Baseball immortality comes to three all time greats
New York AP reports election to Baseball Hall of Fame surprised Sandy Koufax excited Yogi Berra and interrupted Early Wynn's tomato picking. Wynn 300 game winner learned of his election while picking tomatoes at his Nokomis Florida home. He said he hoped for it but did not want to raise expectations and called it long awaited recognition.
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Koufax elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on first-year eligibility
Sandy Koufax was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first year of eligibility. He joined legends who achieved the honor at the first opportunity, despite believing his late-career years helped his case. Koufax starred for the Dodgers for 12 seasons with dominant ERA marks, especially 1963–66.
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Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Honus Wagner
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Basketball Standings and Schedules Overview
Standings show matchups including Pittsburgh vs Tampa Kentucky vs folk Floridians at Virginia at Nor Carolina at New York Memphis at Indiana All games scheduled.
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Scores From The AP East Pennsylvania Games
East Pennsylvania: Villanova 64 overpowered by 74 to 64. Fairleigh Dickinson 78 over Rollins 49. Providence 87 over Fairfield 75. Fordham 81 over Seton Hall 74. Pittsburgh 91 over Bucknell 67. Penn State 83 over Gettysburg 53. Holy Cross 80 over Colgate 78. Delaware 71 over Rider 66. Hunter 88 over John Jay 76. Assumption 94 over Clark 83. South Carolina 92 over Wake Forest 77. Florida State 105 over South Alabama 81. Marshall 81 over Miami Ohio 63. South Carolina 80 over Niagara 69. Navy 77 over Haverford 58. Duke 86 over Canisius 58. Clemson 74 over Furman 72. Citadel 86 over Arkansas State 48. Midwest Western Mid 70 over Ball State 60. Ohio University 88 over Virginia Tech 79. Toledo 76 over Bowling Green 53. Akron 87 over Buffalo 68. Dayton 76 over Cincinnati 60. Marquette 80 over Chicago Loyola 70. DePaul 79 over Wisconsin Green Bay 67. Hope 110 over Trinity Christian 9. Eastern Illinois 100 over DePauw 86. Southwest Texas State 74 over Wichita State. New Mexico 79 over Doane 42. St Mary’s Texas 87 over Texas Lutheran 70. Rice 95 over Athletes in Action 87. Far West Alt Christian 76 over Air Force 70. Aegis 77 over Northern Colorado 71. Boise State 87 over Puget Sound 78. Occidental 106 over Cal Tech 59.
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Penn Coach Breaks 17 Year Ball Tradition in Villanova Win
Penn coach Chuck Daly awarded his first game ball to Corky Calhoun after Calhoun scored 20 points and fueled a 74-64 upset of Villanova for a 10-2 Penn record. Phil Hankinson added 24 points, while Marquette beat Chicago Loyola 80-70 as Al McGuire promised a long talk with his players.
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North Carolina Defeats Wake Forest 92 77 Behind McAdoo
UNC maintained a strong start with a 20 3 run and pressed Wake Forest throughout. Robert McAdoo led UNC with 22 points while Dennis Wuycik added 18 as the Tar Heels improved to 12 1. Willie Griffin and Rich Habegger led Wake Forest with 15 and 14 points respectively.
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Bowling Briefs High Team Series City Bulliards
City Bulliards led with 1722 in team series and 163 Jum Snell high game 183-179 for Fabrific PARKETTES with Snell. Paula Maswell and others contributed while Evelyn Edwards posted notable splits and 160s. Unofficial standings list Aiken Office Supply and Park Ave Lanes among participants.
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Aiken Prep Seeks Fourth Straight Soccer Win
Aiken Prep School earns 1-0 over Porter-Gaud in its fifth game as the team aims for a fourth win in a row. After early losses to Augusta Prep the squad has rebounded with consecutive victories over Rutledge Academy and Porter-Gaud, and hosts Spartanburg Day at 3 p.m.
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South Carolina Rallies Past Niagara 80 69
South Carolina knots a 17 point deficit to defeat Niagara 80 69 in a non conference game. Kevin Joyce led a 26 point second half surge to finish with 33 points as Danny Traylor and Tom Riker controlled the boards and slowed Niagara’s press.
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Frank McGuire
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Kevin Joyce
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Tom Riker
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Top of the Tower Clinches Aiken League Title
Top of the Tower defeated Graniteville 80-71 to win the Aiken Recreation Department Men’s League basketball championship. The Old Timers beat Park Avenue Bowl 61-58 in the other game. Playoffs start Wednesday at New Ellenton with the final Thursday at Kennedy Junior High at 7 p.m.
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Bahamas Race Weeks Set for Feb to April in Georgetown
The fifth season of Bahamas Race Weeks for intermediate and advanced sailors runs weekly from Feb 5 through Apr 15 in Georgetown Great Exuma Bahamas. Both men and women will participate in the sessions sponsored by Sailing Symposiums.
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Beaty Wise Star in Utah 143 118 Win Over Memphis
Utah Stars blew past Memphis 143 118 as Zelma Beaty Willie Wise and Red Robbins sparked a first half barrage to set a team record for points in a half and widen their West Division lead. Beaty and Charlie Williams led with 28 each while Wise added 23 Robbins 20. Virginia outlasted Kentucky 138 132 in another ABA game with Charlie Scott scoring 46 for Virginia and Erving Moe totaling 49 for Kentucky.
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