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Salem-News.com Sports (May 19, 2007 16:28)Oregon State Beats Eastern Michigan; Re-Match With Louisville Set Salem-News.com SPORTSOregon State meets Louisville later today. (ANN ARBOR, Mich. ) -  Sophomore first baseman DeAnn Young drove in four runs as No. 15 ranked Oregon State earned a 6-1 victory to eliminate Eastern Michigan University in Saturday’s NCAA Softball Regional Tournament action.
The victory was the 40th of the season for Oregon State (40-22), marking the eighth time in the past nine years that the Beavers have recorded 40 wins or more.
Senior Brianne McGowan gave the Beavers a quick 1-0 lead in the opening inning when her RBI single to center field plated fellow senior Mia Longfellow who had reached base on a walk. Read Full Article
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Salem-News.com Sports (May 19, 2007 13:23)Oregon Advances to Championship Game with 8-4 Win over South Carolina Salem-News.com SPORTSAlicia Cook (23-4) picked up her second win of the weekend, allowing four runs on 12 hits. (COLUMBIA, S.C.) -  It had been three weeks since Ann Marie Topps hit her record-breaking home run, but the senior torched No. 19, a three-run shot dead to center field in Oregon’s 8-4 victory over South Carolina on Saturday afternoon in the 2007 Regionals at Beckham Field.
With the win, the No. 2 seed Ducks (44-17) will await to find out their opponent for Sunday in the Regional championship game scheduled for 10:00 AM.
Even if Oregon were to drop that game, the Ducks would get a second chance to win the regional bracket with a second game on Sunday.
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Salem-News.com Sports (May 19, 2007 08:40)Kenseth on Pole for NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Race Salem-News.com SPORTSFor the NEXTEL Open, Carl Edwards will be on the pole after turning a lap at 187.487 mph. () -  Matt Kenseth grabbed the pole for tonight's NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge with a time of 121.401 seconds during Friday night qualifying.
The No. 17 DeWalt Ford team sizzled with an 11.6 second four-tire pit stop to go with his 3-lap run qualifying run.
Kenseth will be joined on the front row by last year's All-Star Challenge winner Jimmie Johnson. Read Full Article
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Salem-News.com Sports (May 19, 2007 08:36)NBA Playoffs: Spurs Outlast Suns, Advance to West Finals Salem-News.com SPORTSThe Spurs will host the fourth-seeded Utah Jazz for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday. (SAN ANTONIO) -  San Antonio's 20-point fourth-quarter lead shriveled to as small as five, but it never disappeared completely and the Spurs used a 114-106 Game 6 victory at home over Phoenix to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
Manu Ginobili scored 12 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, Tony Parker tallied 21 of his 30 in the first half, and Tim Duncan added 24, 13 rebounds and a career-high-tying nine blocked shots. Read Full Article
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Salem-News.com Sports (May 18, 2007 17:11)NCAA Softball Tournament: Louisville Blanks Oregon State Salem-News.com SPORTSCourtney Moore’s 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning put the game away for the Cardinals. (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) -  Oregon State suffered its largest loss in postseason history as the No. 15 ranked Beavers were downed 8-0 in five innings against University of Louisville in Friday’s first round action of the NCAA Regional Tournament.
Louisville (37-23) took the game’s early lead, capitalizing on three hits to score a pair of runs in the opening inning.
The Cardinals extended their advantage to 5-0 in the top of the second, knocking Beaver starter Brianne McGowan from the circle.
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Salem-News.com Sports (May 18, 2007 17:04)NCAA Softball Tournament: Salling Homers Twice in Oregon's 4-0 Win over Penn State Salem-News.com SPORTSIn the circle, Alicia Cook held the Nittany Lions (26-24) scoreless, pitching her 10th complete-game shutout of the year and 15th of her career. (COLUMBIA, S.C.) -  Jenn Salling proved why she was named the Pac-10 Conference Newcomer of the Year, hitting back-to-back home runs as 20th-ranked Oregon won its first game of the 2007 NCAA Regionals, defeating Penn State, 4-0, in Columbia, S.C on Friday afternoon at Beckham Field.
Oregon will play the winner of Friday’s second game, No. 1 seed NC State and No. 4 seed South Carolina, at 10:00 AM on Saturday.
Salling got Oregon (43-17) on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the third.
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Salem-News.com Sports (May 18, 2007 15:31)Oregon State Adds Arizona, England Soccer Stars Salem-News.com SPORTSRachael Axon has been teammates with OSU’s Jodie Taylor on the English U-21 National Team in the past. (CORVALLIS, Ore. ) -  The Oregon State women’s soccer team has doubled the size of its recruiting class, as head coach Steve Fennah announced Friday the signings of Holly Benson, an all-state high school player from Arizona, and Rachael Axon, a transfer from Alabama-Birmingham who is part of England’s National Team program.
OSU previously signed goalkeeper Katie Bell (Denver, Colo./St. Mary’s HS) and midfielder Courtney Wetzel (Puyallup, Wash./Puyallup HS), both of whom will be freshmen this fall.
Benson (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol HS), a defender, was part of the 2006 5A state champion high school squad. Read Full Article
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Salem-News.com Sports (May 18, 2007 15:10)NBA: Rockets and Jeff Van Gundy Part Ways Salem-News.com SPORTSIn four seasons, Van Gundy guided Houston to a 182-146 (.555) record. (HOUSTON) -  Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey announced Friday that the team has decided to part ways with Head Coach Jeff Van Gundy.
The two sides were unable to come to an agreement despite a prolonged negotiating period in which Van Gundy requested and was offered the opportunity to stay within the organization in a senior consultant capacity.
The team will now continue forward with plans to hire a new head coach. Read Full Article
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Salem-News.com Sports (May 18, 2007 12:54)NCAA D-III Finals: Top Seed Linfield Routs Emory, 11-0 Salem-News.com SPORTSLinfield advances to play DePauw (Ind.) Saturday at 4:00 PM EDT. (SALEM, Va. ) -  Jena Loop homered twice, sparking an avalanche of 14 hits as top-seeded Linfield hammered eighth-seeded Emory (Ga.) 11-0 in five innings in the opening game of the NCAA Division III Finals Friday morning at the Moyer Sports Complex.
Loop twice sent the ball over the center-field fence in her first two trips to the plate, driving in five runs.
The Wildcats (41-6) outhit the Eagles 14-2 and played error-free defense behind starting pitcher Brittany Miller. Read Full Article
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