Reeves and Nel son retire from NFL roles in busy action
Dan Reeves ends his player coach duties with the Cowboys as Bill Nelson announces retirement from the Browns. Steve Smith sets a world pole vault mark at 17 feet 11 inches while Al Feuerbach improves shot put to 69 feet inch at the Sunkist Invitational. Milburn wins 60 yard high hurdles at NAIA finals. Barry Asher edges Don Johnson in Showboat finals. Jack Jeffrey wins Permatex 200 with 97.129 mph. Mark Donohue beats Bobby Allison in Winston Western 500. UCLA Bruins rally within one win of USF streak with 59th straight. Tex Winter out as Rockets coach with John Egan taking over. Paul Curtis traded to St Louis for Frank St Marseille. Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong win in Australia and New Zealand events. Rod Laver defeats Stockton for Saga Bay crown. Jimmy Connors wins Roanoke Invitational. Bruce Crampton tops Tucson Open by five strokes.
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Dallas
Dan Reeves
Dallas Cowboys
Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Bill Nelson
Los Angeles
Steve Smith
Long Beach State University
al Feuerbach
Kansas City
Rod Milburn
Southern University
Las Vegas
Nev
Barry Asher
Costa Mesa
Calif
Don Johnson
Akron
Ohio
Auto Racing
Riverside
Jack Jeffrey
Yakima
Wash
Riverside International Raceway
Mark Donohue
Bobby Allison
Bruins
UCLA
University of San Francisco
Providence Friars
Houston
Tex Winter
Houston Rockets
NBA
John Egan
Los Angeles Kings
National Hockey League
Paul Curtis
St. Louis Blues
Frank St. Marseille
San Francisco
Crampton Retains Lead to Win Tucson Open Title
Bruce Crampton captured back-to-back wins on the American tour with a 71 finish at Tucson National. He finished 11 under par at 277, earning $30,000 from a $150,000 purse and boosting two week earnings to $60,000. George Archer Labron Harris and Gay Brewer tied for second at 282.
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Crampton
Tucson National Golf Club
George Archer
Miller Barber
Tucson
Labron Harris
Gay Brewer
Archer
Harris
Brewer
Rod Funseth
Bobby Nichols
Richie Karl
Nichols
Karl
Funseth
Lee Trevino
Landry's Laundry Tops L P Belanger in Broomball Opener
In slushy ice conditions Laneys Laundry upset L P Belanger's Construction 3-0 as Marc Casavant scored twice and Jerry Demers added the third. J Ken Maurice starred in goal for Landry's while Belanger's top players included Ray Soulard Don Deschambeault and Ray Belanger. Vic's Appliance and Rochambeau played to a scoreless tie in the second game.
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Laneys Laundry
L.P. Belanger
Landry
Belanger
Marc Casavant
al Martin
L.P
Richard Charland
Vic’s
Landry’s Laundry
Rochambeau
Roland’s Auto Body
Stepping Bolero Dominates Rosemount Purse at Suffolk Downs
Favored Stepping Bolero won the Rosemount Purse by twelve lengths at Suffolk Downs in front of 10,102 spectators. The $4,000 race featured Stepping Bolero returning strong in a dominant display with a clear margin over rivals.
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Boston
Suffolk Downs
White Sparks Celtics Past Braves For Ninth Straight Win
Jo Jo White led Boston with 20 points 13 assists and 6 rebounds as the Celtics beat the Buffalo Braves 104-97 to reach a 39-7 record at the All Star break. Havlicek 26 points Cowens strong in win while Elmore Smith 32 for Buffalo.
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Boston
John Havilicek
Dave Cowens
Jo Jo White
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
White
Celtics
Sky Buffalo Braves
the Garden
Tommy Heinsohn
Heinsohn
Havlicek
Cowens
Chicago
Buffalo
Braves
NBA
Elmore Smith
Knicks
Dean Meminger
Milwaukee
Golden State
Baltimore
Philadelphia 76Ers
Los Angeles Lakers
Kansas City
Costello
Jabbar
Washington
D.C
Bucks
Rick Barry
Warriors
Lucius Allen
Jeff Mullins
Buffalo Braves
John Havlicek
JoJo
Dallas
New York Nets
Kentucky Colonels
Dover Rockets
San Diego Conquistadors
Utah Stars
Atlanta
Cleveland
Seattle
Detroit
Portland
Houston
Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Sports hazard pay view from a veteran writer
IRA BERKOW recalls Woody Hayes Rose Bowl incident and others as examples of the perils sports reporters face. He notes Hayes, Weaver, and others turning hostile toward press members while detailing a culture of risk, confrontation, and friction between sports figures and reporters.
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Ira Berkow
NEA
NEW York
Woody Hayes
Minneapolis Tribune
Ohio State
University of Minnesota
Hayes
Art Rogers
Los Angeles Times
Rogers
St Louis Alumni Suffer Close Loss In Junior Basketball
St Louis Alumni looped into a tight junior basketball card facing St Andre s, St Joseph s and Notre Dame in multiple divisions. Key players include Lamontagne Frappier Belanger Potvin and Perreault with close period scores and official crews Cantara Boucher Villandry and Bernier noted.
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St. Andre’s
Lemieux
Beauchesne
Roy
Gobeil
Verville
Gagnon
Valliere
Charette
Lamb G
Laviere
Perreault
Cadarette
Perry
Cantara
Boucher
St- Mary’s
T. Potvin
Laverriere
S. Voccia
Jezar
J. Potvin
Eee
Staples
Beaudry
St. Ours
Cote
R. Perreault
Fleurant
Contois
Fortier
M. Perreault
Eagles
Lajeunesse
M. Cote
D. Cote
M. Fecteau
D. Lachance
Belisle
St. Andre
C. Valliere
Buchesne
R. Lemieux
Villandry
Faucher
S. A
St. Mary’s
Voccia
Jezarc
Dutcher
Celtics
Casteau
Belanger
Bellerose
Caron
Boissonneault
Genesto
Petrin
St. Amand
Scott
Dayton
King
Caton
Frappier
Kimball
Fernandez
David
Tripp
Lamontagne
Notre Dame
Flourent
Morin
Contoise
Goulet
Cosgrove
Kenneally
Selim
Roberts
Pinette
Lafortune
M. Arbour
R. Arbour
College basketball scores from regional games overview
A dense listing of college basketball results across East West and Midwest regions. Notable outcomes include Louisville over St. Louis 51 104 and UCLA defeating Providence 101 77 while multiple ACC and Big East matchups feature narrow margins and overtime notes.
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Furman
Citadel
Midwest
Marquette
S. Carolina
Missouri
Kansas
Wisconsin
Michigan
Egan Named Rockets Coach Beats Knicks In Debut
Johnny Egan became head coach of the Houston Rockets as they edged the New York Knicks 107-103 in Houston. Walt Frazier lost his sneaker with five seconds left as Mike Newlin made the winning basket.
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Associated Press
Johnny Egan
Walt Frazier
New York Knicks
Houston
Houston Rockets
Knicks
National Basketball Association
Egan
Mike Newlin
Frazier
Newlin
Rockets
AFC Completes Historic Pro Bowl Sweep in Texas Stadium
The American Football Conference dominated the NFC with a 33-28 victory in the Pro Bowl at Texas Stadium before 47,879. O J Simpson earned MVP honors with 112 rushing yards and a 58 receiving yards on three catches. The AFC extended its series lead to 2-1 after earlier wins in the exhibition and regular season.
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Dallas
American Football Conference
National Football League
AFC
National Football Conference
Miami
Washington
NFC
O.J. Simpson
Buffalo
Simpson
NFL
Texas Stadium
Steve Smith breaks indoor world record in pole vault
Steve Smith of Long Beach State vaulted 17 feet 11 inches to set a world indoor mark at the Sunkist Invitational in Los Angeles, crediting promoter Al Franken for support. Al Feuerbach also set a shot put world mark at 69 feet 4 inches while Oregon’s Steve Prefontaine and Dave Wottle won on the track in Kansas City and elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Steve Smith
Smith
Long Beach State
Los Angeles
al Franken
Kjell Isaksson
al Feuerbach
Feuerbach
Pacific Coast
Steve Presfontaine
Oregon
Marty Liquori
Dave Wottle
Kenya
Hip Keino
Wottle
Russia
Yevgeniy Arzhanov
Munich
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Kansas City
Mike Oit
New Mexico
Bolt
Biddeford Frosh Winners Over Cheverus And Sanford
Biddeford Freshman basketball improves to 5 2 with wins over Cheverus 69 57 and Sanford 76 62. Collette Fortin and Anton lead scoring for Biddeford while Sanford’s top scorers include Collette and Michaud as the teams split the two games.
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Biddeford
Cheverus
Sanford
Tiger
Frosh
Biddeford Frosh
Collette
Quay
Fortin
Methot
Travers
Daigneaulte
Ouellette
Garramore
Hatch
Anton
Dineen
Fontaine
Bouthot
Noiseux
Layer
Houghton
Sanford Frosh
Warner
Bland
Michaud
Fortier
Simoneau
Littlefield
Marshall
Caron
Grondin
Shain
Dunham
Chaisson
Pepin
Allaire
Towne
Breton
Bissell
Daigneault
Hatchy
Sayer
Cheverus Frosh
O'Boyle
O’brien
Norton
Donahue
Duane
Nee c
Howan
Britten
Daigley
Jensen
Jay
Rogers
Bergson
O'Toole
Carroll
Ackley
Brunell
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Bruce Crampton
Dean Martin
Arnold Palmer
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Oriole
Earl Weaver
Keith
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Time Magazine
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Dayton Flyers
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Wooster
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Chuck) Noll
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