ACC Title Hopes Rest On NC State Win Over Duke
NC State coach Sam Esposito says the Wolfpack must beat Duke to keep a shot at the ACC title. Maryland leads the league at 4-1 with NC State 8-4 and North Carolina 6-3 tied for second. Virginia 3-2, Clemson 4-3, South Carolina 3-4, Duke 2-6, Wake Forest 1-8.
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Associated Press
Sam Esposito
North Carolina
Wolfpack
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Maryland
N.C. State
Virginia
Clemson
South Carolina
Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
Cougars Settle McDaniels Contract Dispute
The Carolina Cougars agree to a six figure settlement with the Utah Stars over Jim McDaniels. Utah will receive two top choices from Carolina and an additional Cougar player exclusion Joe Caldwell. Ted Munchak announced the deal and noted the Stars drop their claim.
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Carolina Cougars
Jim McDaniels
American Basketball Association
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Vince Boryla
Manger
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Cougars
Joe Caldwell
Cougar
Ted Munchak
McDaniels
Western Kentucky
Carolina
Utah
Monroe Tops Sumter as Waiss, Waiss, Waiss Hit Hard
Ken Waiss pitched six hits allowed and hit a two run homer as Monroe defeated Sumter 8-1 to tie Greenville for the Western Carolinas League lead. Greenville fell 10-4 to Spartanburg while Greenwood hit three homers to beat Anderson 16-6 and move into a tie for third. Anderson sits last at 1-7. Sumter is 2-6.
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Monroe
Sumter
Greenville
Waiss
Pirates
Spartanburg
Greenwood
Anderson
Tom Cox
Jeff Geach
Fred Forman
Bob Jones
Bowman resigns as Blues general manager in power struggle
The Lead er-Post reports Scotty Bowman has resigned as St. Louis Blues general manager amid a hiring power struggle with a Solomon family owner. Bowman, with the club since 1967, faced an ultimatum to operate the club the Solomon way. His departure could jeopardize coach Al Arbour and chief scout Frank Mario.
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Bowman
al Arbour
Frank Mario
Yachts vanish in blackout during St. Petersburg to Isla Mujeres race
Eighteen yachts went missing as a communications blackout hit the St. Petersburg to Isla Mujeres race. The fleet’s position report to the boat Incredible failed at noon while the vessel lay about 60 miles off the Mexican coast. Atmospheric conditions were blamed for the outage.
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ST. Petersburg
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Isla Mujeres
Mexico
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Mexican
Rebel 400 at Darlington Draws Record Entry Field
The Rebel 400 field at Darlington Raceway reached 59 cars for 36 starting spots. Notables include Donnie Allison in the Glen Wood Mercury Cyclone, A J Foyt in the Wood Brothers car, Charlie Glotzbach aiming for speed record pace, and Richard Petty leading the Winston Cup standings with a strong Plymouth and Dodge lineup. The Air Lift consolation race is set for Saturday at 4 p.m. with 23 cars to run.
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Darlington Raceway
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Donnie Allison
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Wood Brothers
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Junior Johnson
Glotzbach
David Pearson
Pearson
Mand
Plymouth Parade
Petty
Pete Hamilton
Plymouth
Fred Lorenzen
Lorenzen
Veteran Gene Roberts Wins 25 Mile Walkathon
Gene Roberts, a 25 year old Marine veteran who lost his legs in Vietnam, completed a 26 mile March of Dimes walkathon in 16 hours using arm propulsion and a canvas leg wrap. His wife Lissa, twin James and a police escort accompanied him as he raised about $150 000. Roberts plans to swim the English Channel this September while citing faith as his main motivation and saying the event united people more than the money raised.
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James
Vietnam
Boston
Chespeake Bay
English Channel
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Baltimore, Md
Mutuel Stub Collecting Fans Sweep Races Across the World
A growing hobby sweeps North America and Hawaii as fans like Ron Parker collect mutuel tickets to reach the $1 million mark. Enthusiasts from Makawao to Laurel recount big finds including an $8 windfall from four exactas and a $15.60 win on a $2 ticket. The activity thrives on the sport for its own sake, often with little profit motive.
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Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Laurel
Tidwell Enters Super Vee In Chimney Rock Hillclimb
Tidwell, last year’s winner by forty eight thousandths, returns to Chimney Rock NC for the 25th annual hillclimb with a Super Vee built by Checkpoint Engineering. He faces Frank Harmstad and Pete Feistmann as practice and race days unfold with a $2000 purse and rolling starts for the two mile mountain course.
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Tidwell
Chimney Rock
Ted Tidwell
North Carolina
Augusta
Asheville
Pete Feistmann
Frank Harmstad
Aiken
Harry Ingle
Charlotte
Sebring
Checkpont Engineering
N. Augusta
Thoroughbred Races Highlight Close Finishes Around the Circuit
Olie at Aqueduct won the Guidance Purse by a head over Glancing in a late surge. Sonates Choice captured Pimlico’s feature by 142 lengths over Private Times. Hyacinth won Garden State Park’s Collingswood Purse at Cherry Hill by three lengths. Loco Kid led from the start to win Arlington Park’s Wilmette Purse by a half length over Sound and Ture.
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Hyacinth
Kwastuczek
Collingswood
Garden State Park
Chicago
Loco Kid
Sound and
Ture
Arlington Park
Wilmette
Baseball Standings and Results from the Week
The American League East shows Baltimore and Boston tied at 10 6, with Detroit 8 9 and New York 6 10. West leads Oakland 15 6, Cleveland 5 13, and Chicago 6 12. Monday results included Minnesota 7 Washington 2 and California 8 Cleveland 0.
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Holiday League Bowling Scores and Player Highlights
Night action across multiple games includes Los Angeles at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Houston. Local highlights feature high scratch and handicap series by Gene Gilmore, Harry Windham, Shirley Bell, Marvin Cumbee, Sonny Vuick, Jack Harris, Joey Morris, and Mary Williams among others, with individual game tallies and sub appearances.
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Perry
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Reed
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Morton
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Hands
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Heart of Aiken
Harry Windham
BT Barnes
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Nadine Vuick
Gene Hallman
Dave Lawrence
James Morris
Jack Harris
Joey Morris
Dan Morris
Mary Williams
Marie Buckner
Bill Hall
Ervin Bell
Ed Happ
Mary Barnes
Spring Gobbler Season Extended in 15 South Carolina Counties
South Carolina lawmakers extend the spring gobbler hunting season through Saturday in 15 counties across Game Zones Two and Four including Anderson Abbeville Greenwood Laurens Newberry Saluda Edgefield Spartanburg Cherokee York Union Chester Lancaster and Fairfield plus Western and Central Piedmont Hunt Units. The move follows favorable conditions in the Piedmont and aims to improve turkey populations, with conservation efforts expanding stocking in the Francis Marion National Forest and a 25 000 acre stocking area now protected as a wildlife management area to boost future turkey hunts.
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Game and Freshwater Fish Division
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