Flyers pull ahead in division chase with Islanders win
Philadelphia defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 to extend their lead in the West division race as Bill Barber netted his 25th goal. The Sabres were blanked 4-0 by Boston, dropping closer to elimination while St. Louis beat Toronto 2-1 and Detroit edged Vancouver 2-1.
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Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York Islanders
Buffalo
Toronto
Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Vancouver
Flyers
Islanders
Bill Barber
Simon Nolet
Phil Esposito
Micnie Leauc Annea
Blues
Leafs
Pierre Plante
Larry Giroux
Plante
Giroux
Jim McKenney
Red Wings
Canucks
Montres
NY Angrs
NY Islars
Vancour
West W. Il
Phila
Atlanta
Los Ang
Minn
Playoff hopes alive for Oilers Cougars
Edmonton and Chicago won key games to stay in WHA playoff contention as Houston built a lead in the West. Edmonton crushed Los Angeles 8-1 with Brian McKenzie scoring twice and Len Lunde among others. Chicago beat New England 5-3 behind Ralph Backstrom two goals while Don Gordon gave the Cougars a third period lead. Houston edged Minnesota 3-2 with Andre Hinse scoring and a goal from Larry Lund, keeping a nine-point cushion over Houston.
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Edmonton
Brian McKenzie
Los Angeles Sharks
Chicago
Ralph Backstrom
New England
Houston
Minnesota
Oilers
Sharks
Len Lunde
Bob McAneeley
Jim Schraefel
al Hamilton
Blair McDonald
Ross Perkins
Winnipeg
Los
Angeles
Gerry Odrowski
Cougars
Whalers
Cleveland
Don Gordon
Backstrom
Toronto
Saints
Gordon Labassiere
Fighting Saints
Andre Hinse
Quinlan Places Second in Junior National Cross Country
Quinlan, son of Edward and Mrs. Quinlan of Jefferson Heights Bennington, finished second in the eight kilometer Junior National cross country at Steamboat Springs Colorado. Jim Galantis of Brattleboro won by 14 seconds as Eastern squad dominated top 10 with five placements while 75 skiers competed.
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Mark Quinlan
Bennington
Quinlan
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Edward P. Quinlan
Jefferson Heights
Jim Galantis
Brattleboro
Rocky Mountain
John Caldwell
Hawks Face Maryland Eastern Shore In NIT Opener
Manhattan, 18-8, meets Maryland Eastern Shore in the NIT first round at Madison Square Garden. Coach Jack Powers plans to slow tempo with a 3-2 zone to counter Shore speed, aiming to avoid a run and gun game and advance against the strong, fast opponents.
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New York
UPI
NCAA
Madison Square Garden
Manhattan
Jack Powers
Powers
Jaspers
Maryland-Eastern Shore
Hawks
New York City
Sticks
Maryland
Eastern Shore
Marquette
Billy Campion
Pete Rose: baseball revolutionist and team player
In a wide interview Pete Rose talks about playing for the team over self money and mailbox bills that would make him play for nothing. He praises Willie Stargell Bud Harrelson Cesar Cedeno Mike Marshall Tom Seaver and O J Simpson while reflecting on his son and his love for the game.
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Milton Richman
Tampa, Fla
Upi
Pete Rose
Shea Stadium
Cincinnati
Reds
Mets
Pete
Alex
Alex Grammas
Pete Rose II
Junior
Rose
Stargell Rose
Willie Stargell
Bud Harrelson
Campaneris
Cesar Cedeno
Mike Marshall
Jim Brewer
O.J. Simpson
Florida
Tams Rally Falls Short In Memphis Loss
Squires overcame a late Memphis rally but lost 88-87 to the Memphis Tams in an ABA game. With 22 seconds left, Tam center Randy Denton stole the ball, yet a late Tam pass went out of bounds after deflections, preserving the Squires’ narrow win potential.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Memphis
Tams
American Basketball Association
Kentucky
Randy Denton
Bill van Breda Kolff
Wil Robinson
Denton
Bennington Town Team Falls to Claremont CYO 68 63
In Claremont New Hampshire the Bennington town basketball squad lost 68 to 63 to Claremont CYO. Norm Morin scored 26 powering CYO while Bennington struggled with turnovers and ball control late. Kevorkian fouled out early as Keene looms next for the locals in the tournament chase.
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Claremont
N.H
Bennington Town
Claremont Cyo
CYO
St. Savvoin
Mark Smolnik
Norm Morin
Bennington
Kerry Bergquist
Bruce Carroll
Chris Caswell
Bruce Parmenter
Carroll
Bergquist
Caswell
Mark Kevorkian
Kevorkian
Hitters Catch Pitchers for Yanks and Pirates
Yankees and Pirates show spring power as batters heat up. New York edged Kansas City 9-0 behind Blomberg and Piniella while Pittsburgh rallied to beat Chicago White Sox 9-5 with three homers including Stargell in his first spring game.
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New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Yankee
Atlanta Braves
Kansas City Royals
Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Ron Blomberg
Lou Piniella
Sam McDowell
Bob Polinsky
Ken Wright
Tom Buskey
Royals
Yanks
Richie Zisk
Dave Augustine
Willie Stargell
White Sox
Dwayne Peltier
Bucs
Deron Johnson
Oakland A’s
San Francisco Giants
Jay Johnstone
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Texas Rangers
Jim Bibby
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Dave Shultz
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Jim Johnson
Terry Ball
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New Eng
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Virginia
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Squires
Topple
Keene
Hank Tenney
FT Tot
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K. Bergquist
B. Parmenter
Ll B. Carroll
C. Caswell
P. Shea
M. Kevorkian
T. Clark
B. Pettit
M. Parmenter
E. Sennett
Laurence Parisson
Leavy
Pacotti Johnson
St. Sarvoin
Smolnik
Greenberg
Griffin Electric Co., Inc
Main ST
Benn
Tel
Elks Lodge
The
Elks National Foundation
Fabulous Diamonds
Casa
Isu Salewdays
Energy Yatcher
Vermont
St Bennington
Wilmington
W. Main St
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