National Sports

The Missoula Phoenix are very happy to report that local Hellgate High School photographer Skylar Wallen is recovering after having her spleen removed after a sideline collision during the Phoenix v Bearcat game Saturday in Boulder. Skylar was crushed by quarterback Nick Arnold while receiving a blatant late hit by the Boulder defenseman in the second quarter of the game. After leaving the game and driving home from Boulder, Sklyar was brought to St. Patrick Hospital with severe abdominal pain for observation. Doctors found 1 pint of blood in her stomach and rushed her into
the operating room to remove her spleen. She is doing well and on the road to recovery.

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Recently, the LFL announced it would forego the 2012 spring-summer season in the US so it could help promote the organization internationally and to build buzz for LFL Canada’s debut in the fall of 2012. The league also indicated the US

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This has been a rough year for college sports and it an even rougher month for Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino. After losing his job for lying to adminstrators about his relationship with fellow staffer Jessica Dorrell, it turns out after a review of his phone records that he had some kind of a relationship with former model and (soon-to-be former?) Senate Assistant at Republican Party of Arkansas, Alison Melder

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Dick Zimmer from Zimmer Tackle in Ronan called up the other day to let me know that he killed it on Flathead recently. Catching perch by the bucket full. East Polson bay seems to be the hot spot and with the weather heating up so is the activity of those slimy critters

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Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia is hitting less than .200 in this young season, but from what we can gather he is leading the league in fans with suggestive T-shirts.

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The L.A. Dodgers were the first major league team to get to 3-0 in 2012, while several superstars began their seasons with a hot streak. Here’s this week’s MLB report:

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When you invite Bill Murray to participate in your sporting event, you can probably expect something wacky to happen. Which is why the funnyman is the star every year at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament.

Beyond the links, Murray is a dedicated Chicago Cubs fan. So he was a natural pick to throw out this season’s first pitch at Wrigley Field.

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I may not have won the MEGA Millions last week. But that doesn't bother me too much. I know that there is still the possibilty of winning some serious cash if I could only manage to hook into one of the tagged fish they have swimming in Flathead Lake

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While a few games were played last week, Major League Baseball returns in earnest this week for a new season of walk-off home runs, dynamite pitching performances and, we’re sure, at least one or two accusations a player took steroids.

Are you ready for the return of the national pastime? Here are some clues that you might be a little too psyched the baseball season is starting:

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Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky held off a spirited Kansas rally to beat the Jayhawks 67-59 in the NCAA title game in New Orleans on Monday night. The win gave the Wildcats (38-2) their eighth national championship in school history and first since 1998.

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Not all of this past few days’ college basketball action happened at the Final Four. While Kentucky and Kansas were busy advancing to Monday night’s NCAA title game, the nation’s best dunkers gathered on Thursday to crown a champ at the 2012 College Dunk Contest.

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Wrestlemania 28 was held on April 1, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida. The 78,363 fans in attendance saw a fantastic show with two title changes, one continuation of an unprecedented undefeated streak, the end of an era in the WWE, a new GM of both brands and a WWE Legend adds to his legacy.

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