Ashland High freshman Maggie Schein doesn't want to play her sister, top-seeded junior Casey Schein. But if it comes down to it and they do have to square off in the District 4 singles championship match, Maggie has a plan.
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The chants of "MVP, MVP" directed at Kobe Bryant by Los Angeles Lakers' fans have a different meaning now. They represent fact, not just sentiment.
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Mark Ellis watched his ball nick the foul pole and thought back to a game-winning homer Marco Scutaro hit last year off Mariano Rivera that went nearly to the same spot.
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Abby Wambach strode into the lobby of the team hotel with bright eyes, big smile, firm handshake and a newspaper crossword puzzle tucked in her hand, exuding the kind of confidence one would expect from an athlete about to achieve a rare milestone.
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As gas prices soar across the country, the thought of paying $6.25 a gallon would make any consumer cringe.
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A Chinese mountaineering team took the Olympic flame to the top of the world today, a spectacular feat dreamed up to underscore China's ambitions for the Beijing games.
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A 'funk?' In Ashland? Apparently 24 runs in five games qualifies, but the fourth-ranked Ashland High baseball team swept Eagle Point anyway to quietly clinch the Southern Sky Conference championship outright Tuesday at North Mountain Park.
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The Lakers were in a hurry after Tuesday's practice, giving perfunctory comments in brief interviews with reporters.
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LeBron James had one of the worst games of his career, shooting 2-for-18 and missing three layups and a 3-pointer in the final minute.
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Paramilitary police donned Hawaiian shirts and pink buses shuttled in more cops in camouflage.
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Ashland High has lots of pieces returning to its girls basketball team next season.
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The Western Conference playoffs were supposed to be a brutal test for a young New Orleans Hornets squad with little postseason experience.
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fter Larry Tripplett signed with the Seattle Seahawks last week, he didn't sell his house in Indianapolis. He didn't even buy a new rain coat.
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At Klamath Falls, Klamath Union used a 71 from Carter Mast and 84 from Seth Reynolds to take a three-shot lead over Ashland heading into today's final round in the Southern Sky Conference district tournament at Harbor Links Golf Course.
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Net Summary
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Ashland received a career-defining day from Sarah Silbowitz and Bella Pribyl pitched the Grizzlies to a pair of 3-2 victories over Eagle Point to capture a playoff berth on Saturday at North Mountain Park.
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It may have been just a scrimmage but the pads were popping and there were plenty of big hits to be handed out Saturday during Southern Oregon University's eighth annual Red & Black football exhibition at Raider Stadium.
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Saturday was a memorable one for Ashland senior Matt Miner.
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After using their home-court advantage to the fullest, the Boston Celtics get no respite.
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Southern Oregon University will showcase the old and the new on Saturday in the eighth annual Red & Black spring football scrimmage at Raider Stadium. The event is scheduled to begin at noon and is free of charge.
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Ashland High singles players Sean Cleveland and Nick Cross both advanced to the semifinals to clinch state berths at the District 4 boys tennis tournament Thursday at Thurston High School in Eugene.
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The Atlanta Hawks just won't let go of their first trip to the postseason in nine years.
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Amid all the light and sound that is a major league baseball game, with thousands of fans buzzing behind him, Kerwin Danley distinctly heard two words.
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Indianapolis Colts star receiver Marvin Harrison was interviewed by police about a shooting near his North Philadelphia car wash this week.
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