Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: May 20, 2005 Archives

Whitfield enshrined in N.C. Hall of Fame

RALEIGH -- Until Thursday afternoon, local baseball legend George Whitfield had never visited the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. He walked around the winding, exhibit in a third-floor corner of the N.C. Museum of Natural History in downtown Raleigh...

Business-like Hawks advance as Worthington throws two-hit shutout

LAGRANGE -- Business as usual. North Lenoir opened defense of its Class 2-A eastern regional softball crown in convincing fashion Thursday evening. Senior right-hander Morgan Worthington tossed a complete-game one-hitter in a 6-0 conquest of Graham in the N.C. High...

Win keeps ECU's NCAA hopes alive

GREENVILLE --Adam Witter's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth scored Brian Cavanaugh from second as ECU won in dramatic fashion over Saint Louis Thursday, 8-7. The Pirates (33-21, 17-11) have now won six straight C-USA series openers...

Marion Jones wants back in Europe

SAN FRANCISCO -- Marion Jones' attorney has asked track's world governing body and the U.S. Olympic Committee to help end a ban imposed on the three-time gold-medal winner by major European track meets. Rich Nichols, Jones' Dallas-based attorney, sent the...

NHL, players hold 14-hour meeting in New York

NEW YORK -- The NHL and the players' association met for 14 hours Thursday in the longest bargaining session since the lockout began last September. Little progress was made, but there was good dialogue on many topics throughout the long...

PREAKNESS PREVIEW: Besides speed, Afleet Alex has personality

BALTIMORE -- He's got four legs and eats hay, yet there are times when Afleet Alex acts more like a human than a horse. "I don't know if you guys can see it, but it's like there's a little person...

MOC signs 8 men's soccer players

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College head men's soccer coach Jerry Riggs has signed eight student-athletes to National Letters-of-Intent, it was announced Wednesday. All eight signees, including one junior college transfer, are from North Carolina. Five have played in at...

IOC vice president resigns

LONDON -- Jailed IOC vice president Kim Un-yong resigned from the Olympic body Friday rather than face an expulsion vote in July, an Olympic source told The Associated Press. The 74-year-old Kim, currently serving a two-year prison term on embezzlement...