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The Slippery Rock University women's volleyball team (18-14) defeated Grove City College 30-27, 30-25, 30-28 in non-conference action Thursday.

The Wolverines (12-14) received 13 kills from Kelly Tinney, nine kills from Carlie Roberts and eight kills and 14 digs from Kate DiMarco.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Jeff Sluman shot a course-record 62 Thursday for a two-shot lead in the Chrysler Championship.Jonathan Kaye made a hole-in-one with a 3-iron from 222 yards on 17, then followed that with a birdie for a 7-under 64. He was tied with Kirk Triplett and Kent Jones.Vijay Singh made five birdies in a seven-hole stretch on the back nine for a 65.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Alonzo Mourning played for the New Jersey Nets for first time since a kidney transplant in December.Mourning had 12 points and five rebounds in leading the Nets Thursday in a 96-94 NBA preseason victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

PARIS - The 2005 Tour de France might give other riders their best chance to test Lance Armstrong, if he goes for a seventh straight title.Organizers Thursday unveiled the 2005 Tour route, which runs from July 2-24, passes through Germany and features 21 stages over 2,222 miles.Replacing the customary opening day prologue is an 11.8-mile time trial from Fromentiere to Noirmoutier-en-L'Ile. Armstrong usually dominates clock races, and the short distance of the opening stage seems designed to minimize the gaps the Texan can open.

WASHINGTON - Washington Mystics star Chamique Holdsclaw said Thursday she left the team in the middle of the WNBA season because of depression.Holdsclaw, then the league's second-leading scorer, stopped playing for Washington in July to deal with an undisclosed medical issue.Holdsclaw, the WNBA's No. 1 overall pick in 1999, has been under a psychiatrist's care since becoming increasingly withdrawn, alienated from teammates and family and even her oldest confidantes, she said.

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