BP Sports

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BP)—Mike Bradley is a standout on his Tyner Academy basketball team here.
      The team is 24-6 this year, and Bradley, a senior, is determined that it wins the state championship.
      “We have all the pieces we need. We just have to put them together. We just have to work hard,” said Bradley, a resident of the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home here.

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)— Fans at the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship in Jackson, Tenn., this week may notice that many of the players are dressing alike off the court.

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (BP)— Southern Baptist missionary Alan Duncan was an All-American placekicker with the University of Tennessee in the late 1970s.

WACO, Texas (BP)-The Baylor men's basketball team earned its highest seed in the NCAA Tournament, securing the No. 3 seed in the South Regional - the program's sixth NCAA Tournament appearance and second in the last three seasons.

HOUSTON (BP)–Houston Baptist senior catcher Johnathon Moore went 4-for-4, stole a base and drove in a pair of runs as the Huskies rallied late to cruise past Concordia, 9-0, in their home opener March 16 at Husky Field.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (BP)--In just 100 days, soccer fans from around the world will converge on 10 South African venues to watch 32 nations battle for the prestigious World Cup.
      Up to 500,000 international visitors are expected for the month-long competition, which begins June 11. This is the first World Cup to be hosted by an African nation. The United States will open play against England on June 12 after qualifying for the World Cup tournament by defeating Honduras last October.
      The U.S.-Brit matchup pits two teammates from the Los Angeles Galaxy against each other -- midfielders David Beckham for England and Landon Donovan for the United States. The Americans also are slated to play Algeria and Slovenia in the first round of matches.