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Back in the MAC
BG baseball begins the plunge into conference play this weekend
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For any college team, the start of the conference season is a time to seize the moment and win as much as possible to try to get that NCAA Regional bid. Even the strategy of the games themselves can change. "As soon as the conference schedule starts, the games take a different turn," said second baseman Eric Lawson.
Falcons trounce Spartans, prepare for MAC play
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The BG women's softball team defeated Michigan State by a mercy run rule on Wednesday. The Falcons (15-4) downed MSU (18-4) 11-1 in six innings in their final game before conference play this weekend. "It doesn't hurt to have a performance like that right before conference," said BG coach Shannon Salsburg.
Bluffton to play despite bus tragedy
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By James Hannah The Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio - Bluffton University baseball players will return to the field today wearing black jerseys instead of purple and white to honor teammates killed when their bus plunged off a highway overpass. "For the players, it will be a marker that allows them to move on in some ways, but never forget that part of their team isn't with them anymore," Bluffton President James Harder said in a telephone interview.
Baseball exhibit swings into Cleveland
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By Tom Withers The Associated Press CLEVELAND - Phil Niekro floated around the display cases like one of his dancing knuckleballs. The Hall of Fame pitcher was on hand yesterday for a ceremonial preview of "Baseball as America," a traveling collection of artifacts, photographs and other memorabilia celebrating the national pastime that will call Cleveland home until Sept.
Community rallies for women's basketball
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Anderson Arena roared last night as hundreds of fans celebrated the greatest women's basketball team in Mid-American Conference history: the Bowling Green Falcons. The ladies team (31-4) has won three consecutive MAC championships, three NCAA tournament berths and 39 consecutive MAC wins.
Teams meet for rematch of last year's championship game
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By Jim O'Connell The Associated Press FLORIDA (33-5) ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR: The top-seeded Gators beat No. 16 Jackson State 112-69; No. 9 Purdue 74-67; No. 5 Butler 65-57; No. 3 Oregon 85-77. STARS: The players are all familiar since they are the same ones who led the Gators to the national championship last season.
Semi-final game features two of nation's best big men
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By Jim O'Connell The Associated Press OHIO STATE (34-3) ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR: The top-seeded Buckeyes beat No. 16 Central Connecticut State 78-57; No. 9 Xavier 78-71, OT; No. 5 Tennessee 85-84; No. 2 Memphis 92-76. STARS: Freshman center Greg Oden, a first-team All-American, leads the team in scoring (15.
