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Blazers Make NCAA Tournament!

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Published May 16, 2010 at 10:39 p.m.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB softball team received the program’s first ever NCAA Championship bid Sunday. The Blazers will travel to the Tuscaloosa Regional held May 21-23 at the University of Alabama. UAB will face Lipscomb in its first game Friday of the tournament that features a double-elimination format ... ... “This group of ladies sat down in the fall with their goals and making postseason play was one of them,” UAB head coach Marla Townsend said. “I told them what type of

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Forsman shoots 66 to win Regions

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Published May 16, 2010 at 7:29 p.m.

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Dan Forsman made an eagle and four straight birdies on the way to winning the Regions Charity Classic by three strokes on Sunday ... Forsman, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, had a pair of late bogeys to shoot 66 on Sunday, following a tournament-record 62 the day before at Ross Bridge. He finished at 20-under, ahead of Joe Ozaki (66) and Peter Senior (68) at 17-under 199 ... Second-round leader Bobby Clampett shot a 73 to fall to fifth ... David Peoples (68) came in

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Forsman shoots record 62, Clampett leads Champions

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Published May 15, 2010 at 6:54 p.m.

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Dan Forsman made two eagles on his way to a tournament-record round of 10-under 62 Saturday and trails leader Bobby Clampett by one shot in the Regions Charity Classic Champions Tour event ... Clampett shot an 8-under 64 and is at 15-under 129 following the second round of the three-day tournament at Ross Bridge golf course near Birmingham ... Forsman is alone in second place, followed by Peter Senior (66) at 13-under 131 and Joey Sindelar (67) at 12-under 132 ... Forsman

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Car Seat Safety Takes Center Stage in Homewood

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Published May 15, 2010 at 6:17 p.m.

Car seat safety took center stage in Homewood Saturday. Dozens of families showed up to get their car seats and booster seats checked out for free.They also received some good safety advice ...

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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

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Published May 15, 2010 at 10:12 a.m.

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May, it is said, buds flowers, thanks to the April showers. But this month is also filled with many celebrations other than beautiful botanical blooms ... In May, we also celebrate Cinco de Mayo, the observance of the Mexican militia’s victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It is also the month when we honor mothers and spend one Sunday letting them know how truly loved and appreciated they are. And on the last Monday in May, we pay tribute to the men and women who have

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Saturday Sports Digest

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Published May 15, 2010 at 4:49 a.m.

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Joey Sindelar, Bobby Clampett, Russ Cochran and Peter Senior all shot 7-under 65s in the Regions Charity Classic to share the lead. Ken Green, playing in his first stroke-play event since his lower right leg was amputated after an auto accident, shot a 74 ... MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Se Ri Pak has shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Brittany Lincicome and Wendy Ward in the Bell Micro LPGA Classic at Mobile. Pak had five birdies in a six-hole stretch on her final

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