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Published: May 07, 2008 12:30 AM
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Duke golfer still tops

Blumenherst is ACC's best again

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Duke's Amanda Blumenherst did it again.

The junior was named ACC women's golfer of the year for the third straight season on Tuesday. A day earlier, she became the first repeat winner of the Nancy Lopez Award, presented to the most outstanding female amateur golfer.

Also earning All-ACC honors from Duke were Jennifer Pandolfi, Jennie Lee and Alison Whitaker. Others area golfers chosen to the All-ACC team were North Carolina's Sydney Crane and N.C. State's Lauren Doughtie.

MORE GOLF

ATLANTIC SUN WOMEN: Campbell's Mary Mattson and Maite Ortiz de Pinedo were among five golfers chosen to the all-Atlantic Sun women's first team.

ATLANTIC SUN MEN: Fredric Sundberg of Campbell repeated as an All-Atlantic Sun first-team men's selection.

BASKETBALL

ECU LANDS MORROW: Darrius Morrow has signed to play at East Carolina, men's basketball coach Mack McCarthy said Tuesday. Morrow, a 6-foot-8, 250-pound senior from Decatur, Ga., originally signed with South Carolina, but he was granted his release after a coaching change.

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ST. AUG'S COACH: St. Augustine's will hold a new conference today to introduce Lonnie Blow Jr. as its new men's coach.

BRIEFLY: West Virginia men's coach Bob Huggins will earn at least $20 million in guaranteed income over the next 10 years of his new contract. Details of the deal were released Tuesday.

* Former Montana State player Branden Miller was sentenced Tuesday to 120 years in prison in the shooting death of a suspected drug dealer.

* Sam Aubrey, who played on a national title team in 1946 and succeeded Henry Iba as Oklahoma State's coach, has died. He was 85.

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FOOTBALL

ST. AUG'S RELEASES SCHEDULE: Four home games, including one against rival Shaw on Oct. 4, highlight St. Augustine's 2008 schedule, which was released Tuesday.

St. Aug's opens the season at Catawba on Aug. 30.

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BRIEFLY: Former Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton was charged with marijuana possession, driving under the influence of alcohol and hit-and-run early Tuesday, less than a week after he was hired as the school's assistant director of player personnel.

* Two former Mississippi State players were given suspended sentences for firing guns on campus in March. Oktibbeha County Circuit Court Judge Lee Howard gave Michael Brown two years suspended and Quinton Wesley three years suspended.

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MEN'S LACROSSE

TEWAARATON TROPHY FINALISTS: Duke's Matt Danowski and Zack Greer are among five finalists for the Tewaaraton Trophy, given annually to the most outstanding lacrosse player. The winner will be announced May 29.

SOFTBALL

CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT: East Carolina is the fifth seed for the Conference USA tournament, beginning Thursday in Houston. The Pirates play fourth-seeded Marshall in their opener at 8 p.m.

MISCELLANY

CIAA HONORS: St. Augustine's track and field coach George Williams and Shaw men's tennis coach Sunday Enitan were among those honored as CIAA coaches of the year in spring sports.

TUESDAY'S RESULTS

BASEBALL

N.C. STATE 6, CAMPBELL 3: Marcus Jones' two-run double in the eighth lifted the visiting Pack (33-14) past the Camels (17-31).

DUKE 2, DAVIDSON 1 (10): Michael Ghizzoni squeezed in Jeremy Gould with a bunt single in the 10th inning, giving the host Blue Devils (34-14-1) the victory.

UNC 9, NORTH FLORIDA 2: Chad Flack drove in two runs to reach the 200-RBI mark for his career for the host Tar Heels (39-8).

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