NBA Playoffs Open With Referee Strike Impact on Games
The NBA opens tonight with 10 teams as 24 referees walkout. Celtics face San Antonio in Boston while Cleveland meets Washington and Chicago hosts Portland. Stars like Walton and Havlicek highlight matchups as series begin under union tension.
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Bear Bryant Turns Eyes To Golf At Masters
Alabama coach Bear Bryant, aged 64, attends the Masters at Augusta with interest in how top players deal with the course he navigated recently. The veteran mentor has produced many NFL quarterbacks, including Namath and Stabler, and remains wary of retirement as he awaits the university’s move.
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Leafs stun Flyers in playoff opener controversy over bye
Toronto defeated Philadelphia 3-2 in a Stanley Cup quarterfinal upset as Darryl Sittler opened the scoring. Montreal routed St Louis 7-2 behind Guy Lafleur's three goals and three assists. Boston rolled past Los Angeles 8-3 and New York Islanders beat Buffalo 4-2 with Clark Gillies and Jude Drouin scoring twice.
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Trimble Wins 3 Games to Improve Baseball Record 5-1
Trimble high school baseball ran its mark to 5-1 after a Saturday 81 triumph over Miller and Monday wins against Miller and Nelsonville York. Kevin Meade struck out eight, homered and drove in four as Jeff McClelland and Mark Hunter each had three hits. Tim Pitts led Nelsonville York with two hits, while Street and Miller players added offense. The Tomcats benefited from strong hitting and pitching in a busy week.
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New Kid Grabs AL East Lead as Blue Jays Gain Ground
A newcomer grabs the AL East lead with Toronto extending its position as Cleveland trails by a half game. In other AL action Kansas City outlasted New York 5-4 in 13 innings while Texas edged Cleveland 3-2 in 10. The Blue Jays remain impressive in their early surge.
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Opening Day Rally Sparks Late Inning Wins Across League
In MLB action the Royals edged the Yankees 5 4 in 13 innings after John Mayberry crushed a Dick Tidrow pitch to right field. Texas beat Cleveland 3 2 in 10 with Toby Harrah delivering the deciding homer in the 10th.
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Reds and Phillies cling to slim playoff hopes in NL
The Reds and Phillies again mirror each other with similar 1976 level struggles as both suffer three game skids. Houston beat Cincinnati 4-3 as Cliff Johnson homered and Doug Konieczny earned his first win since 1975. Atlanta beat Los Angeles 7-6 as Willie Montanez drove in the decisive run and Dodger endurance faltered with 17 stranded.
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All Star Team May Go to Cuba
Major league baseball and Cuba's Fidel Castro moved closer to inviting a U S all star team to Cuba with approval for a tour. Sen George McGovern relayed Castro's invite to Bowie Kuhn and discussions stress a State Department concurrence and all star status.
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Baseball All Games Listed With Early Schedule
Major league teams set Tuesday matchups including Detroit at Toronto Seattle at Minnesota Oakland at California and Montreal at Pittsburgh plus St Louis at New York San Francisco at San Diego and Atlanta at Los Angeles with various pitcher records noted.
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Logan Nips Ironton Logans 5 1 in SECAL makeup
Logan defeated Ironton 5 to 1 in a Southeastern Ohio Athletic League makeup game. Jan Myers pitched all seven innings with six strikeouts as Logan moved to 3-0 in league play and 9-2 overall while Ironton fell to 6-3 and 2-2. Brian Hawk had two hits for Logan.
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