Tennis and sports briefs from multiple cities
Belleville advances to Birmingham indoor quarterfinals with 6 3 6 2 over Bus ter Mottram. Betty Stove defeats Kathy Kuykendall 6 3 6 1 in Hollywood. Ove Bengtson reaches Antigua Open final after 6 4 6 2 win over Dale Power. Cowens re joins Celtics after leave of absence. Roscoe Tanner loses 6 3 6 4 to Tom Gorman in Sydney. Jimmy Connors reaches Birmingham quarterfinals after 6 4 6 3 win over Pauline Elliott. Regina Sacks edges Emonet in European Cup giant slalom. Steve Jones leads Alameda bowling second round with 244 average.
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Scoreboard summary of college games and horse racing results
Missouri 69 Oklahoma 60 and Texas A M 60 Baylor 59 highlight a day of college basketball. In racing, Whose On In fell to neck winner New York Don Sebastian in the Rockaway Stakes at Aqueduct, while Keystone Racetrack and Calder featured close finishes. Other tracks saw good fields including Don's Music winning at Santa Anita and La Centinela Stakes at Arcadia.
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Gardner-Webb Tops NAIA Basketball Poll Debut
Gardner-Webb is ranked first in the NAIA coaches poll with Jackson State second and Newberry sitting third as the 32 member panel releases the season’s initial Top 20. The list includes Illinois Western Howard Payne Eastern Washington Midwestern State Texas Southwest Hawaii Pacific Alcorn State Bethany Nazarene and others with varied records.
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Cowens returns to Celtics after 63 day leave
Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics rejoins the defending champions after a 63 day unpaid absence. He confirms readiness to play and will be in uniform Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers at Boston Garden after meeting with Red Auerbach and Irv Levin.
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