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NCAA Division II Regional Women's basketball rankings

West Virginia 67,: ; St. John's 66; Collins' Drive Lifts Wvu Over St. John's

dphickman1@aol.com JAMAICA, N.Y. - J.D. Collins remembers the night he hung about 30 points on Daryll Hill. It was when the two were prep school rivals in New York and, to the best of Collins' recollection, Hill probably had 30 or 40 points of his own that night, too.

The Gloves Are Back On: ; Competition Returns to Charleston After Long Hiatus

nscala@wvgazette.com Once upon a time, not all that long ago, boxing was a thriving sport in Charleston and the Kanawha Valley, backed by big numbers of sponsors, fighters and fans.

Instant Replay Coming to a Conference Near You

THE VIEWS from here: s All indications are the Big East and Conference USA, 2005 football homes of West Virginia and Marshall, respectively, will follow the Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference by adding instant replay reviews this coming season. "It's really been recommended that all conferences develop it," said Marshall athletic director Bob Marcum.

Nhl Checks Out: ; Season Canceled After Talks Fail

NEW YORK - A hockey season on the brink is now a season gone bust. The NHL canceled what was left of its decimated schedule Wednesday after a round of last-gasp negotiations failed to resolve differences over a salary cap - the flash-point issue that led to a lockout.

Inside

Girls hoops SC defeats Greenbrier East.

Two-Minute Drill

Today's quote I was 4. I was probably running around the house being bad. Denvers Carmelo Anthony, after being told the Nuggets had last won in Atlanta on Dec. 10, 1988 Armstrong will try for 7th straight Tour win Still hungry to race but wary he is not in the best shape, Lance Armstrong wants to take his Tour de France record to even mightier heights: He will try for a seventh straight title this summer.

Boxing

Fight schedule National TV in parentheses

Arena Football League

Today's game Orlando at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

This Date in Sports

Feb. 17 1941 - Joe Louis knocks out Gus Dorazio in the second round at the Convention Hall in Philadelphia to successfully defend his world heavyweight title.

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Tennis

ATP-WTA Tour RMK Championships & Cellular South Cup Wednesday

Nba

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

Nascar

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Prep Basketball

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Sports Briefs

Bills will release QB Bledsoe ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Drew Bledsoe will be released by the Buffalo Bills, a move that that upset the 33-year-old quarterback, who started every game for the team the past three seasons.

Sports On Tv/Radio

TELEVISION (TGC) 9 a.m. - golf: European PGA, Malaysian Open (same-day tape)