Indiana Hoosiers fall short in NCAA final heartbreaker
Indiana loses momentum after a 22-8 run by Michigan as May scores 18 of his 26 in the second half and claims leadership. Knight lauds effort, while Orr laments missed chances and Rutgers ends season with a 106 12 defeat in consolation.
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Indiana
May
Bobby Wilkerson
Rickey Green
Michigan
Indi‘ane
Hoosiers
Orr
North Carolina
Bobby Knight
UCLA
Rutgers
Scarlet Knights
Indiana Clinches NCAA Title Over Michigan Wolverines
Michigan coach Johnny Orr sat dejected as Indiana Hoosiers completed a decisive victory in the NCAA championship game. Indiana remained unbeaten, securing their third win of the season against Michigan.
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Michigan
Johnny Orr
Dubuque
Indiana Hoosiers
Wolverines
Iowa junior track set for Estherville May 9
Estherville hosts the Iowa AAU boys and girls junior track and field Olympics at the high school athletic field on May 9 per meet director Terry Koebernick. State qualifiers come from district meets on April 25 at Estherville Pekin Indianola and To wa City with state winners advancing to a four state regional in St Paul Minnesota in July.
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Estherville
Terry Koebernick
Pekin
Indianola
Towa City
St. Paul
Minn
All Tournament NCAA Team Selected by Writers
The AP selects Indiana players Kent Benson Scott May Tom Abernethy and Rickey Green plus UCLA Marques Johnson for the all tournament team at the Spectrum with Benson named outstanding player. In Canada Vancouver the BC Lions announce the signing of Bob Ryan as assistant coach replacing Ken McCullough who resigned earlier this month.
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Philadelphia
The
Spectrum
Kent Benson
Indiana
Scott May
Tom Abernethy
Rickey Green
Michigan
Marques Johnson
UCLA
Benson
Vancouver
British Columbia Lions
Canadian Football League
Bob Ryan
Ryan
Ken McCullough
University of Washington
Amana Wins Scout Meet in Coe’s Eby Fieldhouse
Troop 223 of Amana captured the annual Troop 25 Boy Scout Basketball tournament by beating Troop 12 of Cedar Rapids 35 to 32 in the title game. Steve Klimes led Amana with 11 points, while Jeff Sindelar scored 10 for Troop 12. The 13 and under division saw Mt. Vernon’s Troop 40 defeat Cedar Rapids Troop 22, with Cedar Rapids Troop 12 third and Washington Troop 242 fourth. Over 400 scouts from ten cities and towns participated.
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Amana
Coe
Eby Fieldhouse
Troop 12
Cedar Rapids
Steve Klimes
Jeff Sindelar
Marion
Mt. Vernon
C.R
Washington
Cordice Honored At Upper Iowa
Albie Cordice, a freshman third baseman from Winchester Massachusetts, was named baseball player of the week at Upper Iowa. Cordice collected eight hits in 19 at bats for a .421 average during the Peacocks six game southern road trip last week.
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Fayette
Albie Cordice
Winchester
Mass
Upper Town
Cordice
The
Peacocks
Loras Mat Coach Flanagan Resigns After Decade
Loras College wrestling coach Flanagan resigns after 10 years amid rising academic duties and intramural supervisor roles. He posted an 89-35-2 career record at Loras, including 11-2 this season.
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Dubuque
UPI
Patrick Flanagan
Loras College
Flanagan
Loras
Argentine mare Dulcia Retired to Breeding at Spendthrift
Dulcia, the Argentine-bred champion mare who captured the National Thoroughbred championship at Santa Anita last fall, is retired and will be sent to Spendthraft Farm in Lexington to be bred to Kennedy Road. Owner Art Stollery of Toronto bought Dulcia last March for about 150000, and she earned 387300, including 240000 from the Santa Anita race, plus vanity and Ramona handicaps.
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Dulcia
Santa Anita
Art Stollery
Spendthrift Farm
Lexington
Kennedy Road
Stollery
Mets weigh Sutton deal to land Seaver trade
Mets negotiate with Dodgers on Don Sutton in hope of trading Tom Seaver. Seaver, 31, seeks 800000 over three years after 170000 salary in 1975. Sutton can veto. Dodgers GM Al Campanis cautious. Mets board chair M Donald Grant says they may renew Seaver but could trade him if needed.
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New York
New York Mets
Don Sutton
Tom Seaver
California
Seaver
University of Southern California
Mets
Cy Young
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sutton
Joe Ferguson
John Hale
McDonald
Mets’ Board of Directors
Board of Directors
al Campanis
Dodgers
Campanis
Larue Harcourt
Buena Park
Calif
Hark
Jerry Royster
Jon Matlack
West Coast
M. Donald Grant
Grant
Braves Bid For Messersmith Heats Up In Tampa
Atlanta owner Ted Turner has offered former Dodger star Andy Messersmith the top bid to join the Braves this season. Messersmith's agent and officials say the deal could be the Braves’ strongest yet as talks continue amid training camp activity in Florida. The free agent, a 20-game winner, may decide this week with Turner pursuing a rapid decision.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Ted Turner
Dodger
Andy Messersmith
Braves
Messersmith
Tampa
Bob Hope
WGST
Turner
Herb Osmond
West Palm Beach
Hope
Los Angeles Dodgers
Indiana Democrats Bet On Michig an Hoops Rivalry
President Ford owes Senator Hartke five dollars after Indiana whipped Michigan 86 to 68 in the NCAA final in Philadelphia. Senator Bayh will await Senator Griffin at the Senate steps to collect his wager as the Indiana- Michigan rivalry adds a light touch to political theater.
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Michigan
Johnny Orr
Philadelphia
Indiana
Washington
Ford
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Birch Bayh
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Senate
Indiana Democrats
Bob Griffin
Bayh
Feuerbach To Face Woods In Drake Relays Shot Put
Al Feuerbach, former world record holder, will meet George Woods in a special Drake Relays shot put event. Woods has defeated Feuerbach in Drake’s special event in 1973, and Feuerbach holds the Relays record at 69 feet 64 inches. The event will be held Saturday afternoon, April 24, after the regular shot division.
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DES Moines
UPI
al Feuerbach
George Woods
Bob Ehrhart
Woods
Feuerbach
Drake
Top coaches named for NCAA Division II small schools
The National Association of Basketball Coaches selects Philadelphia Textile’s Herb Magee and University of Puget Sound’s Don Zeits as the Division II coaches of the year. Both coaches are recognized for outstanding leadership and success at their respective programs.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Textile
Herb Magee
University of Puget Sound
Don Zeits
National Association of Basketball Coaches
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