Bruce Henry the Yankees road secretary and promoter
The piece recalls Bruce Henry’s flamboyant tenure with the New York Yankees, from organizing bus routes in Oakland to lead promotions in Fort Lauderdale. It highlights his showmanship, the alligator stunt for ticket sales, and his career arc including moving to head the Fort Lauderdale farm club.
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Parkhill declines pro offers to stay with Cavaliers
University of Virginia star Barry Parkhill announced he will finish his college education and remain with the Cavaliers after meeting with coach Bill Gibson. Parkhill has averaged 22.7 points per game on an 18-1 team, which recently cracked The AP top 10 and moved toward sellout crowds in Charlottesville.
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Marquette Poised for NCAA Berth in 1970s era
Marquette, ranked second, is viewed as a strong at large contender for the NCAA tournament with Al McGuire guiding a top independent program. Selection announcements will come March 1 9:30 a.m. EST for the NCAA and 10:30 a.m. for the NIT. Committee heads include Davidson AD Scott Temple UCLA Morgan Georgia and Pac-8 director Hallock with Taylor of Ohio State.
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Tom Scott
Basketball Standings And Schedule Report
The standings show the NBA Eastern and Western conferences with team records and winning percentages, highlighting Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Baltimore Atlanta Cincinnati Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago Phoenix Detroit Los Angeles Golden State Seattle Houston Portland and others. Houston defeated Philadelphia 130 116 in a Monday result. Upcoming games include Houston at Baltimore Atlanta at Detroit Cincinnati at Los Angeles Golden State at Buffalo Boston at Portland Tuesday and Baltimore at Atlanta Los Angeles at Phoenix Boston at Seattle Utah at New York Pittsburgh at Kentucky on Wednesday.
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UCLA Tops AP Top Twenty In Week’s Basketball Poll
UCLA led the AP Top Twenty by a wide margin with 818 points and 40 first place votes. Marquette received one first place ballot while North Carolina Louisville Pennsylvania and Virginia followed, with shakeups below the top four including Marshall moving into the tenth spot.
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College Scores Across East and Southeast Colleges
A compiled list shows numerous college basketball results with schools such as East St. Peter's Hofstra Cathedral Brooklyn Poly Westfield Southeast Hartwick Clarkson Colby Brandeis CCNY Pace Fairleigh Dickinson Bloomfield Montclair St Shippensburg Mt St Marys Lincoln Eastern College Lebanon Valley Swarthmore Bloomsburg York Worcester St Middlebury St Michael's Norwich Nichols Oswego St Broome Tech Orange County South Navy Georgetown La Tech Kentucky Mississippi State Tennessee Vanderbilt Florida Tenn Tech Auburn Louisiana St Alabama Georgia East Carolina St Francis Tulane The Citadel Furman East Kentucky Centenary LSU Notre Leans Bethel Northern Kentucky Fairmont West Liberty Union Cumberland Northwest La Nicholls St Knoxville Benedict Alabama St Savannah St Knox Benedict Tusculum Emory Henry Kentucky St Tenn Wes leyan Livingston Florence Alabama A&M Alcorn Grambling
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Racing Roundup from Gulfstream, Naragansett, Fair Grounds
Kali Sera won at Gulfstream Park by a length over Bob H. Gee Linda led early to defeat County Royal at Naragansett headliner. Ike's Gamble held off Gula Salason by a half length at the Fair Grounds. Rockem Back edged Never Wink by a head at Bowie.
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Furman Nears No. 2 Seeding in SoCon Race
Furman Paladins moved within one win of the No. 2 seed in the Southern Conference with a 113-97 home victory over Richmond. Furman trails Davidson by one game and would clinch second with a win at The Citadel. The Citadel beat VMI 87-60 as George Hill sat most of the second half.
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Kennedy Girls Triumph 40-21 Over New Ellenton
Kennedy Eaglettes defeated New Ellenton 40-21 as Dru McPherson led scoring with 16 points. R Bush had 11 for New Ellenton Junior High. In the nightcap Kennedy boys lost to the Wolverines 46-42 with Eric Minor and Charles Simpkins each at 12. Earnest Foreman led New Ellenton with 18.
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