National Tournament News

11:07 PM EST
1/13/2012 Top billiards, snookers players compete in national tilt in IndiaTwo former world champs highlight a field of over 1000 players in the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker Championship from Jan. 12–Mar. 4. Pankaj Advani, owner of seven Billiards/Snooker world titles and five-time World Professional Billiards Champion Geet Sethi, lead the contenders.

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7:03 AM EST
1/10/2012 BCS title game: Shelley's field goals, defense power 'Bama past LSUJeremy Shelley booted five field goals and No. 2 Alabama's defense manhandled No. 1 LSU's offense in posting a 21-0 win in Monday's BCS title game. LSU was squeezed all night, collecting just five first downs and 92 yards of total offense.

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7:43 PM EST
12/3/2011 Duke, Stanford advance to women's soccer national title gameTop-ranked Stanford and No. 3 Duke both advanced to the women's soccer national championship game with semifinal victories on Saturday. Stanford defeated Florida State, 3-0 while Duke posted a 4-1 victory over Wake Forest.

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1:19 PM EDT
10/28/2011 Academic woes could cause UConn men's basketball to miss NCAA TournamentThe UConn men's basketball team will have a chance to defend its national title on the court in the "regular" season but its performance in the classroom might take it out of the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The NCAA adopted rules changes Thursday that would keep the Huskies out of the tournament in 2013.

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10:43 AM EDT
10/7/2011 Carlo Biado baffles Dennis Orcollo, reaches 8-Ball competition finalRising Carlo Biado continued his mastery over Dennis Orcollo Wednesday, when he stunned the World No. 1 player 8-5, in the 8-Ball competition in the National Open Pool Championship at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City, Philippines. It marked the second time in five months Biado topped Orcollo.

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8:55 PM EDT
8/25/2011 Local team of blind sailors land championship race in Rhode IslandA local team of blind sailors took first place at the 2011 Sail Newport Blind National Sailing Championship staged in Newport, Rhode Island. The group featured Karen Penrose, of Shoreacres, and James O'Loughlin, of Clear Lake, both visually impaired/

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10:55 PM EDT
8/17/2011 Youth Laser radial champ to race at sailing event in NewportSeventeen-year-old Erika Reineke is in Rhode Island this week to compete at the U.S. Youth Sailing Championship. The Fort Lauderdale sailor is coming off an overwhelming victory at the 2011 Laser Radial Youth Championship in La Rochelle France.

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11:21 PM EDT
8/12/2011 Ho Chi Minh rules national Billiards & Snooker tourney in VietnamHCM City topped the medal tally with four gold medals and four silver medals at the national championships in the province of Dak Lac in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Duong Anh Vu and Nguyen Hoang Minh Tai dominated Thursday’s events to give HCM City its third and fourth gold medals, respectively.

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4:34 PM EDT
8/7/2011 Brendan Hansen, Missy Franklin make waves at swimming NationalsFormer world record holder Brendan Hansen and swimming phenom Missy Franklin registered impressive victories at the USA Swimming National Championships Saturday night. Hansen completed a sweep of the event Saturday by winning the 200-meter version of the race in 2:10.59.

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4:19 PM EDT
7/24/2011 Uma Devi Nagaraj tops Meenal to reclaim ladies billiards crownThe 46-year-old veteran Uma Devi, national ladies billiards winner in ‘02 and ‘08, blasted the defending champ from the first frame en route to reclaiming the national ladies billiards title, 75-45, 76-61, 76-34. Uma Devi advanced after defeating the rising Keerath Bhandaal in the semis.

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