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Lady Bucs get Xavier for NCAA

The way the East Tennessee State women’s basketball team figures, it’s time to make some noise in the NCAA tournament.

The Lady Bucs will get another chance Sunday in Cincinnati. They’re seeded 14th in the Sacramento Region and will face No. 3 Xavier on the Musketeers’ home court, the 10,250-seat Cintas Center. The game starts at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN.

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SH's Norris drives in game winner against Crockett
Science Hill pitcher Daniel Norris opened the season eyeing home plate with a backdrop of college coaches and pro scouts’ radar guns Monday at Cardinal Park, but won the game with his bat.

Lady Devils down Science Hill
ERWIN — Unicoi County head softball coach Grady Lingerfelt was shocked at how well his team hit the ball Monday evening against Science Hill.

Lady Vols draw top seed for NCAA
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee’s offseason work paid off. The Lady Vols have earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament a year after their worst postseason finish.

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Prep notes: Morgan adds to impressive resume at D-B
When Charlie Morgan was an assistant basketball coach under George Pitts, he was given credit as being an important part of Science Hill’s rise from state threat to state champ.

Power leads Bucs to title at TPC of Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Seamus Power won his fourth college golf tournament Monday, leading East Tennessee State to its second team title of the season in the General Jim Hackler Championship at the TPC of Myrtle Beach.

Race week: Kahne just rolls with tide
Change doesn’t bother Kasey Kahne that much anymore.

Race week: Reutimann trying to bounce back
The Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway is only the fifth race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, but it’s not too early for David Reutimann to think about the “Chase for the Championship.”

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Highly touted 'Cats await Bucs
The East Tennessee State basketball team got about what it expected Sunday night — a 16-seed and another chance to make history in the NCAA tournament.

Vols seeded sixth, will play San Diego State
KNOXVILLE — Bruce Pearl stopped short of a Rodney Dangerfield parody, but it was obvious the Tennessee men’s basketball coach felt somewhat slighted by the NCAA tournament selection committee Sunday night.

Power, ETSU lead way at Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Senior Seamus Power fired rounds of 69 and 71 to take the individual lead and help the No. 31 East Tennessee State golf team to a first place standing after the first two rounds of the General Jim Hackler Championship Sunday at the TPC of Myrtle Beach.

Pioneers, ’Toppers favored in Big Eight baseball
David Crockett has a lot of reasons to believe it is the best baseball team in the Big Eight Conference.

Race week: Busch on a roll heading to BMS
Kurt Busch is on a roll. That could be bad news for the rest of the field in Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Race week: Junior’s older sister provides plenty of support for driver
Behind every good man is a woman.

Former NHRA champion Greer dies at 75
Shirl Greer, the 1974 NHRA Funny Car World Champion, died Friday morning at the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center after suffering complications from a recent surgery. He was 75.

Bartow did his best coaching this season
It’s time to give Murry Bartow his full due.

ETSU men, women took different path to NCAA
The basketball teams at East Tennessee State are right back where they were a year ago, each waiting for its NCAA tournament assignment. But they arrived there by completely different routes.

Unlikely title satisfying for Bucs' Bartow
Murry Bartow looked a little worse for wear by the end of last Saturday in Macon, Ga., and for good reason.

ETSU's Evans A-Sun player of year
Siarre Evans and TaRonda Wiles keep winning games and accolades.

Hubbard named to A-Sun second team; Hodzic top player
Tommy Hubbard was East Tennessee State’s only representative in the Atlantic Sun all-conference awards released Tuesday.