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em Wednesday May 11 2011 0 HOCKEY Five things to know about the Charlotte next AHL playoff series against the Binghamton Senators 6C MICHAEL PHELPS ATOP ULTRASWIM LINEUP The 14-time Olympic gold medalist returns to Charlotte for 3rd straight year 3C WEATHER Mix of clouds and sun High of 83 8C charlotteobservercomsports i MUSTANGS CRUISE INTO NC LACROSSE FINAL Henderson undergoes hip surgery Former Duke star initially went to doctors to inquire about knee pain -that bothered him last season By Rick Bonnell rbonntll(a charlottcobservercom Gerald breakthiough season has become a breakdown offseason Henderson had successful surgery in Vail Colo Tuesday on his left hip to repair a torn la-brum be on crutches for eight weeks The Bobcats anticipate the surgery putting Henderson out four to six months Former Duke star Henderson originally went to the Vail-based Steadman Clinic to inquire about ongoing knee pain Doctors there diagnosed that his pain was actually a byproduct of a congen- Henderson ital issue with his hip Dr Marc Phihppon the Steadman hip specialist operated Tuesday had some knee tendinitis issues this season and the doctors have told us that fixing this congenital defect in his hip should alleviate those Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins said in a prepared statement doctors also feel that addressing the hip issue now ill help prevent the possibility of further damage in the SEE BOBCATS 6C 4 PHOTOS BY JEFF SINER jsmeracharlotteobservercom Maddie Capizzi (3) of Myers Park races around behind the goal as Aashni Ruwala of Providence gives chase during girls' regional lacrosse championship at Myers Park The Mustangs defeated Providence 15-5 Ginny Lowe left hugs Myers Park teammate Mary Carlisle Crehore after the lacrosse victory Tuesday night More High Schools 5C Charlotte team-high three goals help Myers Park clinch a berth in the lacrosse final with a 15-5 win against Providence the West Region championship After three straight comebacks in the playoffs Providence runs out of steam and falls 8-1 to Northwest Guilford in the lacrosse 4A semifinal Providence Day rolls to a 16-shot victory over runner-up Raleigh Ravcnscroft to win NCISAA 3A golf title Myers boys fall short in 4A golf championship MUSTANGS DOMINATE Watch a slideshow of Tuesday's regional championship game at charlotteobservercompreps Bulls 35 Hawks 83 Rose scores 33 as Bulls take 3-2 lead over Hawks Media go to school with NCAA By Andrew Seligman Associated Press CHICAGO Derrick Rose scored 11 points I uol Deng added 21 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 95-81 in Game 5 of the astern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night to take a 1-2 lead Taj Gibson had 11 points all in the fourth quarter Rose also scored II in the fourth and the Bulls pounded the Hawks 26-15 the quarter Game 6 is Thursday in Atlanta and Chicago is one win from its first conference finals appearance since N98 when Michael Jordan and Scot tie Pippen w'rapped up their second championship three-peat Rose showed why he is the youngest MVP hitting 11 of 24 shots and finishing with nine assists It was a big improvement over Came 4 when he needed 12 shots to score 14 points That as enough to offset another strong performance by Jeff Teague Filling in for SEE BULLS 6C that was conducted for the first tune Tuesday at NCAA headquarters About two dozen invited journalists spent a day following a mock case from its inception as an anonymous tip to completion penalties issued by the Committee on Infractions Along the way NCAA officials explained how the investigative and penalty process works For a sportswritcr from North Carolina the obvious interest in the event was trying to figure out next for the North Carolina North Carolina For starters the school has reached the average length of tune for a Notice of Allegations delineating formal charges to appear if the NCAA staff determines institutional violations were committed A couple principles seem ominous for North Carolina- One of the power-point slides said regardless of knowledge or involvement under NCAA rules institutions arc responsible for actions of staff members student-athletes and boost-SEE NCAA 6C Interactive event gives an insightful look into how the body operates as a mock case is presented By Ken Tysiac ktysiac(a)charlotteobserver com INDIANAPOLIS It takes an average of 10 to 11 months for an NCAA investigation to generate a Notice of Allegations The NCAA staff supplied that statistical nugget to reporters during an interactive event it calls the Enforcement football program Fourteen Tar Fleels missed at least one game and seven missed the entire 2010 season in an investigation into unpermissible benefits and academic misconduct Associate head coach John Blake resigned after his relationship and financial ties to the late sports agent Gary Wichard made headlines The investigation started in July That was 10 months ago NCAA officials commenting on ongoing investigations Tuesday but some general principles presented applied to hi-def TV a def must-see CONCORD Charlotte Motor Speedway likes to do things big It blows up big stuff during preracc shows It runs a track so big that according to speedway officials four Bank of America stadiums could nestle inside of it Those officials said Tuesday with straight faces that the next two weeks worth of events at their speedway will be the two weeks in all of sports as much as what a Super Bowl or a World Cup has to proclaimed Marcus Smith the president and general manager of the speedway Hmm But while the penchant for hype is unrivaled it is true that this tune the place has outdone itself After four months of construction it unveiled the largest high-definition television Tuesday If ever wanted a bigger TV in your home and what sports-loving American male has noD love this high-def mon IN MY0PINI0N SCOTT strosity They say what it cost But whatever it was it was worth it This will improve the fan experience dramatically so much so that the speedway should guarantee at least a 20 percent refund to all fans if the big screen is ever non-operational for a race At 200 feet by 80 feet the Panasonic I scrcqn size is more than 10 percent bigger than the much-lauded video boards at Cowboys Stadium Texas (which cost $40 million) been to Cowboys Stadium too and the screens there actually look just as large But because a football field is tiny compared to the vastness of a 1 5-mile NASCAR race track This screen across the backstrctch between SEE FOWLER 2C NASCAR PENALTIES Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick were fined $25 000 each and put on probation 2C FOWLER JEFF SINER jsineriachariotteobservercom From left Charlotte Motor Scott Cooper and Marcus Smith and NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt take in the action on the new 200-foot-by-80-foot video screen A GAMER'S HD DELIGHT More images of Dale Earnhardt fun with the speedway's new HDTV at ThatsRacmcom.