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Sunday, April 05
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Rome Braves’ roster to be released today
The Rome Braves are scheduled to announce the team’s opening-day roster this afternoon at roughly 3 p.m.
The roster will be posted on www.romenews-tribune.com after it’s released.
Today’s announcement coincides with the end of spring training for the Rome club, which plays...
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UNC powers past ’Nova
DETROIT — In a classic case of men vs. boys, North Carolina never gave Villanova much chance to breathe, let alone whip up a fresh dose of Final Four magic.
Ty Lawson scored 22 points, Wayne Ellington had 20 more, and the Tar Heels, with their four, five, maybe more NBA-caliber players,...
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Michigan St. upsets UConn
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Michigan State’s Draymond Green dunks against Connecticut. The Associated Press
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DETROIT — Raymar Morgan grinned and lifted his right arm high in the air, saluting a stadium filled with Michigan State fans with a little wave.
The Spartans promised their downtrodden state something good, and boy, did they deliver.
Morgan broke out of his late-season slump with 18 points, Kalin Lucas added 21 and the smaller Spartans ran roughshod over Hasheem Thabeet and Connecticut in an 82-73 upset in the Final Four on Saturday night. The Spartans will play the winner of Villanova-North Carolina for the NCAA title Monday night, a much-needed boost for a city and state hit...
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Rome YAI holds its opening day ceremonies
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Pepperell Braves Cameron Jones (from left), Dalton Hoyle and Jacob Kines await the start of the National Anthem which began Rome YAI’s opening day ceremonies at Riverview Park “behind the levee”. Ken Caruthers / Rome News-Tribune
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Click here for a slideshow of Rome YAI's opening day ceremonies.
There were players in uniform, plenty of parents and the feel of baseball in the air at Riverview Park on Saturday.
Rome Youth Activities Inc. held its Dizzy Dean opening day ceremonies at the youth fields “behind the levee” and YAI vice president Eddie Digsby was pleased with the way things went.
“We had a great day and a great turnout,” said Digsby, who helped plan the event that kicked off the 2009 season for the organization and...
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Atlanta Braves, Phillies set for season opener
PHILADELPHIA — The championship banner that’ll hang above Ashburn Alley and those shiny rings they’ll soon receive will be a constant reminder that the Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Series champions.
Once Brett Myers throws the first pitch tonight against the Atlanta...
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