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Sports Roundup
Thurs Mar 11th
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The state Class A basketball
tournaments kick off today in Bismarck. Champions will be crowned
Saturday in both the boys and girls competitions.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The Red River Valley Fair board has
approved an agreement that will save the summer racing season in
West Fargo.
Lease agreement negotiations between the speedway and Danny
Schatz, father of World of Outlaws Sprint car champion Donny
Schatz, had been going on for several months before they collapsed
in February. Had they not resumed, it would have been the first
summer in 42 years without racing in West Fargo.
The lease runs through 2012, with an option that Schatz can
renew for another three years. It is for $20,000 per year plus
utilities. The option would make the annual payments $20,800 for
the three-year term ending in 2015.
Schatz plans to change the track from a half-mile to a
three-eighth-mile oval and move most race nights to Wednesdays.
The fair board last year had been considering shutting down the
track because of financial problems.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Chauncey Billups scored 25 points and Denver put together a
15-oh spurt in the second half to beat Minnesota 110-102. Chris
Anderson added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who won
their fourth in a row to remain a game ahead of Utah for the
Northwest Division lead.
Final Charlotte 102 Philadelphia 87
Final Miami 108 L-A Clippers 97
Final Memphis 111 Boston 91
Final Utah 115 Detroit 104
Final Oklahoma City 98 New Orleans 83
Final Dallas 96 New Jersey 87
Final San Antonio 97 New York 87
Final Sacramento 113 Toronto 90
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final OT Washington 4 Carolina 3
Final Buffalo 5 Dallas 3
Final New Jersey 6 N-Y Rangers 3
Final OT Chicago 3 Los Angeles 2
Final 2OT Phoenix 4 Vancouver 3
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (22) Georgetown 69 South Florida 49
UNDATED (AP) - Montana and Robert Morris are the latest schools
to earn a berth in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Anthony Johnson led Montana to a wild 66-65 comeback win over
Weber (WEE'-bur) State in the Big Sky title game, scoring 34 of his
career-high 42 points in the second half. Johnson scored the
Grizzlies' final 21 points, including a go-ahead bucket in the
closing seconds.
Weber State led by as many as 22 but shot 7-for-25 in the second
half.
Robert Morris advanced by winning the Northeast Conference
tournament final for the second straight year, downing Quinnipiac
(KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) 52-50. Freshman Karon (KEHR'-un) Abraham scored
16 points to lead the Colonials.
NEW YORK (AP) - No. 22 Georgetown has moved into the Big East
tournament quarterfinals with a 69-49 pasting of South Florida.
Jason Clark and Greg Monroe each scored 16 points for the Hoyas,
who will face third-ranked and top-seeded Syracuse on Thursday.
Cincinnati, Marquette and Notre Dame also reached the Big East
quarterfinals.
NBA-SUSPENSION
Hollins forced to sit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Ryan Hollins
has been suspended for two games after separate run-ins with
Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT'-skee) and DeShawn Stevenson on
Monday.
Hollins punched Stevenson while boxing him out on a free throw
in the second quarter. He then struck Nowitzki in the head with his
left forearm late in the fourth quarter, drawing a Flagrant-2 foul
and an ejection.
MLB-SPRING TRAINING NEWS
No more for Nomar
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Nomar Garciaparra (NOH'-mahr
gahr-SEE'-ah-PAHR'-ah) has retired as a member of the Boston Red
Sox, signing a one-day contract with his former team and announcing
he's ending his 14-year career. The shortstop and 1997 American
League MVP played parts of nine seasons in Boston, winning batting
titles in 1999 and 2000. The six-time All-Star had a .313 career
average with 229 home runs and 936 RBIs.
NFL...
Free agent running back LaDainian Tomlinson will visit with
the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday. The Vikes are in need of another
running back since backup Chester Taylor signed with the Chicago
Bears.
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