Lucas Leads NBA Field Goal Accuracy and Free Throw Mark
Lucas tops the NBA in field goal accuracy with a .526 percentage while rookie Lucas of Cincinnati and veteran Costello of Philadelphia shine in accurate shooting. Costello also leads free throw percentage at .589, edging Oscar Robertson as Wilt Chamberlain remains the league’s scoring leader.
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Ohio high school basketball poll tightens chart
Akron North and Zanesville Rosecrans surge in the AP poll as Canton McKinley and Celina Immaculate Conception hold top spots. Rosecrans moves to second in Class A after a 48-31 win, while Zanesville 14-0 and Dresden Jefferson suffer first losses in 14 games.
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Bradds nets 48 as Ohio State falls at Michigan State
Gary Bradds scores 48 points tying OSU single game mark set by Jerry Lucas as Ohio State loses 102-99 at Michigan State. Buckeyes drop to 3-2 in the Big Ten, 8-7 overall, with Dick Ricketts ejected after a flagrant scrap.
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Albany Schedule Corrected Five Games In Area Tonight
Five high school basketball games are set for Tuesday night. Eastern at Racine in a Meigs County League game. Tornadoes hold a 13 0 record. Other matchups include Southwestern at McArthur Pt Pleasant at Barboursville Ravenswood at Wahama and Zaleski at Laurelville. Albany at North Gallia postponed to Saturday night.
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Skorich Joins Browns Coaching Staff
Nick Skorich, a former Ohio player who rose to head coach in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, is added to the Cleveland Browns coaching staff. The Bellaire native played college football at the University of Cincinnati.
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Miss 300 Game By Four Pins In Athens Bowling Meet
Rex Snider delivered a standout weekend at the sixth Athens Bowling Association championships at Rollerbowl. He missed a 300 by four pins finishing 296 after 11 strikes with a 671 series. Stroh's captured the team handicap title with 3091, followed by Crossen Post 21, Carling's, Swearingen's, and Jim's 42. Elk's No 2 won the scratch team event by a pin over Ambassador Laundries.
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Williams and Sons
Lawhead Press
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Ed McBride
Bob Gagle
Skip Ridenour
Jesse Griffith
Winter Games To Open Name New Site Today
United States and Canada won pre event notices as preparations proceed for the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Austria. Canada’s hockey team routed Yugoslavia 14 1 in an elimination round and bids for 1968 sites include Calgary Lake Placid Lahti Grenoble Oslo and Sapparo with Calgary favored.
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Canada
South Africa
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Stowe
Bud Werner
Steamboat Springs
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Yugoslavia
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France
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Norway
An Sapparo
Japan
Wichita Shockers rise in AP poll after big Loyola win
Wichita State University basketball team, the Wheatshockers, beat Chicago Loyola 80 76 advancing to 14 wins in 17 games and rising to seventh in the AP major college rankings. UCLA remains No 1 with 15 straight wins. Michigan and Davidson follow in top spots.
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Kansans
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Bruins
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Big Ten
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Wolverines
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Wildcats
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Rodriguez Wins Playoff at Lucky International Open
In San Francisco Chi Chi Rodriguez defeated Don January by one stroke in an 18 hole playoff to claim the Lucky International Open title. He then entertained the audience with 15 minutes of stand up banter.
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Chi Chi Rodriguez
Don January
College Scores From Various Matchups
Providence 80 Creighton 7 St Francis NY 59 Niagara 88 Pan Am 104 St Francis Pa Tennessee 83 Ga Tech 63 Florida 86 Alabama 60 Miss St 133 Southeastern Louisiana 73 Georgia 112 St Carolina 90 DePaul 85 Indiana 78 Kansas St 97 Oklahoma 91 Detroit 111 St Bonaventure 81 Bradley 97 Peru Nationals 70 Bartlesville Oilers 87 Arkansas 70 Kirksville 70 Omaha 6 New Mex 88 East New Mex 42 Utah 87 Stanford 81 Seattle 100 Pepperdine 77 Nevada 83 Nev Southern 70 Ohio State 99 Loyola Chicago 70 Dayton 66 Kent State 52 Youngstown 93 Alderson-Broaddus 53 Ashland 76 Malone 69 National Basketball Association results and upcoming games listed.
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Morrison era boosts Bellevue as Gill sparks Bobcats revival
Larry Morrison of Racine once coached Bellevue and praises his current team as they chase a MAC tilt. Charlie Gill, star guard, fuels Ohio University with hustle and scoring, contributing to a string of wins and a move to first in the MAC.
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