Monday, March 3, 1997
PAUL DAUGHERTY COLUMN
My dad was 14 in 1947, a kid in Shibe Park in Philadelphia the first time Jackie Robinson came to town with the Brooklyn Dodgers. What he remembers about that is Philly manager Ben Chapman during the game, eating watermelon on the dugout steps.
DAUGHERTY
XAVIER MUSKETEERS
The No. 14 Musketeers methodically disposed of Virginia Tech 81-72 in their regular-season finale, and take a six-game winning streak into the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.
MUSKETEERS PAGE
CINCINNATI BEARCATS
The team to beat is No. 9 Cincinnati. The team to watch is Memphis. The team to fear is UNC Charlotte. And, for the first time, the Conference USA tournament offers an automatic NCAA Tournament berth to the winner.
BEARCATS PAGE
KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Talk about rain on the parade.
Rupp Arena was nearly unreachable Sunday because of flood waters. And then sixth-ranked South Carolina spoiled Senior Day with a 72-66 upset of the third-ranked Wildcats, winning its first Southeastern Conference title outright and scrambling NCAA Tournament seedings.
STORY
MIAMI REDSKINS
The Miami Redskins' up-and-down ride through the Mid-American Conference ended Saturday with a 66-52 victory over Akron and the school's 19th MAC championship - a shared title with Bowling Green.
STORY March 2, 1997
NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORSE
When the Division II Tournament pairings were announced Sunday, Northern Kentucky University coach Ken Shields was dumbfounded how Indianapolis edged his team for the Great Lakes Regional No. 1 seed.
STORY
THOMAS MORE SAINTS
The Thomas More women's basketball team has waited its entire history to play in the NCAA Tournament, and Sunday night the Saints were left waiting until the last eight teams out of 64 were announced before they found out they made it.
STORY
CYCLONES
Goaltender Geoff Sarjeant stopped 47 shots in leading the Cyclones to a 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Lumberjacks.
STORY
REDS SPRING TRAINING
Mike Morgan is 37 years old. He threw his first big-league pitch 18 years ago. The Reds are his ninth team. Ray Knight hopes he will be an effective fifth starter. So does Morgan. ''I'll be there to take the ball when it's my turn," says Morgan. "Maybe I'll be the secret weapon.'
REDS PAGE
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
1997 SCHEDULE
REDS STADIUM
With two variations surfacing regarding ''the wedge,'' Hamilton County Commission President Bob Bedinghaus said Tuesday a Reds ballpark can squeeze between Cinergy Field and Riverfront Coliseum.
STORY Feb. 26, 1997
BENGALS
The Bengals are getting their first new look since 1981. Changes to the logo and uniform stripes and socks will be unveiled next week.
STORY Feb. 19, 1997
BENGALS STADIUM
The new Bengals stadium will be located between Central and Elm streets on the riverfront.
STORY Feb. 14, 1997
GARDENS HOCKEY
A member of the American Hockey League's executive council said his league is headed to the Cincinnati Gardens.
STORY Feb. 26, 1997
