Downed by Drovers

BETHANY, Okla. — Despite having four players in double figures, No. 14 Southern Nazarene dropped its second straight meeting with Science & Arts as USAO picked up a 77-73 win over SNU inside the Sawyer Center.
 
The Crimson Storm (15-5, 8-4) couldn’t hold off Phillip Harris and Kyle Hunt who combined for 47 points as Harris scored 25, with 15 coming from five 3-pointers, and Hunt had 22 and nine rebounds.
 
The Storm nearly match USAO bucket for bucket in the first half as the Drovers were 17-for-32 while SNU was 15-for-30. Neither team missed much as the two exchanged four leads and tied for times in the first half. The Read more…

Around Scotland -January 2012

Around Scotland this January brings you some of the recent happenings from the cricketing world. This month features a West Indian artefact, change of dates for Scotland’s ODI matches against the UAE and another former Saltire selected for Australia.

 

Revised dates for UAE v Scotland
 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced a change in date for two of the four upcoming 50-Over League and ICC Intercontinental Cup third round fixtures that are scheduled to be played in March and April.

The 50-over games between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Scotland in Sharjah will now be played on 7 March and 9 March respectively, while the 50-over games between Namibia and Canada in Windhoek will now be played on 10 April and 12 April, respectively.

The Intercontinental Cup fixture between Namibia and Canada sides has been moved a day earlier. So,

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Hawks hold off Bucks

MILWAUKEE—Some times the shots are just too enticing for the Hawks to pass up.

Their opponents back off and beckon them to launch jump shots. The Hawks oblige, without regard to time, score or the quality of those shots.

The Hawks didn’t exactly kick the habit on Monday at Milwaukee. They got away with it, though, thanks to All-Star guard Joe Johnson and forward Josh Smith.

Johnson scored nine points over the final three-plus minutes and Smith made a corner 3-pointer in the final minute to help lift Atlanta to a 97-92 victory. The Hawks (13-5) ended a two-game road losing streak and won for the fifth time in six games.

“We had some bad stretches in the fourth quarter, but we kept fighting,” Hawks coach Larry Drew said. “When

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Video: 2011 Malibu Open – Women’s Slalom

Check out the highlights from the Women’s Slalom division of the 2011 Malibu Open.

Will Div. I recruiters warm up to Wadsworth’s Snowball?

 

WADSWORTH, Ohio — National Signing Day for NCAA Division I football is two weeks away.

Surprisingly, Wadsworth senior Jack Snowball, Ohio high school footballs Division I Co-Offensive Player of the Year, still has not received a major-college scholarship offer.

On Tuesday night, prior to the start of the Barberton-Wadsworth boys basketball game, Snowball confirmed that he has received offers from Walsh University and Ashland University. He is preparing to visit NCAA Division II Wayne State in Detroit.

“Akron and Kent have been in,” he said. “

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