WVU Tops Colonials 90 79 in Holiday Thriller
West Virginia from the Southern Conference defeated George Washington 90 to 79 Saturday night. John Lesher scored 26 points to lead the Mountaineers who built a 17 point second half margin and extended a seven game winning streak. Bill Ryczaj scored 15 and Ron Williams 11 as WVU led 49 25 at halftime and prepared for a test against Duke in Charleston Monday.
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Indians Rally Past Pirates 57 51 in Southern Conference thriller
William and Mary, sparked by Jimmy Rama off the bench, overcame a 28 27 deficit at halftime to beat East Carolina 57 51. Rama scored 12 of his 20 after intermission as Tim Walker and Ben Pomeroy contributed key points, giving the Indians their third win in four after exam break.
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Twilley Grabowski Sloan On Honor Team
New York AP reports Tulsa fullback How ard Twilley Illinois’ Kim Grabowski and Alabama quarterback Steve Sloan head the 1965 Academic All America football teams chosen by the College Sports Information Directors. The 23 players on offense and defense are led by Sloan with 47 points. Twilley and Grabowski also earned 1964 honors.
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Resurgent Virginia Hands Navy 85-57 Shellacking
Virginia topped Navy 85-57 at Charlottesville behind a tight zone defense and 51 percent shooting. Buddy Reams led with 21 points as Jim Connelly 15, Mike Kates 14, John Naponick 12 propelled the Cavaliers to their second straight win. Navy fell to 7-7.
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Toledo Beats Marshall 70-69 in Overtime Narrow win
Toledo's Jim Cox hit a buzzer beater 5-foot jumper to edge Marshall 70-69 in overtime. Stepp led Marshall with 21 points while Cox added 20 for Toledo as the Rockets improve to 4-1 in the MAC and 9-8 overall. Officials protest led to a technical foul after coach Ellis Johnson's dog gag.
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Convex Upsets Seminole Handicap at Hialeah
Convex ridden by Rey Broussard storms from the turn to win the $61,400 Seminole Handicap at Hialeah by 44 lengths. Roman Brother, the 1-2 favorite ridden by Braulio Baeza, fades to fourth in the nine horse field as Selah places second. The 1 1/8 mile race clocked 1 50 with fractions given and pays $33.60 and $12.80.
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Yellow Jackets Belt Blue Hawks By 116-86
West Virginia State defeated Beckley College 116-86 in the State College Conference game. State led 48-33 at halftime as Dave Hamilton scored 26 points and Alan Hamilton 25, with Beckley’s Alex Sabo topping the visitors with 24.
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West Virginia Tech crushes Davis & Elkins 108 to 59
West Virginia Tech dominated Davis & Elkins 108 to 59 in a State College Conference basketball game in Montgomery. The winners' offense surged while the Senators struggled on both ends, sealing a decisive victory.
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Morris Harvey Blasts Concord in State College clash
Morris Harvey routed Concord 107 to 71 as Jim Hayes scored 23 for Morris Harvey and Roger Hart added 21. Jesse Phillips led Concord with 25 points in Charleston. Morris Harvey improves to 19 and 4 overall, 14th MSC basketball win. Concord falls to 6 and 15.
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McKinley Reaches Richmond Final in Tennis Invitational
Chuck McKinley, a three time national champion, beat Cliff Richey 62 60 to advance to the Richmond Invitational final. He will face Frank Froehling or Charles Pasarell after Froehling eliminated Arthur Ashe 64 36 63 in the opening round.
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Wheeling Beats Alderson-Broaddus 73 62 In PCC Action
Wheeling Rambles past Alderson-Broaddus 73 62 as four Wheeling players reach double figures. Bob Wolfsperger and Lou Turkali each score 18, John Gage 14, Jed OConnell and George Fiala 10. J D Bobbitt tops Alderson-Broaddus with 16.
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Princeton Edges Oceana In Narrow 49-46 Shootout
Princeton, ranked seventh in Area A, stunned Ocean a 49-46 on Oceana's home court. Benny Cook sank three free throws in the dying seconds to finish with 19 points while Larry Mathis added 16 as Princeton overcame a late Tiger run. Oceana led 46-26 early in the fourth before Princeton rallied, with 13 points in the final period.
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Kentucky Clobbers Georgia 74 50 for 17th Win
Kentucky posted a 74 to 50 win over Georgia to extend its unbeaten streak to 17 games. The matchup highlighted strong defense and balanced scoring from the Wildcats.
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Nail misdirection story of a helpful worker
A man building a house sorts nails while helping others. He keeps nails pointed correctly and discards those facing the wrong way, explaining the heads should be on the opposite end for the other side of the house. A friend questions the practice, but the tale centers on practical craft humor.
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Wildcats Rout Georgia In Southeastern Conference Victory
Kentucky crushed Georgia 74 to 50 in a Southeastern Conference game at Lexington. Unbeaten Kentucky moved to 17 wins as Georgia’s slow pace kept it within reach early, but the Wildcats pulled away after halftime, with Pat Riley scoring 25 points on 29 baskets for 61.7 percent shooting.
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Bobsled Driver Killed In Italy
In Cortina d Ampezzo Italy Anton Pensberger 26 a textile worker from Ohrstadt died after Germanys No 1 sled shot off the Ronce chute during the World Four Man Bobsled championship. Officials suspended the night run and planned to resume the next day. Pensberger lost consciousness after the floodlit ice chute rolled into trees and woods. Two other crew members Roland Weberhart and ...
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NAIA Increases Membership To 495
Kansas City AP report says the NAIA announced on Saturday its membership year. AO Duer, executive secretary, said 20 colleges will have active membership and six will be associate members while awaiting full status.
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