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PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 25: Ryan Barber #16 of the Syracuse University Orange tries to get past Terry Ellis #12 of the University of Denver Pioneers during a semifinal game of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championships at Lincoln Financial Field on May 25, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Syracuse won 9-8.
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At the same time, I wanted to make it a real race - a real 1500 race, not a 50-meter race. It was better to take that chance to take the lead than sit back and have to make up ground. That hasn't worked for me in the past. All that matters is the end of NCAA's. ... I was really just trying to secure the top five.
Those guys ran great ... Chloe’s had a remarkable season. Josephine’s doing well, as is Charlotte. It’s really neat to have three women in the NCAA finals in one event.
We were hoping to get more qualifiers through, but it was a really tough challenge this year. The NCAA west meet is difficult enough, but the weather made it even more challenging. Multiple delays due to lightning yesterday created some difficult mental stress for the competitors. We were at the track last night until after midnight and started at 10 a.m. in the rain this morning.More quotes »
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Smithtown's Rob Pannell sets career scoring record, but Duke beats Cornell in NCAA lacrosse semifinal
between Syracuse and Denver.The Blue Devils are in the finals for the first time since 2010, when they won their only national championship.Cornell's Rob Pannell, who graduated from Smithtown West, became the NCAA Division I career scoring leader with five 5/25/13 Read more »
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Annie Park, golfer from Long Island, wins NCAA women's championship
Levittown native Annie Park shot a 1-under 71 to top the individual standings and help Southern California take its third NCAA women's tournament title with a record-setting team performance Friday.Southern California finished at 19-under 1,133 -- 15 strok Read more »
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Olivia Galati allows a rare run, but Hofstra earns NCAA softball bid
Colonial Athletic Association title and NCAA bid were on the line -- Hofstra took care of that in a 2-1 victory over James Madison -- but because Hofstra softball is so much about star pitcher Olivia Galati, the play of the game turned out to be the out that Read more »
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Stony Brook women's lacrosse team advances to NCAA Tournament
transfers who helped transform Stony Brook women's lacrosse into a nationally ranked team propelled the program to its first NCAA Tournament bid with a 14-3 victory over Albany on Sunday in the America East Tournament final at LaValle Stadium.Stony Brook will Read more »
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Pletcher, Pitino and Kentucky Derby storylines
Few scenes can equal a Derby week morning on Churchill Downs ' packed backstretch. On Wednesday you could see NCAA champion coaches Rick Pitino and Denny Crum , magnificent thoroughbreds and hundreds of visitors milling about, looking confused but still co Read more »
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Regional Digest: Sac State's Elvrom advances to NCAA track championships
over San Jose State in the Western Athletic Conference tournament in Grand Prairie, Texas, according to the Sac State athletics website. Soto's doubles in the sixth and eighth innings backed a combined six-hitter by Morgan and Brandon Creel, who picked up 53 m ago from Sacramento Bee Read more »
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Arizona basketball: With player, staff changes galore, it's been a hectic eight weeks for Wildcats
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Top task facing Lafley: Find his own successor
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Photos: Oregon softball — No. 3 Ducks drop first game of Super Regional 5-2 to No. 14 Nebraska Huskers
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Swinging with the best
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