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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Sports Update Writing Samples for April 5, 2016

THE ATLANTA HAWKS GET BACK ON THE COURT AGAINST THE PHOENIX SUNS AT PHILIPS ARENA.  HAWKS LOOK TO EXACT SOME REVENGE ON THE SUNS WHO BEAT THEM ON A LAST SECOND JUMPER BY ARCHIE GOODWIN ON JANUARY 23RD.  HAWKS STILL HOLD THE 3RD SPOT IN THE EAST.  TIP-OFF IS SET FOR 8 P-M EASTERN TIME.

THE HOUSTON ASTROS AND NEW YORK YANKEES FINALLY GOT THEIR OPENING DAY TODAY AT YANKEE STADIUM, A DAY AFTER THEIR GAME WAS RAINED OUT.  CARLOS CORREA'S DRIBBLER SCORED JOSE ALTUVE AS THE ASTROS RALLY FOR THREE IN THE 8TH TO BEAT THE YANKEES FIVE TO THREE.

A DAY AFTER VILLANOVA BEAT U-N-C 77-74 TO WIN THE N-C-A-A CHAMPIONSHIP, VEGAS HAS DUKE AS THE FAVORITE TO WIN THE 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN THE FINAL FOUR COMES TO PHOENIX.

AND A DAY AFTER THE MEN HAD THE SPOTLIGHT, IT WAS THE WOMEN'S TURN AS U-CONN STEAMROLLED SYRACUSE 82-51.  THE HUSKIES WIN THEIR FOURTH STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLE, THEIR 75TH STRAIGHT GAME ALL IN DOUBLE FIGURES,AND NOW GENO AURIEMMA PASSES JOHN WOODEN FOR MOST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN COLLEGE HOOPS WITH HIS 11TH TITLE.

TWITTER WILL START STREAMING THURSDAY NIGHT N-F-L GAMES THIS COMING SEASON.  RE/CODE SAYS TWITTER OUTBID RIVALS FACEBOOK, YAHOO, AND VERIZON TO THE TUNE OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR THE RIGHTS OFFICIALS FROM N-B-C AND C-B-S SAYS IT WILL NOT HURT THEM AND TWITTER EXECUTIVES SAY IT WILL HELP IT GROW THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA BRAND WITH NEW USERS.

THE ATLANTA HAWKS CAME BACK FROM A 56-44 DEFICIT TO OUTSCORE THE PHOENIX SUNS 59-34 IN THE 2ND HALF AND BEAT THE SUNS 103-90.  THE HAWKS MOVE TO 46-32 AND KEEP THEIR GRIP ON 3RD PLACE IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE.  JEFF TEAGUE WITH A TEAM HIGH 20 FOR THE HAWKS.  DEVIN BOOKER NOTCHED A CAREER-HIGH TYING 34 IN THE LOSING EFFORT.   HAWKS WILL HOST TORONTO AT PHILIPS ARENA ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

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