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Magid's legend as shooter grows
(By Ron Morris, rmorris@thestate.com) EDITOR'S NOTE: Second in a series on what happened after college to players from the eight original ACC basketball schools.Any talk of great shooters in ACC history should always include Brian Magid, a little-used guard who wowed fans around the league with his deadeye accuracy from long range... usually in pregame warm-ups.
Terps sweep ACC men's top honors
(Associated Press) Maryland swept the ACC's top individual honors Tuesday."Four years of working so hard, just getting the award - unbelievable," Greivis Vasquez said Tuesday after being named the player of the year. "It means the world to me."
Observations: Brown reacts to Clippers speculation
(By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com) Asked pre-game Tuesday whether he's committed long-term to coaching the Charlotte Bobcats, Larry Brown leaned on a familiar refrain:"It's up to Michael," Brown said, referring to managing partner Michael Jordan.
Wednesday: Bobcats at 76ers, 7 p.m.
BOBCATS AT 76ERS7 p.m., Wachovia Center
Prep Results 03.09.10
Charlotte 49ers forget all about the good times
(By Tom Sorensen, tsorensen@charlotteobserver.com) The Charlotte 49ers once were a good basketball team. But once was a long time ago. They haven't been good for more than a month, and they saved their worst for last.The 49ers played Massachusetts Tuesday in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. Who is Massachusetts? It's a team that had lost four of five and 12 of 16 and had not won an A-10 tournament game since 2002.
Green Hope rises to the top
(By J. Mike Blake, mike.blake@nando.com) At 31-0 heading into Saturday's N.C. 4A championship game, the Green Hope girls' basketball team has come a long way in a short time.Just last season, the Falcons started 2-6.
Vikings win by scoring in salvos
(By Herb White, Special Correspondent) North Mecklenburg High baseball is built to score runs in bunches.The Vikings did it with a pair of multiple-run innings in Tuesday's 9-7 nonconference victory against Myers Park at Jack Sink Field.
N.C. basketball Championships
N.C. basketball ChampionshipsAll games on Saturday
Myers Park handily beats North Meck
(By Jay Edwards, Special Correspondent) For the first eight minutes, Myers Park and North Meck looked like they were even teams. In the next 2:48, the Mustangs proved they were a far superior team, scoring four goals in that span on their way to a 13-4 road victory.The Mustangs (2-0), who led 4-1 after a quarter, jumped out to a 7-1 advantage and never looked back as seven different players scored the first seven goals. Nine Myers Park players scored in the game, led by senior Craig Passenant, who had two goals and two assists, while classmates Alec Boyle, Joe Rayburn and William Lowe also added two goals apiece.
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