Niagara Upsets Drake To Win Queen City Tournament
Niagara, led by Marshall Wingate with 32 points, toppled Drake 87-77 to capture the Queen City Basketball Tournament in Buffalo. The upset ended Drake’s eight game win streak and helped boost Niagara into the spotlight while top ranked teams jockeyed in other Holiday Festival and tournament action across Philadelphia, Madison Square Garden, and Jacksonville.
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College Scores Across Regions Highlight Close Play
A slate of men's college games features South Louisville 102 Bellarmine 76 and Fairmont 104 Point Park Pa with close results in the Midwest Butler 96 Yale 77 Michigan 96 No Illinois 93 ot and Southwest Texas A&I 81 Angelo St 80. ECAC Holiday Festival semifinals see South Carolina 102 Providence 86 and Washington 70 Seattle Pacific Denver 71. Consolation semis include Cornell 64 Manhattan 60 Holy Cross 103 St Peter’s 88.
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Quaker City Tournament Scores Reported
In the Quaker City tournament results Penn defeated Utah 86 to 78 while Temple beat St Jos Pa 60 to 57 and Syracuse topped Army 71 to 68 in overtime. St Francis Pa edged West Virginia 92 to 82.
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Quincy Tournament Consolation Championship
Quincy beats St. Benedicts 78 to 74 to claim consolation honors. Seventh Place game sees SW Oklahoma 84 over Drury 82. Ill Wesleyan takes third with 74 to West New England 67. Championship features Tenn State 89 against Oral Roberts 65.
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Gator Bowl Tourney Opens With Narrow Tech Win
In the first round at the Gator Bowl event Georgia Tech defeats Florida 69 to 58 while St Bonaventure edges Bradley 86 to 77 after two overtimes in a pair of early games.
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Queen City Invitational Consolation Shine for Canisius and Niagara
Canisius defeats Morehead State 83 to 74 in the consolation clash at the Queen City Invitational while Niagara posts a 87 77 win over Drake. The results highlight midseason form for the two programs.
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Christmas Tree Tourney Results From Md St and Indiana
In the Christmas Tree Tournament Md State notched a 92 84 win over Cheyney State while Indiana Pa pressed Westminster for a 88 84 contest.
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Eau Claire Invitational Semifinal Upset Results
Eau Claire defeated Dominican Wis 78 to 63 in the semifinal. Kentucky St 106 Wiley 100 appears as a separate scoreline in the same recap.
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Persian War Favored for England Hurdle After Irish Sweeps Victory
Persian War led the Irish Sweeps hurdle field to win by eight lengths over Lockyer Sleigh with Inishmaan third. Bookmakers made the seven year old Persian War 9-4 favorite for England's champion hurdle at Cheltenham, a race he has already won three times. Ticket holders shared $120,000 for the victory, with Lockyer Sleigh and Inishmaan winners of $48,000 and $24,000 respectively.
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Racing Roundup at Tropical Park and Liberty Bell
Miami feature saw Happy Go On edge I'm Your Boy by a head after a furious finish at Tropical Park. Ashua won at Liberty Bell by a narrow margin over Kama G with sixteenth lengths separating them. Laurel results note the favored horse in the Maryland run.
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Motor City Tournament Game Result
Loyola New Orleans led Delaware 75 The Detroit Titans beat Arizona State 87 to 75 at the Motor City Tournament with strong first half scoring and balanced offense.
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Nebraska Defeats Oklahoma State in Big Eight Tourney
Nebraska upset Oklahoma State 71 to 58 in the Big Eight Tournament as Colorado won 59 then Kansas State 56 in a separate game.
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All-College Tournament results with multiple games
Wichita State defeated San Francisco 62 to 57 while Utah State topped Bowling Green 65 to 62. Weber State beat Kentucky 83 to 76 and Evansville defeated Portland 91 to 70 in the Evansville tournament.
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Poinsettia Tournament Highlights Az 90 Texas A&M 76
Arizona defeated Texas A&M 90 to 76 in the Poinsettia Tournament. Roadrunner Invitational saw Texas Tech beat Pacific 84 to 80 and New Mexico State top Seattle 91 to 78.
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Far West Classic results show Stanford over Ohio State in OT
Stanford defeated Ohio State 78 to 74 in overtime at the Far West Classic. Oregon State topped Harvard 91 to 76 in another matchup at the event.
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Las Vegas Holiday Classic Quiz Close Scores
Tulsa defeats Long Beach State 68 to 61 while Indiana State edges Nevada Las Vegas 78 to 76 in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic. The two results show balanced offense and late-game defense from both sides.
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Laurel Race Result Five Forty Beats At Arms Length
Conjugate defeated At Arms Length by a length in the $11,000 Miss Spin Purse at Laurel. Embassy led most of the way to beat Himaldo by three lengths to win the feature at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.
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Suggs Honors Dietzel Decision In Blue Gray Triumph
South Carolina coach Paul Dietzel chose Tommy Suggs as the Gray starter over Bill Montgomery. Suggs sparked a 38-7 Blue team win in Montgomery, guiding four scoring drives and earning outstanding player honors after 211 passing yards on 15 of 24 attempts. Montgomery struggled with 4 of 16 for 43 yards. An injury to center Tom Beard caused early line changes before Beard returned in the third quarter.
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Bowden laments loss as Tigers overpower Blues
West Virginia coach Bobby Bowden blamed a failed game plan after Clemson's Jack Anderson scored twice on three yard runs and a late 50 yard punt. Tulane’s Rick Kingrea intercepted a pass for a touchdown as Virginia Tech’s Jack Simcak added a 23 yard field goal. The Gray defense led by Kingrea, Ganas, Biddle and Bumpas held West Virginia to minus two rushing yards and contained the passing attack.
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Bwamazon Names Tony Basile Head Trainer for Aiken Season
Tony Basile arrives as Bwamazon Stables head trainer from the Eastern Circuit with William O Neill returning to Winchester and to Aiken periodically. Basile plans winter training in Aiken, notes a full roster, yearlings to train locally, and that Well Mannered won six of 13 starts in 1970.
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North Augusta Invitational opens with two games tonight
The first annual North Augusta Invitational begins in the Yellow Jackets gym. At 7 p.m. Langley Bath Clearwater girls host North Augusta with a 5-1 vs 0-4 record and at 8:30 p.m. L-B-C boys face Aiken.
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Jaguar Christmas Classic Advances To Semifinals
Paine College faces Wofford College in the Jaguar Christmas Classic semifinals in Augusta with tip at 7 p.m. The Augusta College team plays Wisconsin State in Stevens Point at 9 p.m. Floyd Goodwin scored 38 for Paine in a 93-83 win over Spring Hill. Zeke Bateman hit the decisive foul shot for Oglethorpe to edge Wofford 60-58.
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Lee Maye Hits .290 With Senators After Trade
Lee Maye posted a .290 average in 53 games this season for the Washington Senators after being acquired from Cleveland where he hit .226 in 72 games last season.
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Lauterbur Leaves Toledo for Iowa Big Ten Coach Job
Ex Marine Frank Lauterbur resigns after 23 straight Toledo wins and becomes Iowa Hawkeyes head coach. Rockets rout William and Mary 41 12 in Tangerine Bowl as defense anchors two MAC titles and two Tangerine Bowl wins. W&M ends 5 7, Bowl bid secured by Southern Conference crown.
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Alcindor Bucks Reach Another Plateau in 137 114 Win
The Milwaukee Bucks led by Alcindor's 29 points and 17 in the first period beat the Cincinnati Royals 137 114 to extend their Midwest Division lead to six games. Greg Smith added 26, Bob Dandridge 23, and Oscar Robertson 22 as Milwaukee, with 28 wins in 34, posted its season high.
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Basketball Standings and Schedule Shuffle in Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference standings show Cincinnati Atlanta Cleveland Baltimore and Milwaukee among top teams with mixed win totals. Weekly results list San Fran defeating Atlanta 115 104 and Milwaukee beating Cincinnati 137 114. Upcoming games schedule includes Atlanta Detroit Chicago Los Angeles Boston San Diego Philadelphia Milwaukee Cleveland and others across Tuesday and Wednesday with several cross division matchups.
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Maravich Learning Teamwork
Pete Maravich began his NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks after LSU, entering the pros as a top rookie with expectations of a multimillion-dollar contract. The transition forced adjustments as veteran players left for rivals and coach Richie Guerin moved him toward the bench, teaching him humility and teamwork.
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