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The Florida Gators captured the College World Series title on Sunday night with a 6–1 win over the LSU Tigers to sweep the best-of-three series. Florida scored its first two runs in the bottom of first and second inning before holding the lead. LSU scored its first run in the seventh inning but also lost a run due to an interference call on a Tigers base runner. LSU threatened in the eighth inning but failed to score. Florida added four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to seal the victory.

UMD Upsets Michigan win NCAA Frozen Four 3-2 in OT

Rare Birds Indeed With their win over the Rams, the 7-9 Seahawks won the NFC West and made history by making the playoffs.

9/7/2007 - ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) -- While some kids might boast about having a Little League World Series under their belts, the Warner Robins American Little League baseball players are taking it all in stride. Parents of five of the players who were part of Robins team said the journey to the Little League World Series, which started in early June and wrapped up with a World Series Championship in Williamsport, Pa., was one marked by excitement and fatigue. Now, the baseball players and their families are just trying to take their new-found fame in and get...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Danny Flores, who played the saxophone and shouted the word "tequila!" in the 1950s hit song "Tequila!", has died. He was 77. Flores, who lived in Westminster, died Tuesday at Huntington Beach Hospital, said hospital spokeswoman Kathleen Curran. He died of complications from pneumonia, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported. The man sometimes called the "godfather of Latin rock" was born in Santa Paula but grew up in Long Beach. By age 5 he was playing guitar in church and at 14 he was a member of a trio that performed Mexican music. In 1957, Flores was...

Powered by individual medalist Jonathan Moore's 12-under performance over the four-round tournament, the Oklahoma State Cowboys won the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship on Saturday afternoon. The tournament, held at Crosswater Club, was hosted by the University of Portland. The Cowboys entered the final round of the tournament in a three-way tie for second place, three strokes behind Washington. Oklahoma State overtook Washington early in the day and withstood a strong challenge from Florida to claim its first NCAA men's golf championship since 2000 and its tenth in school history. The Cowboys finished three strokes ahead of Florida...

NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif., Feb. 16, 2006 – Army boxers topped all services with 13 points at last week's 2006 Armed Forces Boxing Championships here. Marine Corps Cpl. Raymond Maldonado takes a jab from Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Fusianto during the 2006 Armed Forces Boxing Championships at Naval Base Ventura County, Calif. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kimberly Williams, USN  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The Marine Corps took second place with 7 points, while the Navy and Air Force tied for third with 4 points each. Each night of boxing brought in a...

WASHINGTON - Seventh-grader Tyler Curtis says he's never had to worry much about doing well at his studies, and he's not about to start now. That's saying something. Tyler is facing 272 of the country's best young spellers — and the biggest prize ever — at the 78th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee running Wednesday and Thursday. "It would be nice to win," the 13-year-old from Camden, Tenn., said Tuesday. "But I'm not going to get all stressed out over it." His competitors include 145 boys and 127 girls aged 9 to 14, mostly from around the country and U.S....

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