Illinois routs Antioch in Class 2A quarterfinals
Quincy Blue Demons paced by Michael Payne 6-10 center cruising to a 75 50 win over Antioch. Payne showcased two alley oop dunks and a dominant inside game as Quincy improves to 30-0 and advances to a semifinal at 11 00 p m to be shown on Channel 3 Cedar Rapids system.
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Nashville group eyeing minority stake in Minnesota Twins
A Nashville group including Conway Twitty Jerry Reed and Richard Sterban negotiating to buy 42 percent of the Minnesota Twins from Gabriel Murphy. They may seek majority ownership later if Calvin Griffith sells. Griffith and sister Thelma Haynes hold 26 percent each.
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Coe Women Second in Quadrangular Track Meet at Home
Coe dominated individual events with Kim Kieckhaefer and Cathy Wilson winning sprints and Dodie Gull taking the mile in 5 35.75 as Coe finished second to Wartburg in a Friday meet. Wartburg top-scored in the men’s indoor triangular with nine wins, defeating Loras and Cornell.
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Purdue Edges Duke to Reach NIT Semifinals in Madison Square Garden
Purdue, led by Drake Morris with 28 points, defeats Duke 81-69 to advance to the NIT semifinals. Tulsa also advances by beating South Alabama 69-68, joining West Virginia and Syracuse in the final four.
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BYU Faces Virginia in NCAA East Final as Sampson Looms
Brigham Young coach Frank Arnold previews the NCAA East final against Virginia and star Ralph Sampson. Arnold notes Sampson changes defenses, discusses plans for a fast break, and vows to test Sampson with early foul trouble while highlighting BYU's upset run over Princeton UCLA and Notre Dame.
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Lloyd Frazer share Clarkson award for Iowa top college player
Drake’s Lewis Lloyd and Briar Cliff’s Roland Frazer split the 25th George Clarkson Award as Iowa’s top college basketball players. Lloyd finished with 1 577 points in two Drake seasons and Frazer totaled 3 078 career points while leading the nation in scoring.
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Boxer Scott receives life sentence in Newark murder
Boxer James Scott, 33, was sentenced to life for the 1975 premeditated murder of Everett Russ in East Orange as part of a cover up for a narcotics robbery. He had been serving 30 to 40 years for the May 1975 Newark armed robbery of $283 from a female drug dealer.
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LSU Tigers reach Midwest Regional final with 30th win
Durand Macklin 15 Greg Cook 12 and Leonard Mitchell 10 led LSU as four players reached double figures sealing the Tigers 30th win. LSU improves to 5v-6 and avenges an early season 86-76 loss to Arkansas in the Great Alaskan Shootout before a NCAA tournament crowd of 34,036, the largest ever for the event.
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