Basketball Seizes Nation as Top Sports Attraction
Los Angeles and New York fans fuel a basketball surge as NBA stars like Jerry West and Bill Russell note rising salaries and stronger TV appeal. Experts compare the sport’s growing popularity to football’s peak, predicting the game will dominate in the 70s with faster pace, smarter play, and broader audience.
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Calif
NBA
America
Pete Newell
Lakers
New York
Indiana
Newell
University of San Francisco
Giants
NFL
Yankees
Dodgers
New York City
Bill Russell
Russell
Bill
Dick Lynch
Harlon Hill
Pearson Grabs Mason-Dixon Pole
David Pearson won the pole for the Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover Downs International Speedway driving a Wood Brothers 1971 Purolator Mercury with a 27.045 second lap at 133.111 mph. Front-row mate is Cale Yarborough in Richard Howard's 1973 Kars-Kare Chevrolet. others include Bobby Allison and Buddy Baker as top qualifiers.
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Del
David Pearson
Wood Brothers
Purolator Mercury
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Dover Downs International Speedway
Buddy Baker
Charlotte
North Carolna
Cale Yarborough
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Nascar
Richard Howard
Allison
Chevrolet
Bobby Isaac
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Baker
Dodge
Cecil Gordon
G. C. Spencer
Richard Childress
Dave Marcis
Lennie Pond
James Hy
Elmo Langley
Richard Petty
Donnie Allison
Paul Tyler
Walter
Bill Champion
Vic Parsons
Jabs Thomas
Ed Negre
Negre
Petty Seeks First Mason-Dixon 500 Victory at Dover
Richard Petty, stock car racing star and current grand national wins leader, faces a rough start in the Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover Downs. He describes this year as tough, with car distance issues and oil spills hampering progress despite strong finishes. Petty notes the tiring nature of Dover and reveals he shaved his Fu Manchu moustache after his wife urged the change for their newborn fourth child.
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Dover Downs International Speedway
Charlotte
N.C
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Isnoo
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Canadiens Lead All Star Selections as Hawks Dominate Second Team
The Canadiens claim three first team spots and one on the second, matching their Stanley Cup dominance with Ken Dryden narrowly missing unanimous MVP votes. Bobby Orr tops defense in voting, and Chicago counts three on the second team while Montreal repeats multiple first team honors.
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Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Black Hawks
Canadiens
Chicago
Black Hawks
Ken Dryden
Professional
Hockey Writers Association
Bobby Orr
Boston Bruins
Dryden
Guy Lapointe
Frank Mahovlich
Yvon Cournoyer
Boston
Orr
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Detroit
Mickey Redmond
Bruins Capture State Baseball Title With 5-0 Victory
Brooke County defeats Barboursville 5-0 to claim the West Virginia high school championship. Gary Elliot and Art Scherich led the Bruins in a five inning pitching effort, while seven Barboursville errors produced unearned runs. Brooke County finishes 26-1.
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W.va
Brooke County
Barboursville
Gary Elliot
Art Scherich
Bruins
Joe Waugh
Joe Pettini
Ramon Bowen
Mark Schwertfeger
Rick Fankhouser
Elliot
Mike Morgan
Pettini
RBI
Schwertfeger
Bruce Morgan
Fred MacDonald
MacDonald
Greg Brown
Fankhouser
Ed Watkins
Scherich
Steubenville
Ohio
Central
First Baptist Dominates Cumberland Heights in City League Softball
First Baptist walloped Cumberland Heights 12 to 2 in Bluefield City Church League action. College Avenues Westminster won 6 to 4, Falls Mills routed Edgemont 15 to 5, and First Church of God defeated Church of God 10 to 9.
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Cumberland Heights
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Lea
College Avenues
Westminster
Falls Mills
Edgemont
First Church of God
Church of God
Sacred Heart
Memorial
Mapleview
Trinity
M Falls Mills
Cumberland
Fincastie
College Ave
First Church
God
Curley's Weyanoke Win In Open Softball League
Curley Body Shop crushed McComas 17 to 5 in the opening game. Weyanoke edged Matoaka Moose Lodge 7 to 2. Kentucky Central Insurance War Auto Parts crushed Princeton A Mart 16 to 2 and Gateway C B Club fell 16 to 4. Lee Trevino dazzled with wins at Jackie Gleason and Doral by one stroke, totaling 64000 in purses.
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McComas
Weyanoke
Matoaka Moose Lodge
Kentucky Central Insurance War Auto Parts
Princeton A-Mart
Gateway C. B. Club
Laurin Pleased With Secretariat Workout Before Belmont
Laurin said Secretariat ran faster than planned but looked easy in a 1 mile 34 and 4 fifths at Belmont Park as he prepares for the Belmont Stakes on June 9. The trainer noted possible day by day workouts and race entry changes with Belmont entries now due Thursday.
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Lucien Laurin
Secretariat
Meadow Stable
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Knightly Dawn
My Gallant
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Champagne Charlie
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Step Nicely
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Chief
Linda
Savage Remains In Critical Condition At Indy
INDIANAPOLIS AP Two race drivers and four others injured this week at the Indianapolis 500 remained hospitalized in serious to critical condition. Swede Savage 26 Santa Ana California suffered internal injuries including a collapsed lung and kidney issues after his car hit a wall on lap 58.
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Swede Savage
Methodist Hospital
Savage
David ‘Salt
Walther
Wingate
Ind
Kesman
Patric Racing
Santa Ana
Calif
Sue Rankin
Diana Daisey
Dorothy West
William J. Olsen
Islanders Acquire Gene Martin in PCL Swap
Hawaii Islanders obtain outfielder first baseman Gene Martin from Eugene Emeralds for two players. John Verhas and Joe Moeller move to Eugene while Martin batted .274 in 34 Emeralds games and hit three of six season homers at Honolulu Stadium.
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Hawaii Islanders
Pacific Coast League
Gene Martin
Eugene Emeralds
Islanders
John Verhas
Joe Moeller
Eugene
Martin
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Honolulu Stadium
Major League standings update from Saturday games
Baseball standings recap lists 14 scheduled games across three leagues with pitchers and records noted for teams including Detroit Minnesota Chicago Milwaukee California New York Oakland Boston Baltimore Texas Cleveland Kansas City Cincinnati Pittsburgh Atlanta Chicago San Francisco Philadelphia San Diego Houston St Louis New York San Diego Montreal Los Angeles.
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Frymen
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Blyleven
Chicago
Gossage
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Slaten
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Ryan
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Peterson
Oakiang
Hunter
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Lee
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Wilcox
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Splittort
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Morton
Reusche
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Ruthven
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Marichal
Houston
Dierker
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Stone
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Kirby
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Renko
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Sutton
Oakland
Philadelpnia
Alley
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Sooca
St Louis
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