North Carolina Triumphs 100-78 Over Vanderbilt in Rally
NC tar heels, ranked No. 2, overcame a halftime deficit to overpower Vanderbilt 100-78 at Charlotte. Bill Bunting led UNC with a career high 22 points sharing top scoring honors with Dick Grubar as UNC won its fourth straight.
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Big EF Tops NBA Scoring Lead With 30.0 Average
Rookie Elvin Hayes of the San Diego Rockets leads the NBA in scoring with a 30.0-point average and 811 total points, ahead of Elgin Baylor who sits second at 27.4 points per game. Wilt Chamberlain tops field goal percentage and rebounds, Len Wilkens extends his assist lead, and Adrian Smith holds the free throw edge.
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OU Cagers Face Brutal 4 Game Slate to End Year
Ohio University basketball coach Jim Snyder previews a rigorous schedule ending the year. The opener at Purdue features Rick Mount and a strong Boilermaker lineup led by Mount Keller Gilliam and King. The trip continues with Illinois Northwestern and Milwaukee Classic tests before New Year’s Eve with Mac Murray.
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UCLA and North Carolina Lead Scrambled Top 20 Poll
UCLA and North Carolina remain 1 2 atop the AP college basketball poll as Duke St Bonaventure and others climb. Kentucky drops to fourth as Davidson New Mexico Cincinnati Vil lanova rise with Duke surging to ninth after wins over Alabama and Princeton. Notre Dame slips to seventh Kansas falls to 11th Houston 12th La Salle new at 20. Ohio State falls to 17th after UCLA loss.
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Dayton Flyers aim for 19th straight with Miami visit
Dayton Flyers push 18 game win streak after beating Portland 95 66 led by Dan Sadlier 18 and Jim Gottschall 17. Miami Redskins upset Dayton last December and host them at Millett Assembly Hall as both teams pursue a key conference clash. Other Ohio results include Xavier loss to Kansas Capital beat Heidelberg overtime and Otterbein victory over New Hampshire College.
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Browns To Sell Playoff Tickets In Cleveland
The Cleveland Browns announce over the counter sale of playoff tickets for the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Stadium on Saturday December 21. Mail orders remain available and Wednesday is the deadline for season ticket holders to order.
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Rozelle Suspends 6 Officials After Rams Bears Call
NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle suspended six officials from the 1968 season for a down miscount in the Rams 17 16 loss to the Bears. Referee Norm Schachter and five colleagues were held fully responsible for the late down error.
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Frazier Favored To Retain Title
Philadelphia report notes Joe Frazier as a 2-1 favorite to defend his six state heavyweight titles tonight in a 15 round bout against Oscar Bonavena. Bonavena, 36-4 with 27 knockouts, vows to KO Frazier and bring the title to South America.
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Schedule Set For Gridders Ohio U Faces Richmond in Tangerine Bowl
Ohio University’s 15th ranked Bobcats balance final exams with a Florida trip to Orlando for the December 27 Tangerine Bowl against Southern Conference champion Richmond. After exams players may go home briefly then return for scouting, two a day drills in Athens, and travel from Columbus to Orlando by charter. They’ll drill in Florida, then return to Ohio by plane December 29.
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Houmard and Carmon Set for All American Bowl Game
Ohio University senior full back Bob Houmard will join teammate Ken Carmon in the All American Bowl on January 4 in Tampa Florida. The MAC also places Miami linebacker Bob Babich among the event selections.
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Pro Cage No Games Scheduled Preview of Tonight’s Matches
ABA results show New Orleans 145 over Oakland 119. Pro Cage lists today’s NBA like Baltimore at Boston and Detroit at Chicago with several other cross city pairings amid a light schedule. Outboard motor sales rise with 285000 units projected for 1968, up from 260000 in 1967.
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