Feb 18
Samantha Ricketts hits game-winning RBI single in the fifth inning.
Feb. 17, 2008
Box Score
LAS VEGAS – The No. 9 Oklahoma softball team recorded a perfect record in the UNLV Louisville Slugger Desert Classic this weekend as the Sooners edged Cal Poly, 3-2, in the final game of the tournament on Sunday morning.
The Sooners went 5-0 over the weekend with wins over BYU, Cal State Northridge, South Carolina, Illinois and Cal Poly. Oklahoma now owns a 9-2 record on the season.
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Feb 18
Eric Lindros
The Oshawa Generals will retire Eric Lindros’ No. 88 when the OHL club hosts the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors on March 6.
Lindros’ banner will become just the second to hang from the rafters of the General Motors Centre, joining the late Red Tilson’s No. 9.
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Feb 18
Henin has now won 10 finals in a row
World number one Justine Henin won her second tournament of the year on Sunday, beating Karin Knapp of Italy 6-3 6-3 at the Antwerp Diamond Games.
The Belgian, who had been troubled by a knee injury at last month’s Australian Open, rarely produced her best tennis.
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Feb 17
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Katie Hoff set her second American record in as many days Sunday when she and six-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps each cruised to a pair of victories at the Missouri Grand Prix.
Both easily won their respective 200-meter freestyle and 400 individual medley races on the second day of the meet.
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Feb 17
Top seed Justine Henin beat Italy’s Karin Knapp 6-3 6-3 to win the Proximus Diamond Games in her home Belgium. The Antwerp title is Henin’s second of the 2008 season, the first one was Sydney, and it's her 41st career title.
It was the first meeting between Henin and Knapp. World No.1 Henin continued her not-so-perfect play, but still she was more than Knapp could handle. I must point out, however, that the young Italian didn’t disappoint at all. She was a good opponent, and Henin didn't defeat her easily.
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Feb 17
Toronto FC
Edu scored in the 44th minute and again in the 61st minute to secure the victory.
"I think I’m feeling pretty comfortable with the guys in there and our team gelled well today," said Edu. "I think we had the better of the play for the most part, we created a lot of good chances and luckily I got on the end of a couple of them."
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Feb 17
France
PARIS – Tulio De Melo scored his 11th goal of the season as Le Mans upset six-time defending champion Lyon 1-0 in the French league Saturday.
The Brazilian forward flicked in a cross from Ibrahim Camara that was diverted by Hassan Yebda at the near post in the 71st minute.
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Feb 17
WHL
David Rutherford scored a pair of goals and Spokane ended a four-game slide Saturday with a 3-1 Western Hockey League win over the Tri-City Americans.
Tri-Cities (44-13-1-2), which had its nine-game win streak ended, got a power-play goal by Adam Hughesman and 23 saves from Chet Pickard.
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Feb 17
Ecclestone believes Hamilton will shrug off the racist abuse
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has dismissed the racist abuse suffered by Lewis Hamilton in Spain this month as “an isolated incident”.
And he said an anti-racism campaign launched by governing body the FIA was “not necessary”.
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