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kogt Texas Association of Sports Officials-Baseball Beaumont Chapter has the recipients of their 2007 scholarships. Front row left to right: Colby Hargrave, Silsbee; Mark Serna, West Brook; Garrett Delano, BC. Back row: Breaden Riley, Woodville; Jake Rowell, LCM; Kris Hearn, LCM and Derik Kilmer, Vidor. They each received a check for $1000. In the past the local Umpires Association has given out over $47,000 in scholarships to local baseball players.

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Cubs will add 70 'bullpen box seats' at Wrigley The Chicago Cubs have received permission to add 70 "bullpen box seats" along the third base line and install additional digital signage at Wrigley Field. The additional seats had to be approved by a permit committee of the city Commission on Chicago Landmarks, as the city council gave the 93-year-old stadium historic landmark status in 2004. City Hall approved the changes because "landmark buildings aren't frozen in time, need to be maintained and can be improved while respecting their history," said Peter Scales of the city's Department of Planning and Development. The changes were approved as Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Mayor Richard Daley mull the Tribune Co.'s request to have the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority acquire and renovate Wrigley Field. "These will be great seats and, just like the seats behind home plate, will blend in with the architecture and history of Wrigley Field," said Mike Lufrano, the Cubs' vice president of community relations. Adding new seats to an historic park such as Wrigley is not without precedent. The Boston Red Sox have added a number of seats throughout Fenway Park over the past few seasons, including field-level box seats and a seating area perched over the stadium’s famed Green Monster. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Martina Hingis Banned 2 Years For Positive Cocaine Test!! LONDON - Martina Hingis was banned for two years Friday for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon last year. The International Tennis Federation said an independent anti-doping tribunal found that Hingis, who announced her retirement Nov. 1 on the day she revealed the positive test, had committed an offense. The 27-year-old Hingis denied using cocaine, but the tribunal rejected suggestions there were any doubts over her sample. Although the five-time Grand Slam winner is now retired, her suspension is backdated to Oct. 1. The ITF also disqualified Hingis' results from last year's Wimbledon and any subsequent tournaments she played in. She also forfeits any ranking points gained and $129,481 in prize money. Hingis lost 6-4, 6-2 to Laura Granville in the third round at Wimbledon last year.

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Atunrase's 22 points leads A&M women past SFA COLLEGE STATION — Morenike Atunrase scored 22 points in her best game since returning from an injury last month, helping No. 13 Texas A&M to an 84-53 win over Stephen F. Austin on Thursday night. Shooting 9-of-13 from the floor, Atunrase made as many shots as she did in her first four games since coming back Dec. 15 from surgery on her right tibia. She also had six rebounds in 25 minutes. Danielle Gant added 15 points for Texas A&M (12-2), which is getting Atunrase back to form just in time for the Aggies' Big 12 opener next week against Kansas State. Whitney Cormier scored 15 points for Stephen F. Austin (3-9), which was facing its former coach Gary Blair. Kiley Finstad and Sydney Colson added 12 points for the Aggies. In other games • Connecticut 88, Villanova 38 — Tina Charles had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Mel Thomas added 16 points, leading the No. 1 Huskies (12-0, 1-0) over the host Wildcats (10-4, 0-1) in their Big East opener. Maria Getty led Villanova with 12 points. • LSU 73, Florida State 61 — Quianna Chaney scored 18 of her career-high 27 points in the first half, and the No. 11 Tigers (11-3) beat the host Seminoles (10-5). Shante Williams scored 20 points for Florida State. • George Washington 68, Auburn 66 — Lisa Steele made a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining to clinch a road victory for the No. 20 Colonials over the No. 18 Tigers. Sarah-Jo Lawrence led George Washington (11-3) with 18 points. Freshman Alli Smalley led Auburn (12-3) with 17 points. • Maryland 83, Wake Forest 49 — Crystal Langhorne had 15 points and 10 rebounds, leading the No. 5 Terrapins (17-1, 1-0) over the host Demon Deacons (12-3, 0-1) in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener. Camille Collier scored 10 points for Wake Forest. • Duke 82, North Carolina Central 29 — Chante Black didn't miss a shot in scoring 17 points, and the No. 12 Blue Devils (11-3) rolled past the Lady Eagles (2-15) for their 22nd consecutive home victory. Jori Nwachuka and Lavonna Hailey each scored eight points to lead North Carolina Central. • Ohio State 66, Michigan 42 — Freshman center Jantel Lavender scored 14 points and had a game-high 12 rebounds to lead the No. 21 Buckeyes (10-3, 1-1) to a Big Ten victory over the visiting Spartans (8-4, 1-1). Jessica Minnfield led Michigan with 18 points.

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City hoopsters brace for campus clash By Dave Rogers Published January 4, 2008 Their coach says there’s no way Sterling’s boys will get caught looking past the Lee Ganders when they square off in the 5:30 p.m. opener of tonight’s District 21-5A double-header at Lee College. “I told our guys they’re going to come in playing hard,†Rangers coach Mark Patton said of the Ganders. “They’re playing a lot better and they’ve got a lot of pride.†Apparently. Wednesday night, Lee’s Ganders jumped out to a 13-2 lead over Kingwood — the defending district champion and the state champ or runnerup each of the past three seasons – only to get caught in the second half and lose 51-40. “It was probably the best game we’ve played since I’ve been here,†said second-year Lee head coach Dote Williams, a statement he’s made at least a couple of times since mid-December. “In the second half, they played the way we’d like to play. They controlled the tempo and limited the possessions. They played with discipline and they played smart.†Lee, just 2-17 for the season and 0-2 in 21-5A, got 18 points from guard Darrius Cooper Wednesday night, all on 3-point shots. He hit four of them in the first quarter as the Ganders took a 16-5 lead after one quarter on their homecourt. “We made some shots early and they just came out cold,†Williams said. It was Lee’s first game since a 47-44 win over Houston Davis at the Houston Jaycees tournament Dec. 22. Kingwood, 17-5 overall and 2-0 in district, was coming off a 5-0 sweep of last weekend’s Texas vs. the Nation tournament in Aldine. “Cooper played well offensively, but he made some mistakes on defense,†Williams said. “We’re still trying to get him to play defense. Cornelius Laday played well also.†Against Davis, Cooper scored 17 points and Laday 14. Kingwood outscored Lee 13-6 in the second quarter to get within 22-18 at halftime, then the Mustangs outscored the Ganders 33-18 in the second half. Nick James, who led Kingwood with 19 points, hit five second-half 3-pointers, four in the third quarter. The two teams missed only nine field-goal attempts combined in the second half as Kingwood passed the ball endlessly, seeking the best shot. Lee had only seven second-half field goals and the Mustangs hit 11 of 13 second-half free throws, seven of which came in the final period as Lee fouled in an unsuccessful attempt to catch up. For the game, Kingwood hit 19 of 23 free throws while Lee was 6 of 9 from the charity stripe. Sterling, winner of the Gulf Coast Classic at Barbers Hill last weekend, stubbed its toe in its first game against 5A competition since Dec. 17. At Humble Wednesday night, the Wildcats raced out to a 22-10 lead after one period and hung on for a 72-67 win over Patton’s Rangers. The loss dropped Sterling to 13-8 overall and 0-2 in district. “We came from behind,†said the Sterling coach. “They were up 17 at one point in the first half and 13 points (41-28) at half. “We got it to one point twice in the fourth quarter and had a couple of chances to take the lead, but missed free throws.†Cartavious Kincade scored 22 points and Adrian Fontenot 19 to lead the Rangers. “We just came out flat,†Patton said without speculating why. “I’m disappointed with the outcome, but we played well enough to win. “Now we’re looking to get back into the swing of things Friday night.†Sterling scored a 3-0 sweep over Lee last year, beginning with a 69-39 win at the Lee College Classic. The Rangers beat Lee 62-39 Jan. 5 and 58-48 Jan. 30 for their only two District 21-5A wins last year. Williams missed the final game to be with his wife, LaKeisha, for the birth of daughter Chloe. He joked that he might try being absent again, because assistant coach Trent Manuel did such a good job last year. He didn’t find a lot of comfort in the notion that the Kingwood game would help his team against Sterling. “We don’t have momentum here,†he said. “We have a 12-step program and what we’re trying to do is move to the next step. Right now, we’re like my daughter Chloe, who just learned to walk two weeks ago. “We’re stumbling all over the place.â€

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