The other day, on a treadmill in Charlotte, I was reminded why I can’t stand college basketball. Forced to occupy my time, I began watching a game between Iowa and Indiana.I can’t remember any of the players’ names, but at one point, an Indiana guard threw an entry pass into the low post, where a Hoosiers big man began to make a move.For no apparent reason, the Iowa perimeter defender rushed down into the low post to double-team, despite Indiana’s big man having no discernible advantage. The big man threw it back out and the Indiana guard knocked down a 3-pointer.
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As the Tour of California rolls into its second year, the young event has quickly blossomed from a burgeoning experiment in domestic road racing to a pro cycling phenomenon.The seven-stage, 647.5-mile tour through some of the state’s most stunning scenery began last year as something of an experiment."The race has been a vision within AEG for almost five years," said Shawn Hunter, president of AEG Sports, which produces the race. "We decided to pull the trigger on doing it about two years ago."
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The Amgen Tour of California, a Tour de France-style stage race featuring some of the top cycling teams in the world, will begin its demanding 650-mile course with a prologue in San Francisco this Sunday, Feb. 18. Cyclists will then compete in eight stages, passing through some of the most beautiful areas in the state, from the vineyards of Napa Valley to the redwoods and the Pacific Coast.
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Junior Martin Jackson came off the bench to score 31 points as host Waldorf turned back Gateway 65-60 in a Bay Counties League Central boys’ basketball game Monday. The result left the teams tied for third place at 5-5 entering Wednesday’s playoffs.Jackson had 18 points in the first half and then made 3-pointers on each of Waldorf’s first two possessions after the intermission to put the Wolverines up by double-digits.
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In hindsight, it seems obvious Raymond Whitley would not be a guitar or saxophone guy.The 6-foot-5, 220-pound point forward on the International Studies Academy boys’ basketball team may be an aspiring rapper who has already had songs on two Bay Area hip-hop stations as a member of the Youngstars.But as the surprisingly soft-spoken Whitley began talking about expanding his musical scope, he revealed an interesting aspect of his personality."I’d like to get into jazz, too," Whitley said. "Learn the tuba."
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The playoffs have arrived for a number of The City’s prep basketball teams, with both the West Catholic Athletic League and Bay Counties League West opening their postseason today.Riordan (23-2, 12-2 WCAL) earned the second seed in the WCAL boys’ bracket and will host No. 7 St. Francis (11-14, 2-12) tonight at 7. The Crusaders’ Robert Jones, a top candidate for the league’s Player of the Year award, averaged 15.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season.
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Tennis has a storied history of marathon matches that take on epic proportions as games build — think Andre Agassi defeating James Blake in five sets at the 2005 U.S. Open or Bjorn Borg surviving John McEnroe in the 1981 Wimbledon final.The sport also has its breezier moments, as recently evidenced by Serena Williams’ 6-1, 6-2 waxing of Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final that barely lasted an hour.
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Because Al Davis seems to regard new Raiders coach Lane Kiffin as a younger version of himself, he has given Kiffin authority to revamp the coaching staff. That’s the best news for Raiders fans in years. At the news conference announcing Kiffin’s hiring, Davis twice alluded to his time as an assistant coach at Southern Cal, when he was only slightly younger than Kiffin is now. Davis was known for his recruiting, and Kiffin, too, was regarded as a good recruiter at USC.
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The clouds broke long enough to let baseball be played on Sunday, and USF eagerly seized the opportunity to return to its winning ways.Playing for the first time in five days because of rain cancellations, the Dons (3-2) pushed back Sacramento State 8-4, picking up season highs in hits (12) and runs to help snap a two-game losing streak in non-conference play.
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Let’s get two things straight (no pun intended ... unless you thought it was funny) right now: John Amaechi is no hero for coming out as a gay man in retirement, and he was no coward for staying in the closet as a player. For an entire week, I’ve listened to scores of opinions and read mountains of analysis, yet I remain unaware of anyone who has identified Amaechi for what he truly is: A good teammate.
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