FOOTBALL

Vermeil's had two close calls go his way
Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil took the last play of Monday night's game at Oakland as a good omen.
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BASKETBALL

Bright sees UC, and says he'll come back
Roy Bright's legal guardian and AAU coach has had his eye on coach Bob Huggins and the University of Cincinnati basketball program since Bright was in the eighth grade. "I always felt like coach Huggins was the best fit for Roy," David Smith said.

PREP SPORTS

Some reward for La Salle, Anderson
All-local matchups of Anderson at Elder, La Salle at Colerain promise to highlight the official first-round playoff pairings when they are officially released by the Ohio High School Athletic Association this afternoon.

GOLF

Co-leader Singh eyes PGA Tour money title
Vijay Singh made three straight birdies to start the back nine and holed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole Saturday for a 3-under 69 that left him in a four-way tie for the lead in the Funai Classic at Disney.

HOCKEY

Rangers stop Detroit run
NEW YORK - Petr Nedved scored for the second straight game as the New York Rangers got their first victory over Detroit in four years, beating the Red Wings 3-1 Saturday night.

HORSE RACING

Mandella's cup runneth over
ARCADIA, Calif. - He's been respected for years on the West Coast racing scene. Now Richard Mandella will be famous at tracks around the world.

MOTOR SPORTS

Biffle captures Atlanta Busch
HAMPTON, Ga. - Greg Biffle passed Michael Waltrip for the lead with 10 laps left to win the Aaron's 312 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, his second victory in the past three Busch Series races.

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'Dark Side' defense brightens MSJ season
Mount St. Joseph defensive lineman Eric Johnson could have walked away from football after graduating with a sociology degree in May. But the 6-foot, 300-pound Withrow product didn't want to squander a chance to anchor one of the stingiest Division III defenses in the country.
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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT   (Index of last Sunday's sports stories)

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