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Salem-News.com Sports (January 17, 2007 18:25)Menard Fastest on Last Day of NASCAR Daytona Testing Salem-News.com SPORTSIn the afternoon drafting session, which was cut short at 2:00 PM due to rain showers, Paul Menard turned a lap of 187.099 mph. (DAYTONA BEACH, Florida) -  On Wednesday, the second wave of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams worked around the weather to wrap their three-day test.
Paul Menard, in the No. 15 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Inc., posted the fastest time on Wednesday and for the entire test.
In the morning session, with the exception of Kurt Busch's speed in the Car of Tomorrow, three-time Daytona 500 champion Jeff Gordon posted the fastest speed with a lap of 184.596
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 17, 2007 17:10)Memorial Service Set For NASCAR's Salem-News.com SPORTSParsons died from cancer on Tuesday. (CORNELIUS, NC) -  A memorial to celebrate the life of NASCAR’s "Professor" Benny Parsons will be held on Friday at the Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius, NC.
Family, close friends and beloved members of the racing community who knew and loved Benny will be received in the 2:00 PM service.
Following the memorial, from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM, race fans can pay respects.
In lieu of flowers, it was Benny’s wish that donations be made in his name to the: The Victory Junction Gang.
Memorials can be made via the internet at VictoryJunction.org
Benny was beloved by many people and your thoughts, prayers, and well wishes over the last few months have meant a great deal to him and to his family.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 16, 2007 19:35)Montoya Tops Speed Charts; Hylton Trying For The Impossible Salem-News.com SPORTSJuan Pablo Montoya will be the first foreign-born driver to compete in the Daytona 500 since Christian Fittipaldi in 2003 (DAYTONA BEACH, FL) -  There's something new and something old in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series garage during this week's NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder at historic Daytona International Speedway.
In one garage, there's Formula One racer turned NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series rookie Juan Pablo Montoya.
In the other garage, veteran 72-year-old racer James Hylton, who won the NEXTEL Cup Rookie of the Year title in 1966.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 16, 2007 19:16)Cancer Claims Two NASCAR Legends in Span of Eight Days Salem-News.com SPORTSYou can leave a comment for the Parsons family at the end of this story. (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -  NASCAR Legend, champion and television announcer Benny Parsons died early Tuesday at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte from lung cancer.
He was 65.
Parsons was last a NASCAR announcer/analyst on NBC and TNT.
He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) champion.
He was nicknamed The Professor in part because of his popular remarks and relaxed demeanor.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 16, 2007 18:07)Oregon State Hopes to Extend Winning Streak Against Cal, Stanford Salem-News.com SPORTSOregon State’s games can be heard live on the radio on KEX 1190 AM in Portland/Salem and KEJO 1240 in Corvallis/Albany. (CORVALLIS) -  The Oregon State men’s basketball team (9-9 overall, 1-4 Pac-10), coming off its first Pacific-10 Conference victory of the season, hopes that Saturday’s win at Arizona State will mark the beginning of a successful run.
OSU has won two of the last three meetings, but prior to that Cal had won 14 straight games.
The Beavers lead the all-time series with the Cardinal, 66-54.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 16, 2007 18:00)Three Former Oregon State Football Players Invited to NFL Combine Salem-News.com SPORTSJoe Newton completed his OSU career with 105 receptions and 15 touchdowns, the most scores ever by a Beaver tight end (CORVALLIS) -  Oregon State senior football student-athletes Sabby Piscitelli, Adam Koets and Joe Newton have been invited the 2007 NFL Combine Feb. 21st-27th at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.
Piscitelli, of Boca Raton, Fla., was a First Team All-Pac-10 Conference selection last season.
Koets, an offensive tackle from Santa Ana, Calif., also started 37 straight games.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 16, 2007 17:53)No. 9 Oregon Hosts Stanford, California This Week Salem-News.com SPORTSOregon is 3-0 against top 25 teams in 2006-07, having knocked off No. 18 Georgetown, No. 1 UCLA and No. 10 Arizona. (EUGENE) -  Oregon hosts its final home games this month when Stanford and California visit Eugene.
The Ducks face the Cardinal --the only Pac-10 team that none of UO’s current players have ever defeated -- on Thursday, at 5:30 PM.
Oregon wraps up the weekend with a 5:00 PM game against the Golden Bears on Saturday.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 16, 2007 17:46)The "Professor" of NASCAR, Benny Parsons, Succumbs to Cancer Salem-News.com SPORTSYou can leave a comment for the Parsons family at the end of this story. (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) - NASCAR Legend Benny Parsons died early Tuesday at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte from lung cancer.
He was 65.
Parsons was last a NASCAR announcer/analyst on NBC and TNT.
He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) champion.
He was nicknamed The Professor in part because of his popular remarks and relaxed demeanor.
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Salem-News.com Sports (January 15, 2007 19:45)Winter Hawks Named to Play in Canada Winter Games Salem-News.com SPORTSAll ten Canadian Provinces and three Territories in Canada will be represented at the games. (PORTLAND) -  Portland Winter Hawks’ defensemen Ty Ariss and Bo Montgomery have been chosen to play for Team Saskatchewan in the upcoming Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, February 23rd-March 10th.
Men’s hockey only lasts for several days in that span, so Ariss and Montgomery, and any other Winter Hawks named to other provincial teams, will not miss as many WHL games as those dates indicate.
The Canada Winter Games features the best players in Canada with a “hockey age” under 17-years-old divided by Province. Read Full Article
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