Slim chances for baseball openers as strike lingers
With the season in doubt the 24 team owners meet in Chicago while the strike continues. The Cincinnati opener between the Reds and Astros is unlikely Wednesday and six more series start Thursday.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Players’ Association
Chicago
Cincinnati
Reds
Houston Astros
Calvin Griffith
Minnesota Twins
Major League Baseball Players Association
Phoenix
Miller
Dawson Expected To Play Again By Next Season
Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson, 36, near retirement, is expected to return to the starting job next season after plans to sign a new contract emerge. He led Kansas City to a 23 7 Super Bowl win and was the MVP, overcoming knee injuries that troubled him since 1969.
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Robert Moore
Associated Press
Kansas City
Len Dawson
Kansas City Chiefs
Dawson
Chiefs
Minnesota Vikings
Jackie
Daw
Dallas Stars Top Chaparrals In Frustrating ABA Split
Dallas coach Tom Nissalke complained his team faced a four‑quarter football game as Utah Stars rallied to beat Dallas 113 107 in the ABA Western Division semifinal. Willie Wise led Utah with 36 points, Donnie Freeman had 36 for Dallas, and fouls dominated the matchup with 37 by Dallas to 26 for Utah. Dallas heads to Dallas for a pair of decisive games as the series shifts venues. A postponed Athens Gallipolis baseball game was listed with no makeup date.
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Salt Lake City
Dallas
Tom Nissalke
American Basketball Association
Chaparrals
Utah Stars
Zelmo Beaty
Nissalke
Utah
Ladell Andersen
Willie Wise
Stars
Wise
Donnie Freeman
Coaches Split On Freshman Rule At Ohio Major Colleges
An Associated Press survey finds nine Ohio major colleges will replace freshmen teams with junior varsity squads next year as the NCAA allows freshmen to play varsity. Dayton Cincinnati and Xavier will lean to jayvee basketball, while football savings vary by school. Coaches debate costs, maturity, and potential player development under the rule.
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George Strode
Associated Press
Ohio
NCAA
Dayton
Cincinnati
Xavier
Tom Frericks
Jayree
Ed Weaver
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Murphy
Woody Hayes
Big Ten
Hayes
Jim McCafferty
McCafferty
Ohio University
Jim Snyder
Snyder
Fred Taylor
National Association of Basketball Coaches
Taylor
NAIA
Littler Faces Surgery as Cancer Threatens Career
Gene Littler, 41, says he plans to fight cancer after doctors remove a malignant lymph tumor. Surgeons tested if cancer spread after the March 15 operation under his left arm at Mercy Hospital. Portland Hire: Jack McCloskey becomes Blazers coach after two month search.
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San Diego
Gene Littler
Mercy Hospital
Littler
NBA Conference Semifinals Matchups And Results
Eastern matchups show Boston leading Atlanta 2 1 and New York at Baltimore tied 1 1. Western has Los Angeles 3 0 over Chicago and Milwaukee 2 1 at Golden State. ABA results list Utah 113 over Dallas 107 and New York 1 0 at Kentucky plus Virginia 2 0 over Floridians and Indiana Denver tied 1 1.
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