DIGEST

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Commanding lead Cliff Pace of Petal, Miss., separated himself from a crowd Saturday to take a commanding 7-pound lead after the second round of the Bassmaster Classic at Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees. Performing with a high level of consistency, Pace caught five bass weighing 21 pounds, 12 ounces for a combined two-day total weight of 43-4. He caught five bass weighing 21-8 during Friday’s first round. An afterthought after the third round, Brandon Palaniuk of Rathbun, Idaho, roared from 11th place to second place by catching five bass weighing 19-10 for a two-day total of 36-4. 6CNo problem As many as five Bentonville wrestlers missed time for various reasons this season, leaving Coach Bill Desler wondering how strong his team would be for the state tournament. Based on the results this weekend, the Tigers were just fine, scoring 254 points to easily outdistance Little Rock Catholic and Rogers for the state championship. 10C

Saturday’s results COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 MEN Wake Forest 80, (2) Miami 65 (3) Gonzaga 81, San Diego 50 (5) Florida 71, Arkansas 54 (11) Georgetown 57, (8) Syracuse 46 (9) Kansas 74, TCU 48 (10) Louisville 79, Seton Hall 61 (12) Arizona 73, Wash. State 56 (13) Kansas State 81, Texas 69 (16) New Mexico 91, (22) Colo. State 82 Villanova 60, (17) Marquette 56 (21) Memphis 89, Southern Miss 73 (23) Oregon 77, Stanford 66 (24) VCU 75, Xavier 71 TOP 25 WOMEN (1) Baylor 67, Texas 47 (3) UConn 90, Seton Hall 30 South Florida 68, (21) Syracuse 66 (23) Oklahoma State 82, Oklahoma 62 (25) Green Bay 80, Valparaiso 38 BASKETBALL NBA Denver 113, Charlotte 99 Cleveland 118, Orlando 94 Washington 105, Houston 103 Miami 114, Philadelphia 90 Indiana 90, Detroit 72 Atlanta 103, Milwaukee 102 LA Clippers 107, Utah 94HOCKEY NHL Edmonton 3, Phoenix 2, SO Washington 5, New Jersey 1 Philadelphia 5, Winnipeg 3 Los Angeles 4, Colorado 1 Detroit 4, Nashville 0 Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 2 Ottawa 3, Toronto 2 Montreal 3, NY Rangers 0 NY Islanders 4, Buffalo 0 Dallas 3, San Jose 1 St. Louis 2, Columbus 1 Calgary 3, Minnesota 1

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