Bruins reclaim Pac 8 crown as UCLA wins title
UCLA clinches an 11th straight Pac 8 basketball title when Oregon State defeats Oregon 78 73 in overtime. Oregon finishes 9 5 while UCLA stands 10 3 with a meaningless game left against USC. Michigan earns NCAA berth with Illinois win as Minnesota on probation. Providence reaches ECAC finals. St John’s, Seton Hall win regional semifinals. Virginia upsets Wake Forest in ACC first round. Houston and Texas Tech set semifinals in SWC as Otis Birdsong shines.
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United Press International
Gene Bartow
Ralph Miller
Oregon State
George Raveling
Washington State
UCLA
Bruins
Rocky Smith
Oregon
Cal
Michigan
Wolverines
Illinois
Minnesota
Providence
Fairfield
Holy Cross
Connecticut
St. John’s
Manhattan
Seton Hall
Army
New York
Virginia
Mark Lavaroni
Wake Forest
Clemson
Duke
North Carolina State
Maryland
Cyclone Swimmers Lead Big Eight Meet in Lincoln
Iowa State star Kirk Jones set a Big Eight record in the 200-yard individual medley with 1:55.305 and helped the Cyclones lead after finals with 116 points. Oklahoma State and Missouri trailed, while Nebraska scored 28. Other qualifiers included Paul Nash of Oklahoma State in the 500 free and six more swimmers and relay teams advancing to the NCAA meet.
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Neb
UPI
Iowa State
Kirk Jones
Cyclones
Nebraska Sports Center
Jones
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Paul Nash
Nash
Melbourne
Australia
Kevin DeForrest
Kurt Brekke
Tom Aganos
Fritz Lehman
Tom Molina
Warriors edge 76ers in overtime thriller
The Golden State Warriors beat Philadelphia 121 to 119 in overtime as front line play and defense sealed the win. Barry led the Warriors with 33 points while Erving matched him for Philadelphia with 33 in a hard fought game marked by late defensive stops and a tense final sequence.
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Oakland, Calif
Golden State
Jamaal Wilkes
Philadelphia
Derrek Dickey
Wilkes
George McGinnis
Julius Erving
Charles Dudley
Darryl Dawkins
76Ers
Warriors
Dickey
Philadephia
Erving
Rick Barry
Barry
McGinnis
Doug Collins
Gene Shue
Firing ends in girls basketball tourney with Hardville out
In Class D the opening round eliminates Hardville while Lincoln East Lexington and Cedar Rapids remain. Attendance lags early but is expected to improve as the new sport gains fans.
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Hardville
Lincoln East
Lexington
Cedar Rapids
Butler Sparks Wesleyan Win Over Bishop College
Blake Butler starred as Nebraska Wesleyan University beat Bishop College of Dallas 84 to 83 in a NCAA Division III regional game on Thursday night.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Blake Butler
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Bishop College of Dallas
Tex
Weaver refuses to quit amid pennant chase
Earl Weaver, longtime Orioles manager, stays upbeat about 1970s season prospects. He praises Jim Palmer and Rudy May, notes upsides with young arms and infielders Lee May and Mark Belanger, and comments on Yankees depth and Red Sox moves while signaling confidence.
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Milton Richman
UPI
New York
Earl Weaver
Jake LaMotta
Baltimore Orioles
Yankees
Red Sox
George Scott
Bill Campbell
Pittsburgh
Weaver
Miami
Orioles
Pirates
Jim Palmer
Rudy May
Ross Grimsley
Garland
Mike Flanagan
Bobby Grich
Brooks Robinson
Lee May
Mark Belanger
Doug DeCinces
Rich Dauer
Kiko Garcia
Dauer
Grich
Regional junior college tourney results and next round pairings
In Region 9 action Northeastern Colorado beat Northwest Wyoming 90 79 Casper Wyoming defeated Mid Plains Nebraska 51 Sheridan Wyoming won 101 86 Trinidad Colorado Southeast Fairbury Nebraska topped Eastern Wyoming 113 83 The second round matchups set Northeastern Casper at 7 pm and Sheridan Southeast Fairbury at 9 pm at Fairbury Nebraska.
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UPI
Northeastern
Colo
Northwest Wyoming
Casper
Wyo
Mid-Plains
Sheridan
Trinidad
Southeast
Eastern Wyoming
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Ray Williams
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Bobby Mills
Paul Moorhead
Dick Wickman
Russ Carlyle
Fenner Park
Grand Island
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Robb
Columbus Federal
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14Th St
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West 2Nd St. Wayne, Nebr
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