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Gil Strougo <Br>Staff photo by Todd Hull
Coach of the Year: Studies paying off for Strougo
In coaching the Etowah girls lacrosse team, Gil Strougo hasn’t passed along a lot of first-hand experiences.
12:43 AM, Saturday, May 18
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Dixie sets MUST-see benefit
Fans admitted for $5 by donating of non-perishable items to charity
12:41 AM, Saturday, May 18
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Jordan Schafer (17) greets Justin Upton after the latter’s sixth-inning grand slam Friday. On the night Jason Heyward returned from an appendectomy, Upton was the star, driving in five runs. <Br>Associated Press photo
Upton slams Los Angeles as lineup comes together
Justin Upton was still the man for Atlanta, even when the Braves finally had all their sluggers together.
12:36 AM, Saturday, May 18
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Orb will run at Pimlico today looking to secure the second leg of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. <Br>Associated Press photo
Handlers feel good with Orb’s prospects
The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between ...
12:32 AM, Saturday, May 18
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Bradley leads by three at Nelson
Keegan Bradley again bogeyed Nos. 1 and 18 in the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship.
12:31 AM, Saturday, May 18
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Busch expecting Kahne’s revenge
Kyle Busch holds a 3-0 advantage over Kasey Kahne this season and understands Kahne may be planning some retaliation.
12:31 AM, Saturday, May 18
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Running back Tyvon Williams, center, will be a senior in the fall as Cherokee works to improve in its second season with coach Josh Shaw. Shaw said the Warriors’ biggest problem last season was a sharp drop-off in talent level from the ‘upper echelon of kids’ — something he doesn’t envision being as striking in 2013. <BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull
Shaw sees lessening of Cherokee’s talent drop-off
The Cherokee football team could be in better shape than it is at the end of spring practice, but coach Josh Shaw als...
12:10 AM, Friday, May 17
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Back home after playing a majority of the last five weeks on the road, the Braves will likely be greeted by the return of Jason Heyward. The team’s right fielder underwent an appendectomy April 22. <BR>Associated Press photo
Heyward’s return greets Braves’ return to Atlanta
The Atlanta Braves are ready to put their suitcases away and take their first look at the lineup they envisioned befo...
12:08 AM, Friday, May 17
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Jonny Venters
Venters undergoes second Tommy John surgery
Atlanta Braves reliever Jonny Venters will be out at least a year after undergoing the second major elbow operation o...
12:05 AM, Friday, May 17
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Keegan Bradley reacts after a missed putt on the first green Thursday, which ultimately prevented him from being just the sixth golfer to shoot 59 in a PGA Tour event. <BR>Associated Press photo
Bradley falls shy of 59 at Nelson
Former PGA champ shoots two bogeys, has to settle for 60
12:03 AM, Friday, May 17
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With exercise rider Jennifer Patterson aboard, Orb, top, takes a trip around the track at Pimlico on Thursday, two days before the colt vies to win the second leg of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. <BR>Associated Press photo
Derby champ has shaken free from growing pains
Growing up, Kentucky Derby winner Orb was just another horse who fit in with the crowd.
12:02 AM, Friday, May 17
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A large chunk of the game-used Wayne Gretzky memorabilia that’s filled Shawn Chaulk’s home in Alberta — where the hockey legend began his NHL career — will be going up for auction today. <br>Associated Press photo
Treasure trove of Gretzky gear going to auction
It started almost two decades ago with a $20 hockey stick once wielded by a forgotten player for a string of mediocre...
12:01 AM, Friday, May 17
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Sequoyah lineman Daniel McCune runs a drill during a spring practice session at the school. The corps of running backs the Chiefs’ line worked to block for last year are gone, which will force Sequoyah’s defense to step up this fall. <BR>Staff photo by Todd Hull
Offensive ranks thinned, Sequoyah turns to defense
Last season, Sequoyah relied on the explosive power of its running backs to stay in the game, as its defense adjusted...
12:26 AM, Thursday, May 16
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Reinhardt needed an extra game to do so Wednesday, but it won the Belhaven regional to clinch a spot in the NAIA finals. <Br>Photo special to the Tribune
Reinhardt advances to NAIA finals
After losing first game, Lady Eagles cling to lead in second
12:25 AM, Thursday, May 16
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Unable to escape a fifth-inning jam, Tim Hudson suffered his first loss in 10 career starts against Arizona. <BR>Associated Press photo
Hudson fails to contain Arizona
Arizona jumps on Atlanta veteran with two-out flurry in fifth
12:23 AM, Thursday, May 16
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