Birdsong buzzer beats Illinois State in OT for Houston
Otis Birdsong scored 30 points and hit a 20 foot jumper with six seconds left in overtime as Houston beat Illinois State 91 90 to reach the NIT semifinals. Houston advances to play Alabama while Oregon State Bonaventure Villanova and Massachusetts vie for other spots.
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UPI
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Alabama
Virginia Tech
Oregon St. Bonaventure
Villanova
Massachusetts
Bassmasters Clinic Spotlight Fishing Guide Babe Winkelman
Platte Valley Bassmasters hosts a March 22 clinic at Columbus High School with pro angler Babe Winkelman from Brainerd Minnesota as featured lecturer. He will present a 2 hour illustrated seminar on bass and walleye, plus drawings for tackle and a Fish Hawk depth finder grand prize. Admission is $2 for ages 16 and up, benefiting the Nebraska State Bass Federation and the local club.
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Columbus High School
Babe’? Winkelman, Jr
Brainerd
Babe
Midwest
Upper Midwest
Nebraska State Bass Federation
Bass Club
The First Gun and Spring Turkey Permits in Nebraska
A Nebraska hunting column reflects on the first gun as a rite of passage and memory. It also notes spring turkey hunting outlook with Verdigre unit sold out and Round Top likely to have permits, despite a license hike to 15 dollars, touted as worth the experience.
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Pine Ridge
Nebraska
Cornhuskers to Meet Lakeview Faculty in Thursday Showdown
Seniors from the 1976 Nebraska football squad will face Lakeview High School faculty in a 7:30 p.m. basketball game at the Lakeview gym. Expected Huskers include Clete Pillen Dave Butterfield Vince Ferragamo and Mike Fultz. Admission is 150 for adults and 1 for students.
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Lakeview High School
Lakeview
Clete Pillen
Dave Butterfield
Vince Ferragamo
Mike Fultz
Ali to defend heavyweight title against Italian challenger
Muhammad Ali will return from retirement to defend his world heavyweight crown against Italian fighter Rocky Lorenzo Zanon in Seoul Korea on May 10. Promoter Paul Corvino holds a 4.8 million dollar letter of credit on the Korea Exchange Bank and aims to finalize contracts next week. Zanon, 23, has a 28 win 2 loss pro record with 22 knockouts and is trained by Rocky Graziano who loaned him his nickname.
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UPI
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Rocky
Lorenzo Zanon
Italy
Seoul
Korea
Paul Corvino
Korea Exchange Bank
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Herbert Muhammad
Zanon
Rocky Graziano
Waltrip closes on Yarborough after Carolina 500
Darrell Waltrip moved within 20 points of Winston Cup leader Cale Yarborough with a second place in the Carolina 500 at Rockingham. Richard Petty won his first race of the 1977 season in North Carolina, as Waltrip again finished second behind Yarborough.
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UPI
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Cale Yarborough
Yarborough
Richard Petty
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North Carolina Motor Speedway
Waltrip
Chevrolet
Richmond
Butler appoints Joe Sexson as basketball coach
Indianapolis UP I reports Joe Sexson longtime Indiana athlete and Purdue assistant coach was named basketball coach at Butler University on a Monday.
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UPI
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Indiana
Purdue University
Monday
Butler University
Bartow plans to mix defenses for Bengals
UCLA coach Gene Bartow hints at mixing defenses for the semifinal with Idaho State in Provo Utah. He notes Idaho State is tough in big zones and compares them to Washington State while UCLA aims to stay favored. Regional semifinals feature top teams against tight matchups with finals in Atlanta.
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Bengals
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Washington State
Regional NCAA TV slate features Marquette Kansas State thriller
The NCAA regionals airing Thursday include four televised games led by Marquette vs Kansas State. Notre Dame meets North Carolina and Wake Forest faces Southern Illinois while Michigan plays Detroit and UCLA tops Idaho State. Predictions favor Kentucky over Virginia Military and Marquette over Kansas State in a potential thriller. George Foreman faces Jimmy Young in a 12 round heavyweight bout Thursday night.
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Optimist Tri-Star Basketball Skills Contest Slated
Columbus Optimist Club will host a Tri-Star skills contest at the Columbus Family Y from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Six age groups for boys and girls eight to 13 will compete in passing shooting and dribbling with trophies for the top three in each group and a momento scorecard for all entrants. Entry blanks available at the Family Y on race day.
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Columbus Optimist Club
Columbus Family Y
Dick Goe
Nater Steps Up as Bucks Edge Lakers 110 106
Sven Nater played center for Milwaukee against Kareem Abdul Jabbar as the Bucks beat the Lakers 110 106. Nater held the middle while teammates produced a balanced team effort in the matchup at Milwaukee.
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UPI
Sven Nater
Kareem Abdul- Jabbar
Nater
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Derby field sizes hit records in Kentucky history
The Louisville Kentucky Derby note records show 23 starters in 1974 as the largest field. Smallest Derby fields occurred in 1892 and 1905 with only three entrants.
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Columbus swimmers honored for season achievements
Two Columbus swimmers were feted at a banquet. Mike Hoffman earned most improved swimmer after a school record in the 100-yard backstroke and state qualifications. Scott Harsh was selected most valuable by teammates and placed high at state in the 50 and 100 freestyle events.
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Mike Hoffman
Scott Harsh
Harsh
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Concepcion lands five year Reds contract record
Reds star Dave Concepcion signed a five year deal worth about 1 million dollars, the longest contract in club history. He homered on his first swing and drove in a run as Cincinnati beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 in Fort Myers exhibition play.
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UPI
Cincinnati Reds
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Cincinnati
Reds
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Concepcion
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Rawly Eastwick
Gary Nolan
Pat Darcy
Kansas City Royals
Fort Myers
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Dan Goodwin
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Dave Kingman
New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pat Scanlon
Esteban Castillo
St. Louis Cardinals
1980 Winter Olympics bids advertised in Lake Placid
The Lake Placid organizing committee announced the advertising of the first construction bids for the 1980 Winter Games with an estimated total value of about 2 million dollars. Bids will be opened April 13 in Lake Placid.
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Lake Placid
N.Y
UPI
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