Roundup of sports notes from racing to hall of fame event
Unidentified Rome soccer bettor turns 0.60 into 1.4 million after predicting 13 games. Gowdy to host Naismith Hall ceremony April 28 in Springfield. Braves trade Jack Pierce to Detroit for a player to be named later. Howard Bleier funeral in New York. Rally leaders in safari event Nairobi with Swedish drivers ahead. Kansas City Chiefs unveil exhibition schedule under new coach Paul Wiggin. Doug Brown nears Florida Relays steeple chase record but for finish line misread. Bobby Hull pursues Espo record with 75 goals in season. Japan AAU invites foreign stars including Frank Shorter and Irena Szewinska. Kenny Roberts leads Easter Transatlantic Trophy by 143-114.
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Naismith Memorial
Springfield
Massachusetts
Atlanta Braves
Jack Pierce
Detroit Tigers
New York
Howard Bleier
Long Island Press
New York Times
Pinal
Japan Amateur Athletic Federation
Frank Shorter
United States
Irena Szewinaka
Poland
Japan
Kenny Roberts
Yamaha
Britain
Caps Knot Playoff Victory in Des Moines
Des Moines Capitals beat Dayton 5-3 to even the best of seven series at 2-2 in IHL southern division action. Jim Cowell sealed the win with an empty net goal with five seconds left after Frank DeMarco and Pete Slater plus Terry McDougall sparked a third period surge. In another note, Jenny Turrall of Australia set a world record in the women’s 800 meter freestyle at Crystal Palace with a time of 8 43.48.
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Dayton
Jim Cowell
Des Moines Capitals
Rick Brapmale
Caps
Pon
Pat Russell
Frank DeMarco
Pete
London
Jenny Turrall
Australia
Crystal Palace
Boyl
Miss Turrall
Jo Harshbarger
United States
America
Seattle Clinches 1st NBA Playoff Berth
Seattle SuperSonics clinched their first playoff berth with a 98 88 victory over Portland as Spencer Haywood scored 40 points. The Bucks perilously near elimination after a 71199 loss to New York. Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored 32 in New York’s win while John Gianelli anchored defense against him.
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Associated Press
National Basketball Association
Seattle SuperSonics
Milwaukee Bucks
Sonics
Portland
Bill Russell
Russell
Liem
Bucks
New York
Knicks
Earl Monroe
Bill
Spencer Haywood
Haywood
Fred Brown
John Johnson
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Milwaukee
John Gianelli
Abdul-Jabbar
Red Holzman
Gianelli
Jabbar
Tan
Cleveland
Alabama Star Not Eligible for Olympics
Alabama freshman Ty Skinner set an American record in the 100-yard freestyle at the NCAA championships but cannot compete in the Olympics because he is a citizen of South Africa and subject to his government’s apartheid policy. The four-day meet at Cleveland State University saw 10 American marks and USC’s John Naber lead with three records as USC claimed the team title.
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Cleveland
Janty Skinner
Alabama
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Skinner
South Africa
Congress
Cleveland State University
John Naber
University of Southern California
Naber
Southern Cal
Joe Bottoms
Trojans
Indiana
UCLA
Stanford
Fred Hencken
Fred Tyler
George MacDonnell
Ohio State
Tim Moore
Lee Engstrand
Tennessee
Jeff Rolan
Utah
Mike Bruner
Robin Backhaus
Washington
Knight Is Top Coach Knight Is Top Coach
AP reports Bob Knight of Indiana named major college Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches at their meeting in San Diego. Sonny Allen of Old Dominion wins college division Coach of the Year as his team goes 26-3 and to the division's national title while Indiana posts a 31-1 season and a 44 game win streak before a 92-90 regional loss to Kentucky.
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San Diego
Bobby Knight
Indiana
Naional Association of Basketball Coaches
Sonny Allen
Old Dominion
Knight
Hoosiers
Kentucky
Associated Press
Allen
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