Bobby Richardson, a former New York Yankees second baseman and University of South Carolina baseball coach, will speak at the 11 a.m. service Sunday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Cornelius. Meanwhile, Davidson soccer player Alex Caskey was in Florida this week along with other young players hoping for a shot at playing in Major League Soccer. The draft is Thursday in Baltimore.

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Sophomore forward Clint Mann goes up against a St. Joseph's defender on Dec. 30. (Tim Cowie photo)

Davidson College hosts Furman Wednesday night in a Southern Conference men’s basketball game. Game time is 7 p.m. at Belk Arena.

Furman enters the game tied for second place behind Charleston in the Southern Conference’s South Division. (See related story with the latest standings.) The Palladins are 11-4 overall, 3-1 in the conference. Furman beat the Citadel, 88-67, last Saturday.
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Southern Conference men's basketball standings as of 1/11/11.

SOURCE: Southern Conference
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Appalachian State’s Omar Carter has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week for games played Jan 4-10, the league office announced Tuesday, Jan. 11.  Carter averaged 25.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in victories over Davidson (74-66) and Georgia Southern (79-51).  Carter becomes the first player to win the weekly award twice this season after being named the league’s Player of the Week on Nov. 16.
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The Davidson women’s basketball game set for Monday night at Furman, has been postponed because of the snowstorm that has hit the Southeast.  The Southern Conference game which was to be played at 7 p.m. tonight in Greenville, S.C., has been tentatively set for Feb. 9 at Furman with tip-off set for 7 p.m.
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Davidson College’s women’s basketball team fell 55-42 at Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga., Saturday afternoon. Continue Reading

Davidson College Sports Information
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Trey Sumler scored 24 points, including 4 out of 6 three-pointers, to lead Western Carolina to an 81-73 Southern Conference men’s basketball victory over Davidson Saturday afternoon at the Ramsey Activity Center.

• Postgame audio interview with Coach McKillop below.

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