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(Source: Indiana Pacers) by Mark Montieth | askmontieth@gmail.com February 15, 2013, 11:33 PM Editor's Note: Have a Pacers-related question for Mark? Want to be featured in his mailbag column? Send your questions to Mark at askmontieth@gmail.com. Roger Brown's family knew the announcement would be made Friday morning in Houston, and would be televised live on NBA TV. So, his daughter Gayle and son-in-law Derrick Mayes stood - yes, stood - in front of the television and watched as the names were called. When it was announced that indeed Brown had been voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame from the ABA candidates, their first call was to Jeannie, Gayle's mother...

(Source: Dayton Dragons) Dragons Player in the Majors # 40: Logan Ondrusek Tom Nichols 02/15/2013 5:23 PM ET Logan Ondrusek with the 2006 Dragons  Dayton Dragons fans from 2011 remember that one of the keys to the team's run to a franchise record 83 victories was the mid-season arrival of the smallest player in Dragons history. At 5'7", 145 lbs., sparkplug second baseman Ronald Torreyes had an influence more like Paul Bunyan. Torreyes was hitting .406 as late as July 29 and finished at .356 as the team went 48-22 in the second half. Who was the tallest player in Dragons history? Based on roster sizes, the answer is 6'8" pitcher Logan Ondrusek, a member of the 2006...

(Source: USA Wrestling) Top News Stories... Frank Perrelli (55 kg) and Devin Carter (60 kg) won bronzes in freestyle in Havana, Cuba today.......

Lucas Digne has admitted it is a sign that he is performing well to be linked with Manchester United, but insists he is in no rush to leave Lille. The...

AAP Gold Coast held on to beat a fast-finishing Brisbane 16-14 in their NRL pre-season trial at Redcliffe's Dolphins Oval on Saturday night. Rival coaches John Cartwright (Titans) and Anthony Griffin (Broncos) used their full squads to...

GEELONG 0.2.0 1.6.4 (49) WEST COAST 0.3.0 1.6.2 (47) SUPER GOALS: Geelong: Selwood. West Coast: Dalziell. GOALS: Geelong: Podsiadly 2, Caddy, Walker, Hawkins, Varcoe. West Coast: Darling 3, Hams, McInnes, LeCras. BEST: Geelong: Horlin-Smith, Christensen, Selwood. West Coast: Darling, Masten, Sinclair. INJURIES: Geelong: Stokes (ankle). UMPIRES: Dalgleish, Stewart, Talbot. Geelong tested its fitness on the big Subiaco ground and in hot conditions, playing a strong running game from the opening bounce, led by George Horlin-Smith and Mitch...

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Rayo Vallecano captain Piti is backing his side to ruin Jose Mourinho's 100th league game in charge of Real Madrid with a victory at the Bernabeu on Sunday. The Primera Division surprise package stunned neighbours Atletico with a 2-1 victory last weekend and Piti is confident they can follow that up with another derby triumph over Real - despite the fact their star-studded opponents have not lost at home in La Liga...