BRIEFLY.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Former Duke lacrosse Duke lacrosse may refer to:
Former Duke University Men's lacrosse lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. coach Mike Pressler was hired by Bryant University, four months after he resigned in the wake of a rape scandal that temporarily shut down the program he guided for 16 seasons. ``I truly believe that everything happens for a reason in the end,'' Pressler told the Associated Press on Sunday. ``For this program and this athletics director to step up and make this happen for myself and my (family), I'm very, very indebted and very grateful. Now it's up to me to go up there and deliver.'' Pressler agreed to a five-year contract at Bryant, a NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II school that has about 3,600 students in Smithfield, R.I. TENNIS: Maria Sharapova outslugged an erratic Kim Clijsters 7-5, 7-5 to win the championship of the Acura Classic in Carlsbad. The second-seeded Sharapova snapped Clijster's 24-match winning streak in North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. summer hardcourt events. Andy Roddick withdrew from the hard-court Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto, citing a strained lower back that forced him to pull out of another U.S. Open tuneup last week. SOCCER: Miguel Sabah scored two goals, netting the 69th-minute winner as visiting Cruz Azul topped Clausura champion Pachuca 3-2 in a Mexican Primera Division Apertura opener. Guadalajara, using primarily a second team, lost 1-0 at Toluca in its season opener. -- Scott French POKER: Jamie Gold was in the lead with 3.9 million in chips in the World Series of Poker The World Series of Poker is the largest set of poker tournaments in the world. It is held annually in Las Vegas, lasting just over a month. A bracelet is awarded to the winner of each of the fifty-plus events which include all the major varieties of poker. in Las Vegas. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: MIKE PRESSLER Former Duke University men's lacrosse coach is hired at Bryant University, a Division ll school in Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. . |
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