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College Basketball
McLean, V a.-W ith 21 first-
place votes, Kansas took over
the top spot in the USA TO
DAY/ESPN Top 25 C oaches’
Poll Sunday. Duke had been
NO. 1 all season, but lost to
Maryland Sunday, allowing
the Terrapins to climb to sec
ond. Duke was third, ahead of
Cincinnati and Oklahoma.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
C hris W ilcox collected 23
points and 11 rebounds as
third-ranked M aryland took
over first place in the Atlantic
Coast Conference with an 87-
73 victory over top-ranked
Duke, whose 11-game winning
streak came to an end.
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San Francisco 49ers coach
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neers. Mariucci, who has two
years left on his contract, met
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Winter Olympics
KEARNS, Utah - American
Chris Witty set a world record
to w in the gold m edal in
Sunday's 1,000-meter long-
tra c k sp e e d sk a tin g ev en t.
Witty skated 1 minute, 13.83
seconds, breaking the mark of
1:14.06 set by G erm an y ’s
Sabine V olkerin December at
the Utah Olympic Oval.
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Brianne Mills o f the Grant Generals drew a crowd o f Marshall defenders attempting to abort her
shot. Grant went on to defeat Marshall in a lopsided game, 73 - 22, that was played on Tuesday,
Feb. 12. The Generals are now on their way to the state playoffs. They are currently fourth in the
PIL standings.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -
Gary Payton scored 31 points
and Rashard Lewis added 26 as
the Seattle Supersonics ended
the Sacramento Kings’ 20-game
home winning streak Sunday
with a 126-116 victory. The
Kings ’ only previous home loss
was on Dec. 2 against Dallas.
PHOENIX - Scott Skiles was
forced out Sunday as coach of
the Phoenix Suns and replaced
by assistant Frank Johnson as
the team tried to salvage a dis
appointing season. The Suns
currently are out of postseason
contention with a 25-27 record.
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Fire basketball will be back in
action at the Rose Garden when
the team opens up the 2002 sea
son on W ednesday, May 29 at 7
p.m., versus the Eastern Confer
ence powerhouse New York Lib
erty.
Now in their third season, the
Fire will once again play a 32-game
schedule (16 home, 16 road), in
cluding 21 against W estern Con
ference opponents and 11 versus
the Eastern Conference.
O f the 16 regular season games
at the Rose Garden, nine will be
played on fan-friendly days, be
tween Friday night and Sunday.
The Fire will enjoy the home atmo
sphere in the Rose Garden for 7 of
their first 11 games, but by the end
of June will embark on a tough
road schedule, playing 10 o f 15
games away from Portland.
This season’s schedule fea
tures four nationally televised
games, including June 2 vs. Se-
Golf
LOS A N G E L E S - Len
Mattiace closed with a 3-under
68 and took advantage o f a late
collapse by Scott McCarron to
win the Nissan Open, becom
ing the third, first-time winner
on the PGA Tour this year.
McCArron, Rory Sabbatini and
Brad Faxon tide for second,
one shot back.
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nus Williams outlasted Justine
Henin to win the final of the
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