Baseball players reject final offer delays opening day
Major league players rejected the owners final and best offer to settle the labor stalemate casting grave doubts that the 1976 season would open on schedule. Players insist the eight club liability clause undermines free agency and vows not to accept a modified free agent draft.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
UPI
Andy Messersmith
Marvin Miller
Players’ Executive Board
Tampa
MacPhail
John Gaherin
Toew York
Gaherin
Camps may open soon under orders by Kuhn
Mil ton Richman reports Bowie Kuhn plans to open baseball camps within the week, taking full responsibility for the decision amid criticism. The piece also covers Red Sox moves, spring training chatter, and owner Brad Corbett's stance on the reserve clause and labor talks with Marvin Miller.
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Miller
Bowie Kuhn
Kuhn
Marvin Miller
St. Petersburg
Fla
Brad Corbett
Texas Rangers
Corbett
Pompano Beach
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
National Football League
Rangers
Bill Veeck
Kentucky Stages Comeback To Edge Kansas State In NIT
Kentucky, hampered by a sprained ankle on center Mike Phillips, trailed Kansas State at halftime before Phillips returned and scored 14 of his 17 points as Kentucky pulled away 81-78. Providence beat Louisville 73-67 in the other quarterfinal game, with Bob Cooper scoring 17 and Eason and McAndrew adding 15 each.
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New York
UPI
Kentucky
Kansas State
Mike Phillips
Phillips
Joe Hall
Hall
Providence
Louisville
Cardinals
Chuckie Williams
James Lee
Bob Cooper
Bill Eason
Friars
Cooper
Bob Misevicius
Rumford earns Maine bid to third New England tourney
Rumford Maine the class A state champion defeated Lake Region 99 73 to secure the fourth and final berth in the third New England basketball tournament beginning Friday at the University of New Hampshire gym Mt Anthony Vermont champion opens the event vs East Providence Trinity of Manchester NH faces Rumford in Friday’s second game Mt Anthony leaves Friday for Durham NH East Providence is new to the field with Rumford Trinity and Vermont in the lineup
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Rumford
Maine
Lake Region
Pine Tree State
New England
Mt. Anthony
Vermont
Rhode Island
East Providence
University of New Hampshire
Trinity of
Manchester
N.H
Bangor
Trinity
Augusta
Durham
NFL keeps 28 teams, blocks 1976 expansion plans
NFL owners decided to freeze the league at 28 clubs for 1976, rejecting new franchise admissions amid ongoing legal and labor disputes. Memphis and Birmingham were active contenders. Seattle and Tampa Bay will draft new players in late March, with the college draft set for April.
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Coronado
Calif
John Bassett
WFL
Grizzlies
Rozelle
NFL
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seattle
Tampa Bay
Players Association
Newcombe Stratton to open tennis center in Vermont
John Newcombe and Clarence Mabry announced plans for a Stratton Mountain Tennis Center in southern Vermont to open mid July. The Center will offer three, five and seven day clinics and be managed by News Plus Two Inc. Construction will begin after snow melt.
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Hubert Schrieb
Stratton Corporation
Don Tarinelli
Tink Smith
John Newcombe
Clarence Mabry
Stratton
Stratton Mountain Ski Resort
Hartford
Conn
Stratton Mountain
Vermont
News Plus Two, Inc
Texas
Florida
Mabry
Tony Roche
John
Clarence
Donald Tarinelli
Tarinelli
Umpires Meeting Postponed to March 23 in Chester
The Southern Vermont Umpires Baseball Association postponed its annual meeting from last night to Tuesday March 23. The gathering will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Greenham Union School in Chester, inviting all members and prospective members to attend.
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Southern Vermont Umpires Baseball Association
Greenham Union School
Chester
Surprises Abound in NCAAs Eastern Regional Semifinals
In Greensboro Connecticut seeks revenge on Rutgers after an 83 96 midseason loss and rides an 18 9 record into a semifinal showdown at the Greensboro Coliseum. VMI earns the Southern Conference title and its first winning season in 41 years to face DePaul in the regionals.
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Greensboro
N.C
UPI
Connecticut
Rutgers
Huskies
Dee Rowe
Scarlet Knights
VMI
DePaul
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