Foyt Wins Third Major Stock Car Race of Season
A.J. Foyt won the Miller High Life 500 at Ontario California by four seconds over Bob Allison, leading 145 of 200 laps and earning $31,695 from a $201,000 purse. The 37-year-old Texan has tallied $96,205 in four races this year, with wins at Riverside and Daytona prior to the Ontario victory. He will miss the Carolina 500 at Rockingham as he heads to Houston for a midget race in the Astrodome.
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UNCW basketball coach Bill Brooks resigns after 21 years
Bill Brooks resigned today as head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington after 21 years. Mel Gibson will succeed him. Brooks remains athletic director baseball coach and chairman of the physical education department.
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Nets Roll Over Carolina in 114 96 Victory
New York Nets thrashed the Carolina Cougars 114 to 96 in the only ABA game of the night. Lou Carnesecca praised the improved performance while Tom Meschery noted the contrasting effort, saying it was among their best and their worst this season.
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N C State Wins ACC Swim Meet in Chapel Hill
North Carolina State piled up a record 62242 points to win the Atlantic Coast Conference swimming and diving championship in Chapel Hill finishing first in 14 of 18 events across the three-day meet that ended Saturday.
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Duke Names Carl James New Athletic Director
Duke University selects Carl James as athletic director effective September 1 succeeding Eddie Cameron. The appointment was announced by President Terry Sanford and approved by the university trustees on Athletic Council recommendations.
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Stan Smith Wins Third U S National Indoor Title
Stan Smith of Pasadena California becomes the eighth player in 69 years to win three singles championships at the U S national indoor tennis tournament. He trailed Ilie Nastase 3-2 in the fourth set before breaking Nastase's serve and winning 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-4 to seal the title.
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NAIA District Tournaments Open in Carolinas This Week
The Associated Press reports three NAIA district tournaments start this week in the Carolinas. In District 6 Western Carolina meets Mars Hill at 7 p.m. and Newberry faces D C State at 9 p.m. in Greenville with finals at 8 p.m. Wednesday. District 29 opens Tuesday night with Fayetteville State vs North Carolina Methodist at 7 p.m. and Elizabeth City State against Campbell in the nightcap.
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Racing Roundup of Today’s Stakes Across the U S Tracks
Explodent led from the second place finisher Cool Concept to win the Swift Stakes at Aqueduct on a sloppy track. Heart of a King took the Narragansett feature by two lengths. Lead Me On won the Bowie Conniver Handicap at Bowie. Executioner prevailed in the Hialeah Seminole Handicap. Turkish Trousers rode Willie Shoemaker to the Santa Margarita Invitational win at Santa Anita. LeComte at Fair Grounds went to No Le Hace by two and a half lengths. Sado captured the Southland Handicap at Oaklawn. The Pie Host upset Bicker by a length at Golden Gate Fields.
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Cavaliers Edge Wake Forest in ACC Tournament Opener
Virginia seeded third in the ACC tournament at Greensboro opens against Wake Forest after a 6-4 league mark. Maryland meets Clemson while Duke faces NC State in the Thursday slate. top seed North Carolina has a bye and then faces the Duke-NC State winner. UNC wrapped the season with a 93-69 win over Duke to clinch the top seed.
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