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CIARAN KDHLI LVNCH

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Woods looking to increase Masters Hall in Augusta

Ciarall Kohli-Lyllcll
snows EDITOR

Thc world’s lacst golfcrs wlll nlcct
at thc Augusta Nauonal Golf Coursc, Gcotn
gla Thursday to conlpctc ln thc sport’s nlost
prcstlglous tournanlcnt Thc us Mastcrs ls
onc ofthc four major tournanlcnts ln profcsc
slonal golf, wlth a prlzc fund of nlorc than
$8,000,000

Looklng to wln hls nfth grccn ladkct
at Augusn, Tlgcr Woodshashlt a rlch ycln of
form golng lnto thc tournanlcnt Aftcra hlghly
pulallclzcd scandal rcgardlng hls pcrsonal llfc,
and a rangc ofonrcoutsc lssucs, Woods has rcc
dalnlcd thc world nunllacr l ranklng posltlon
for ihc nrst tlnlc slncc Octolacr 2010 On top
ofthls, Woods has sccurcd a nunllacr of tour
ylctorlcs atTorrcy l>lncs, Doral, and Bay Hlll

lérumc major chanlplon, Woods
wlll hopc to laulld on thcsc achlcycnlcne as hc
chascs lack Nlcklaus lBrmajot world rcoord
lfhc ls alalc to contlnuc showlng flashcs ofthc
sort of form that nladc hlnl a donllnant forcc

ln thc sport for nlorc than a dccadc, Woods
wlll undoulatcdlytrlunlph atAugusta and takc
onc stcp closcr to thcworld rccord

Standing ln hls ways howcycr, arc a
hostoftalcntcd golfcrs BrycatnoldNotd-lcmn
lrlsh golfchory Mcllroy who currcntly 516 at
nunllacr 2 ln thc world ranklngs, ls dclaatalaly
thc nlost thrcatcnlng of thcsc Mcllroy has
playcd 2 wccks ln a row, golng lnto thc (our
nanlcnt at Augusn ln ordcr to fincrtunc hls
ganlc

Mcllroy an cxcworld nunllacr l, rc
ccnily statcd that hc was conndcnt hc could
lcayc a mark on thc tournanlcnt, whcrc hc
fanlously lalcw a Anshot lcad on thc final day
ln 2011 chlllbclooklng to ayold a rcpcat
of that Sunday, whcrc hc rccordcd thc worst
round ln hlstory lay a golfcr lcadlng on thc
lastday ofthc MastcrsTournanlcnt Spcaklng
aftcr thc Houston 0pcn last nlonih, Mcllroy
sald “My short ganlc ls sharp and l puttcd lt
prctty nlcc lfl can llnllt thc sloppy nllstakcs
lll lac finc”

lnany casc, thc Mastcrs ls a staplc of

NBA teams reach play-offs,

Nalllall McMahon
STAFF WRITER

Thls tlnlc ofycar ls onc of thc nlost
cxcmng for laaskctlaall fans as NBA tcanls
dcspcratcly attcnlpt to sccurc a playoff spot,
whllc collcgc tcanls try to nlakc lt through thc
NCAA tournanlcnt unscathcd to lacconlc nan
tlonal chanlplons

Thc NBA playoff racc ls oycr for thc
Bastcrn Confcrcncc as thc clght playoff spoB
wlth Mlanll at thc top posltlon and thc Bulls
unllkcly to nloyc far from thclr currcnt nfth
sccd Bycn aftcr thc lnlprcsslyc strcak cndcd,
thc Mlanll Hcathas not slowcd down cycn ln
thcalascnccofsonlcofthclrstars ltsccnlsllkc
lactwccn thc lalg thrcc ofChrls Bosh, Dwaync
Wadc, and Lclaron lanlcs only onc ls nccdcd
to wln, as thc othcr two slt out, ln ordcr to lac
physlcally rcady thc playoff grlnd Thcy arc
tcn ganlcs ahcad ofthc Ncw York l<nlcks and
thcy arc thc dcnnltc fayorltcs to rcpcat as NBA
chanlplons

Thc Wcstcrn Confcrcncc ls a come
plctcly dlffcrcnt story whcrc thc final thrcc
playoffspots arc stlll up for gralas wlth Goldcn
Statc, Houston, thc Lakcrs, unh, and cycn
Dallas hayc a shot at a playoff spot Thc Lake
crs hayc a ycry prccarlous hold on thc clghth
and final playoff posltlon whcrc thcy arc only
half a ganlc up on Unh Thc Lakcrs do hayc
a fayoralalc schcdulcwlth thc majority ofthclr
rcnlalnlng ganlcs to lac playcd athonlc

lt would lac cxtrcnlcly lnlprcsslyc lf
thc Lakcrs nlakc thc playoffs aftcr thclr horn
rld snrt to ihc scason and wouldlac an cqually
nlasslyc dlsappolntnlcnt lfthcy dld not nlakc
thc playoffs wlth thc talcnt on thc tcanl Kohc
Bryant ls on a nllsslon to gct thcnl lnto thc
playoffs whcrc hc knows lacttcr than most that

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anylhlng can happcn

ln thc world of collcgc laaskctlaall,
thls past wcck lcd up to Saturdays natlonal
scnllnnal nlatchups for a shot at thc natlonal
chanlplonshlp on Monday

Thc nrst ganlc was lactwccn oycrall
nunllacr l sccd, Loulsylllc, and thc tcanl that
has shockcd thc worlds ihc y sccdcd wlchlta
Statc Shockcrs Thc S'hockm wcrc cxpcctcdby
many to roll oycr to ihc fcroclty ofLoulsylllcs
chaotlc stylc of dcfcnsc, lnstcad, thcy lookcd
llkc tournanlcnt yctcrans and took control of
thc ganlc whcrc thcylcd lay as many as 13 ln

Wednesdayl April 10

Baseball

vs. Calumet College of St. Joseph
Ed Clancy Field, 1 p.m.
(game 1, gamez tofollow)

Baseball

5 p.m.

Thursdayl April 11

 

any sportlng calcndar, attracung thc sonlc of
thc hlghcst urkctrpnms ln world sports

Thc actlon lacglns on Thursday
nlornlng, culnllnatlng ln a final round on Sun

imngc courtesy afgalfmm

day Tunc ln to scc llegchoods can contlnc
uc hls lnlprcsslyc run offornl, or lfonc ofthc
nlany capalalc challcngcrs ln thc ncld ls alalc to
slow hlnl down

NCAA tournament heated

thc sccond half Howcycr, Lukc Hancodk of
Loulsylllc had othcr plans as Loulsylllc ralllcd
lachlndhls stcllar shootlng ln thc final nllnutcs
to move on with a final soot: M72768

ln thc chanlplonshlp ganlc on Morin
day ihcy wlll facc Mlchlgan, who took down
Syracusc slcss ln thc sccond ofthc ganlcs on
Saturday

Mlchlgan kncw thcy wcrc golng
to hayc to hlt opcn thrccs agalnst Syracuscs
fanlcd 273 zonc, and ln thc nrsthalfthcy dld,
opcnlng up assczslcadathalftlnlc Mlchlgans
TrcyBurkc,whohaslcd thcnl all scason, strugr

 

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glcd fronl thc ncld hlttlng Just onc ncld goal,
lautwas pldkcd up from thc grcat shootlng of
Splkc Allarccht and Cans Lcycrt Thc sccond
halfproycd a toughcrtask for Mlchlgan as 5er
acusc stcppcd up thclr dcfcnslyc lntcnslty and
doscd thc dcnclt to Just! polnt, lautMlchlgan
dld not lauddc undcr thc prcssurc

Mondays nlatchup lactwccn Loun
lsylllc and Mlchlgan ls surc to lac a good onc
whcrc Loulsylllc ls thc fayorltc, laut Mlchlgan
has playcd as wcll as anyonc thls tournanlcnt
Look forTrcyBurkc to conlc outrcady to nlakc
up forhls poor pcrfornlancc agalnst Syracusc

Satu rdayl April 13

Baseball

VS. olivet Nazarene University
Ed Clancy Field, 12 p.m.

(game 1, game 2 tofollow)

Men BWomen's Tlatk B Field

@ Robert Morris College

(game 1, gamez tofollow)

 

@ Benedictine University