Laver Steals Crowd Despite Gerulaitis Win in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids at Five Seasons Civic Center Rod Laver, 40, signed autographs after an exhibition where Vitas Gerulaitis, 24, defeated him 6-2 6-4 in a best of three. The crowd of about 5,000 saw the two teams beat local players earlier and an extra set with a keg as stakes.
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Karen Kettenacker
University of Iowa
LaSalle High
Micki Schillig
Kathy Schneider
Cheryle Mitralsky
Kettenacker
Iowa Wrestlers Shine At Ames In Close Team Race
The 49th NCAA wrestling meet drew a record 66,784 across sessions in Ames. Iowa swept the team title race with a 34 point margin as Dan Gable’s Hawkeyes impressed by Kinseth’s dominance and Land’s 84 match win streak ended by Darryl Burley. Bud Palmer faced boos after a stalling call. Lieberman and Brown delivered strong showings.
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Washington
Bud Palmer
Bud
Mark Lieberman
Sports Illustrated
America
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Lieberman
UCLA Favored In Harrah’s Reno NCAA Basketball Odds
Harrah's Reno Race and Sports Book tops UCLA at 5-2 to win the NCAA championship. Michigan State Notre Dame follow at 7-2, with Arkansas 5-1 and Indiana State 6-1. other contenders include Syracuse St. John’s De Paul Marquette Rutgers Penn State Pennsylvania Louisville USF LSU Oklahoma and Toledo in the field. In regionals Indiana State over Oklahoma Arkansas over Louisville UCLA over USF and Marquette over De Paul are favored. Rutgers over St. John’s is favored on Friday.
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Regina and Dowling tipped to duel in IA state tourney
West Des Moines Dowling and Iowa City Regina loom as top powers in 3A and 2A with Regina favored 24-0 49 straight. Analysts name Pella Cedar Rapids Regis Hampton as AA contenders while 1A favors Regina. Mark Gannon and Bob Hansen notable college prospects.
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Indiana State tops final AP basketball poll with 30 straight wins
Indiana State remained No. 1 in the final AP college basketball poll of 1978-79, 30-0 after 50 of 54 first place votes and 1,072 points. UCLA and Iowa follow, with regional NCAA results shaping votes and opinions on teams like Regis, Dowling, and Kennedy in state-level races.
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Five Memphis State women basketball players suspended
MEMPHIS Tenn AP Coach Mary Lou Johns suspended five members of the Memphis State University women's basketball team for violation of training rules during the state basketball tournament. Johns said three of the suspended players had appeared in all 33 games as the Lady Tigers finished 26 seven.
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Memphis State University
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