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March Madness always creates memories for schools, athletes and fans. High Point University is going to create some of those later this month for the first time.
The Panthers took on the Winthrop Eagles in the Big South Conference championship game, and it wasn’t smooth sailing. After the first half, the Eagles held a 39-29 lead and stretched their lead to 15 at one point. But High Point didn’t become the top team in the conference and come into the game with a 28-5 record by accident. The team showed its mettle in the second half.
The Panthers outscored the Eagles 52-30 to win 81-69.

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Michael Kim has played his best golf when it has mattered most.
Michael Kim has been on a tear as of late.
The first month of the year was not so glamorous as he had two missed cuts in three starts, but ever since the calendar turned to February he has really found his game.
Kim tied for second at the WM Phoenix Open and tied for 13th at both the Genesis and in Mexico. After that, he tied for sixth at the Cognizant Classic.

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A high school track and field meet in Virginia turned violent when one runner physically assaulted her opponent with a baton during a relay race.
Brookville High School’s Kaelen Tucker was the second leg runner for the 4×200 meter relay at the VHSL Class 3 State Indoor Championships at Liberty University on Friday. The junior was attempting to cut into the inside lane during a tight battle for second place as she was rounding turn four.
That’s when another runner from IC Norcom High School wound up and smacked Tucker in the back of the head with the baton.

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