Cowens Leaves Celtics Indefinitely For Personal Reasons
Boston center Dave Cowens and Celtics general manager Red Auerbach disclosed Cowens has taken an indefinite leave of absence for personal reasons. Teammates Jo Jo White and others noted Cowens appeared troubled this season, while Cowens planned to retreat to his Newport farm to reassess his life and basketball future. The team won 117-112 over Los Angeles with Jim Ard and Tom Boswell at center.
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Arlington leads MVL all-opponent selections with two players
The Marble Valley League announced its all-opponent team. Arlington placed two players Jim Wade and Joel Pratt among ten picks including Jeff Cook of Mt. Anthony. Other selections include Ted Stryhas, Terry Csizmesia, Rob DelBianco, Kirk Abrahamson, Tim Gallipo, Jay Hamilton, Mike Cady, and Bob Liberty. Burr and Burton missed representation as class I title game looms. Wade cited as sparkplug. Pratt noted as top fullback. Cook praised for aggressive play and passing. Pratt was the only fullback and Hamilton the goalie on the dominated unit.
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Yale-Harvard warmup for The Game
Yale students will ride a special Victory Train to Harvard Stadium on Saturday for a chance at the Ivy League title. About 800 riders, with Amtrak aid, will depart New Haven at 9 a.m. and return from Boston Sunday at 1 a.m. The event recalls a 2 year old Yale loss by one touchdown and includes music, food, and encouragement for the drum theft incident involving Harvard’s drum stolen by Yale pranksters.
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Hockey standings and results from midweek games
Wednesday results include Washington 7 over NY Rangers 2 and Boston 6 over Detroit 4. Other scores were Philadelphia 2 Montreal 2 Chicago 2 Atlanta 2 Minnesota 3 Pittsburgh 2 Buffalo 5 St. Louis 0 Cleveland 2 Colorado 1 Toronto 2 Los Angeles 2. Remaining schedule lists Thursday and Friday games with New York Islanders at Boston and Vancouver at Philadelphia on Thursday and Cleveland at Atlanta and Chicago at Washington on Friday.
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Pistons top Cavaliers for third straight win at home
Detroit’s Bob Lanier scored 36 as the Pistons beat the Cavaliers 123-112 at Cobo Arena in front of 6,257, improving to 5-6 and handing Cleveland a season-worst defensive showing. Howard Porter added 18, Lanier shot 63 percent in a five-game scoring binge. The night also featured NBA results across the league.
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Evert Leads U S In Wightman Cup Opener
Chris Evert leads the U S team against Britain in the first Wightman Cup match, facing Virginia Wade as part of a seven match series. With Billie Jean King injured, Terry Holladay steps in for the third singles while Rosie Casals meets Sue Barker, in a event Britain has held for two straight years.
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