jennifer Clements; back row: Caitie Johnston, Karley Williams, Sara Adam, Kim O?Carroll, Katrina Jackson, McKenzie Lyman, Emma Lemlin, Abby Shaner, ...

Maharishi School poised for another final four run

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

Only so many constants exist in sports, and over the past 25 years Maharishi School has staked its claim to one of them.As surely as the Chicago Cubs won?t win the World Series and the Duke Blue Devils will earn a trip to the NCAA hoops tournament, the Pioneer boys? tennis team will be swinging its rackets deep into the month of May. No doubt about it, the smallest school in Iowa to have a tennis program has ...

Cancellation: Fairfield boys' track

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

The Fairfield boys? track and field team will not be attending the varsity meet originally scheduled Thursday at Washington.The twice-postponed meet will now be held Monday, but the Trojans won?t be attending due to Spring Break.

Senator calls hearing to examine bounties in NFL

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Senate wants to grill the NFL about bounties. And the NBA, NHL, NCAA and MLB are invited, too.Sen. Dick Durbin is setting up a Judiciary Committee hearing about bounties in professional football and other major sports in the wake of news that New Orleans Saints players received extra cash for hits that hurt particular opponents.The assistant Senate majority leader, an Illinois Democrat, ...

Iowa State star forward Royce White going pro

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

AMES, Iowa (AP) ? Iowa State sophomore forward Royce White says he?s leaving the school after playing one season and declaring for the NBA draft.White, the Big 12?s Newcomer of the Year, said at a news conference Wednesday that he intended to sign with an agent soon. The 6-8, 270-pound forward from Minneapolis led the Cyclones with 13.4 points and 9.3 rebounds a game this season and helped Iowa State reach the ...

Cardinals, Gators meeting in NCAA tournament?s West final

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

PHOENIX (AP) ? Rick Pitino once told Billy Donovan that he should stick to finance and not go into coaching.Donovan has done all right for himself in the coaching world and now gets a chance to see how he measures up to his former boss.Fabulous freshman Bradley Beal scored 21 points and Florida knocked off Marquette 68-58 Thursday night, setting up a desert showdown with Pitino and Louisville for a spot in the ...

New York sure to test Tebow on, off field

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

Chaotic, arrogant, sometimes even crass.And if you think the New York Jets are bad, you should see their fans.Welcome to The Big Apple, Tim Tebow. If you can make it there ... well, let?s just say the attention you received in Denver ? the obsessing over your throwing technique, what kind of teammate you were, your religious beliefs, your musical preferences, where you went for dinner and, yes, even your ...

W-MU welcomes new teachers with mentoring program

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? As exciting as the first day of school is, it can also be a bit scary, even for a new teacher.Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District has created a new program to help ease new teachers, whether to the profession or just the district, into their new surroundings and make them successful.This summer, W-MU began a new mentoring and induction program for new ...

Tennis players warm up at Maharishi School tourney

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

Fourteen tennis players from Maharishi School, Fairfield and Mount Pleasant competed March 11 at the preseason Maharishi Tennis Challenge held on MSAE?s campus.MSAE?s Sam Stickels won the singles tournament with a finals victory over runner-up Govi Punj of FHS. Stickels also made it past Pioneer teammate Sam Arsanjani in the semifinals round. Arsanjani, MSAE?s No. 1 player last season, retired from the match.MSA...

Pekin sixth-graders

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

The Pekin sixth-grade girls? hoops team won three tournaments and finished runner-up in another this winter. The sixth-graders finished the season with an 11-3 record and also competed in the Pekin seventh-grade tournament, where they placed fourth out of nine teams. Players are pictured, from left, front row: Kennedy Coleman, Hailey Beam, Lexi Bowen, Whitney Johnson; back row: Maci Gambell, Paige Winn, Faith ...