Colorado State's Williams named MW Coach of Year; Nystrom picks up four honors

CSU's Ryun Williams, who orchestrated the biggest single-season turnarounds in school history, was named the Mountain West Conference women's basketball Coach of the Year, and freshman Ellen Nystrom received four honors in all-conference voting, announced

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'Penicillin Girl' Genean Hixon dies 70 years after participating in medical breakthrough

Genean Hixon, whose breakthrough treatment as one of the first American civilians to be treated with penicillin during World War II led to modern medical practices, died March 1, just shy of her 83rd birthday.

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Legalize medical marijuana? Many doctors hesitant

There's no one view among doctors about whether Minnesota should legalize medical marijuana.

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Burton Named Mountain West Player of the Week

Nevada senior guard Deonte Burton has been named Mountain West Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played through Saturday, March 8. It is the fourth career MW weekly accolade for Burton.

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Tech goes undefeated in McHaney Classic

Texas Tech lefthander Brittany Talley provided two-hit pitching and Sydnie Tapia and Brittany Lee both homered as Tech beat Abilene Christian University 9-1 Sunday to go undefeated in five games at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic.

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Oakland A's talent show is a hit

PHOENIX -- If the A's exhibit as much skill, style and versatility on the field as they did in their first-ever player talent show Sunday, they may have no worries during the 2014 regular season.

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McGregor OTRA helping grow membership in Stephenville

A side result of the Original Team Roping Association tri-district partnership formed by the Abilene, Stephenville and McGregor, the hometown district of producers Toni and Lee Percivill, is a growth in membership of the Erath County territory.

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