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From 1D: Skier Steve Mahre, twin brother of World Cup overall champion Phil Mahre, became the first American man to win a gold medal in Olympic or world championship competition when he edged Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark by 0.51 seconds in the giant slalom.

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10 years ago (1997):The wind chill was 80 degrees below zero when Sammy Siratei hopped off the plane at the Bismarck airport. With nary a coat to his name, the Kenyan middle distance runner knew he had finally realized his dream.

But first he head to find some way to keep warm.

"I have gloves now," the 27-year-old University of Mary freshman said. "I did not know how to put them on, Now I have mask. I learned how to adjust."

It took Siratei and the university a year of time and a ton of paperwork to get the middle distance runner from his home in Kapsabet to the U.S. As if not wanting to waste anymore time, Siratei broke two U-Mary indoor records his first time out.

In fact, setting records was easier than mustering the courage to run around inside a building, Siratei said. "Something was going on here. I could not run indoors, I did not know how to run. I used a trick to say I was tired from traveling."

Once he put his fears behind him, he put his pursuers there as well. At North Dakota State, Siratei set school records in the 1,000 meters (2:34.59) and mile (4:26.50).

"I gained courage. Then I was told I broke a record," Siratei said. "I said OK."

20 years ago (1987): Another nine points and it would have been an ideal evening for the University of Mary women's basketball team.

U-Mary won a grudge match over State University of North Dakota-Mayville, defeating the Comets 86-73 at the Activity Center. That makes up for a 74-53 loss to the Comets at Mayville.

But the Marauders wanted more than win; they wanted a victory by more than the 21 points in the loss to Mayville. That would have given them a home-court advantage for the playoffs should U-Mary and Mayville finish tied for second in the Women's Athletic Conference of North Dakota.

U-Mary and Mayville are currently tied for second with 5-3 records. If they stay tied for second, they play each other at Mayville. So, nine more points and it would be at the Activity Center.

"We were thinking about those 22 points, especially right down at the end," said Patti Mercer, U-Mary center.

Mercer proved her point by scoring 25 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and blocking four shots.

Renae Amundson came off the bench and went 4-for-5 from the field in the second half and finished with 11 points. Josie Keller scored 13 and Kari Pearson added 12, while Karen Sebastian had 11 and Mary Miller chipped in 10.

50 years ago (1957): The fate of the Bismarck Barons baseball team may be decided when officials will attempt to complete the annual meeting which was recessed last October.

Then it was decided that the 25 persons who attended comprised too small a group to permit a representative opinion on the future operation of the local Man-Dak League entry.

Last season the Barons led the standings through much of the season and finished in second place, two games behind champion Williston Oilers.

Definite decisions regarding the 1957 operation must be made since the league meeting will be held next week in Minot.

One of the important items of concern will be the replacement of five directors of the sponsoring Bismarck Baseball Assn. Inc. They retired after two-year terms.

The four holdovers of the nine-man board have submitted resignations, but more recently some have indicated they might serve out their terms.

Retiring are: W.F. Kunz, Arvid Wiklund, A.A. Mayer, Carl Boustead and John O. Hjelle. The holdovers include Glenn C. Vantine, W.T. Bristol, V. E. Kielty and Richard Rausch.

TV today

BOXING

8 p.m.

SHO - Champion Tomasz Adamek (31-0-0) vs. Chad Dawson (22-0-0), for WBC light heavyweight championship; champion Jesus Chavez (42-3-0) vs. Julio Diaz (33-3-0), for IBF lightweight championship, at Kissimmee, Fla.

GOLF

7:30 a.m.

TGC - European PGA Tour, Dubai Desert Classic, third round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates (same-day tape)

2 p.m.

NBC - PGA Tour, FBR Open, third round, at Scottsdale, Ariz.

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

11 a.m.

ESPN - SMU at Memphis

ESPN2 - Louisville at Villanova

12:30 p.m.

FSN - Washington at Arizona

1 p.m.

ESPN - Indiana at Iowa

ESPN2 - S. Illinois at Wichita St.

2:30 p.m.

ABC - Regional Coverage, North Carolina at N.C. State of Kansas State at Texas

3 p.m.

CBS - National coverage, Ohio St. at Michigan St.

ESPN2 - Wright St. at Detroit

5 p.m.

ESPN2 - Samford at E. Illinois

6:30 p.m.

FSN - Washington St. at Arizona St.

7 p.m.

ESPN2 - Hawaii at Nevada

8 p.m.

ESPN - Texas A&M at Kansas

8:30 p.m.

FSN - Stanford at California

NBA

9 p.m.

WGN - Chicago at Portland

NHL

8 p.m.

FSN-Minnesota at Phoenix

NLL LACROSSE

9 p.m.

VERSUS - Buffalo at Toronto (same-day tape)

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2:30 p.m.

FSN - Baylor at Nebraska

4:30 p.m.

FSN - Texas at Kansas St.

Radio today

Men's basketball

7:30 p.m.

KXMR (710 AM) -U-Mary at Southwest Minnesota State

Women's basketball

5:30 p.m.

KXMR (710) - U-Mary at Southwest Minnesota State

Schedule

Saturday

D-League:Tulsa at Wizards, 7 p.m.

NAHL: Alexandria at Bobcats, 8 p.m.

Men's basketball:U-Mary at Southwest Minnesota State, 8 p.m.

Women's basketball:U-Mary at Southwest Minnesota State, 6 p.m.

Boys basketball: Williston at Bismarck, 7:45 p.m.; Shiloh at Hazen

Girls basketball: Williston at Bismarck, 6 p.m.; Shiloh at Hazen

Boys hockey: Crookston at Bismarck, 1 p.m.; Detroit Lakes at Century, 5:30 p.m.; Mandan at Hazen-Beulah, 7 p.m. MST

Girls hockey: Mandan at Williston, 2 p.m.

Boys swimming:UND Invitational

Wrestling: Century at Williston, 1 p.m.

College wrestling: North Country Open

College track:University of Nebraska Husker Invitational; Concordia Duals

Sunday

Men's basketball: Lake Region State at United Tribes, 4 p.m.

Women's basketball: Lake Region State at United Tribes, 2 p.m.

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