Drake UNI Lead Iowa Teams Eye Conference Titles
Drake's Missouri Valley lead and Northern Iowa's tie for North Central pace Iowa State and Iowa among top conference contenders. Drake faces Tulsa tough road stretch while UNI seeks more in South Dakota and Morningside games. Iowa State hosts Colorado as Drake eyes a pivotal home win.
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Purdue Gets Return Shot At Wildcats
Northwestern defeats Purdue 82-74 to take sole first in the Big Ten and visits Purdue for a rematch. The weekend schedule includes Iowa at Minnesota and Ohio State at Wisconsin with Michigan and Indiana also in action.
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Yaz Captures 2 More Honors at NY Writers Dinner
The New York Baseball Writers dinner honored Gary Yastrzemski with two awards, naming him player of the year and Hutch Award winner. The event also featured a hippie-oriented musical revue capping the festivities.
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Port Huron Holds Off Des Moines in IHL Clash
Port Huron survived a late Des Moines rally to secure a 7-4 International Hockey League win Saturday night. The Sioux City? No, Port Huron built an early lead and withstood a late surge by Des Moines to clinch the victory.
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Red Peppers By Gus Schrader
A humorous sidebar recounts a chaotic final minute of a Michigan versus Ohio State basketball TV game. Punchy Fist riffs on stalling, turnovers, and a rim bounce that kept the outcome in doubt as commentators like Bill Flemming described the late action.
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Stanky blasts critics over White Sox 1967 finish
Manager Eddie Stanky of the Chicago White Sox rebukes Chicago writers for blaming players for the 1967 season ending poorly. He accuses critics of ignorance and chiding those who played and coached. The article also notes a Beano Cook quip about Lew Alcindor’s injury.
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Lacey Quits Bruins as Wooden Considers Future
UCLA star Edgar Lacey resigns from the Bruins basketball team after missing practices and clashing with Coach John Wooden. Wooden hopes he reconsiders, while Lacey cites personal dissatisfaction. Lacey had been a top recruit, debuted in 1965, and was drafted by the Celtics after knee injury.
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Goslin and Cuyler Named to Hall of Fame
New York AP report states baseball Hall of Fame adds Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler to the Veterans Committee list. Both outfielders, 18 seasons each, ended careers more than 20 years ago and were elected unanimously by Ford C. Frick led committee.
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Cuyler
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Veterans Committee
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Des Moines Area High School Basketball Scores Recap
Top ranked Des Moines Roosevelt downed Lincoln 15 points as others like Storm Lake over Estherville and Dubuque Wahlert over Cedar Regie Regis paced a day of varied results. Iowa City beat Dubuque in triple overtime 65 to 41 while Cedar Rapids Washington defeated Jefferson 64 to 9.
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Debbie Meyer Breaks Own 1650 Free Record at MCA Meet
Debbie Meyer shattered her own American and world marks in the 1650-yard freestyle at the MCA meet in Sacramento California. The 15 year old swam 17 minutes 29.1 seconds to top nine seconds from her previous best as she defended multiple world titles and set a new record.
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Casper Wins Los Angeles Open With 274 Prophecy Exact
Billy Casper predicted 274 to win the Los Angeles Open and he delivered by three strokes totaling 274 to finish ahead of Arnold Palmer who was runner up at 277. Casper earned 20000 dollars, Palmer 12000, with Al Geiberger taking 7500 as part of a strong field in Pasadena California.
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Wisconsin Sets Track Record in Lopsided Win Over Iowa State
Iowa State won just three of 15 events as Wisconsin overwhelmed the Cyclones 112 28 over the weekend. Wisconsin set a school mark in the meet with dominant performances across multiple events.
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Lions Trade Hilgenberg To Steelers
DETROIT Mich The Lions trade Wally Hilgenberg a 26 year old middle and corner linebacker to Pittsburgh for veteran defensive end John Baker 33 a ten year NFL veteran Liberty Wilton Junction native Hilgenberg was Detroit’s fourth pick in 1964 Pittsburgh coach Bill Austin said Hilgenberg will be used as a middle and corner linebacker Baker joined the Steelers as a free agent from the Eagles in 1963.
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Pro Basketball Scores From Diverse Matchups
National Association games saw Baston beat Philadelphia 135 to 102 while York edged Sen Fran 133 140. Los Angeles defeated St. Louis 138 to 13 and Seattle won 135 to 126 over Baltimore amid various results. Pro Hockey notes include New York 4 Oakland 2 and Detroit 2 Chicago . Toronto 3 Chicago.
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