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This Timnath track & field winner is the Blue Federal Credit Union Athlete of the Week

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Timnath girls track & field's Natalie Washburn won the girls 800-meter run at Berthoud 's Max Marr Invitational last weekend .
The senior won back-to-back Colorado Class 2A state titles in the 800.
She was also voted as the Blue FCU Female Athlete of the Year for the 2023-24 school calendar.
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UH freshman from Bulgaria follows in former Warrior’s footsteps | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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UH freshman from Bulgaria follows in former Warrior ’s footsteps.
Kristian Titriyski said he followed the Hawaii career of fellow countryman Rado Parapunov and instantly became a Warriors fan.
Hawaii won in five sets at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu .
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Rodney Terry campaigns for Texas men's NCAA Tournament berth behind SEC's incredible season

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The 13 -seeded Longhorns beat Texas A&M 94-89 in double overtime.
The win was Texas ' seventh Quad 1 win of the season , a highly valuable statistic used by the NCAA selection committee.
The Longhorns will play Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament on Friday .
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Aaliyah Chavez named Naismith Player of the Year, finalist for Gatorade National POY

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Aaliyah Chavez is the No. 1 -rated women's basketball recruit in the class of 2025 .
She is a finalist for Gatorade National Player of the Year , along with Sienna Betts and Jazzy Davidson .
The announcement comes a week after she received Naismith player of the year honors.
Chavez will make her decision at a ceremony March 25 .
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Players Championship 2005: Fred Funk survived a wild, wet and windy week for his signature win
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Fred Funk won the 2005 Players Championship at the age of 48.
Funk was one of the shortest hitters off the tee on the PGA Tour .
He led the field in driving accuracy, hitting 85.7 percent of his fairways ( 48 of 56) and that set up an 80.6 percent greens in regulation number.
He was the poster boy for driving accuracy and was the Tour leader in the category five times.
Fred Funk wins The Players Championship at age 51 .
Funk shot a 71 in the third round, with his only bogey at No. 18.
Funk said the only approach was tunnel-vision golf.
Funk: "The fairways were still wet.. you were getting no carry".
Funk made a combined 995 starts on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour and earned $34.1 million .
He hasn't played much recently because of injuries but that 1,000th career start is waiting.
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Girls basketball tournament: Eastview’s rally falls short in 4A semifinal loss to Hopkins

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Hopkins will meet Maple Grove in the state final at 8 p.m. Saturday at Williams Arena .
The Royals have now qualified for the state title game in 13 of the past 15 seasons .
Eastview trailed by as many as 20 points in the first half , but rallied to beat the Royals.


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How Chase Hunter's late-game heroics lifted Clemson basketball passed SMU in ACC tournament

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Chase Hunter scored 15 of Clemson 's 29 second-half points in 57 -54 win over SMU .
Clemson will face No. 2 seed Louisville in the ACC semifinals on Friday ( 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN ) The winner of the game will face either No. 1 Duke or No. 5 UNC in Saturday 's final.
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Iowa basketball coach ejected during Big Ten Tournament vs Illinois

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Iowa basketball coach ejected during Big Ten Tournament vs Illinois .
Coach Fran McCaffery received a pair of technical fouls and was ejected.
Iowa ( 17-15 , 7 - 13 Big Ten) topped 10th -seeded Ohio State 77-70 , to open its run in the tournament.
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John Feinstein, bestselling author and one of the country’s foremost sports writers, dies at 69
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John Feinstein died of natural causes at his brother’s home in McLean , Virginia , according to his brother.
Feinstein was a full-time reporter for The Washington Post from 1977 to 1991 , a commentator for ESPN and the Golf Channel .
Feinstein wrote more than 40 books, including " A Season on the Brink " about college basketball coach Bob Knight .
Feinstein is survived by his wife, Christine , daughters Brigid and Jayne , and son Danny , as well as a sister, Margaret .
He loved Wimbledon , swimming, the Olympics , college basketball, the Naval Academy , West Point , the Mets , and people who returned his calls.

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Scarlets centre Roberts will make his first professional start on the wing as he replaces the injured Tom Rogers .
Wainwright will pack down in the back row instead of Tommy Reffell who drops down to the replacements bench.
Wales have been beaten in all four Six Nations games in this campaign.
" Wales England is always a special occasion and we know it will be an incredible atmosphere at Principality Stadium ," said Sherratt . "We're excited to finish our campaign at home and are looking to put in our best performance on the pitch on Saturday .".