Rockets rally to stun 76ers in Game 4 drama
Houston erased a 17 point third quarter deficit to beat Philadelphia 118 115 and avoid elimination in the Eastern Conference finals. John Lucas and Moses Malone led the comeback while Julius Erving scored 37 but cooled late, and Calvin Murphy added key scores.
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Ali to defend title in Capital Centre fight
Muhammad Ali plans to defend his world heavyweight crown tonight at the Capital Centre in Landover against Alfredo Evangelista. Promoters report $2.75 million in six weeks of work, while Ali says $200,000 in unsold tickets will be given to the poor. Other bouts include Alfredo Escalera versus Carlos Becerril and Roberto Duran against Javier Muniz.
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Crenshaw Wins Colonial Invite With Clutch Putt
Ben Crenshaw captures the Colonial National Invitation title in Fort Worth despite calling his golf play poor. He earns $40,000 for first and notes a late birdie on hole 71 and an eight-foot par save on the final hole. He reflects on mental game and swing consistency as key to future success.
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Ak SarBen Races Result List From Saturday
Ak Sar Ben track in Omaha reports the running results with winners payoffs across nine races led by Fort Tejon in the opener and Saint Maurice in race four. Exacta payouts posted for races including Nos 104 and 43, with attendance 26 272 and mutuel handle 2 141 564.
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Sneva grabs pole position for Indy 500
Tom Sneva, a former Spokane schoolteacher, led qualifying at Indianapolis with a 198.884 mph average and a top lap of 200.535 mph in a McLaren Cosworth, breaking Johnny Rutherford’s records. Rutherford failed to match pace and fell behind as Foyt, Andretti, the Unsers, and Johncock trailed.
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Slusarski Tops Columbus Rifle Club Match
Jerome Slusarski posted a high score of 165 to win the first rifle match of the season at the Columbus Rifle Club. Milt Pittman was runner up by nine points as 14 riflemen competed. rain interrupted play Sunday morning and the event resumed at 9 30 A M.
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Blalock Wins Greater Baltimore Golf Classic On Final Round Rally
Jane Blalock rallied from three behind to win the Greater Baltimore Golf Classic at Pine Ridge. She shot 68 in the final round to finish 54 holes at 209 and claim first prize of 8,250 dollars, her 17th LPGA victory. Takako Kiyomoto tied for second with Joyce Kazmierski, three strokes back at 212.
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Hadley earns second varsity letter in Army swimming
Steve Hadley, a senior diver from Columbus Nebraska, earned his second varsity letter at the U S Military Academy during the 1976 77 winter season. He competed in 12 Army meets amassing 19 diving points and placing fourth at the Eastern Seaboard Championships. His top three meter dive scored 304 and he placed third against Navy on 300 30 while on the one meter board he earned 246 50 for second against Colgate. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edsel Wibbels.
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Horton Homers Three Times Against Royals in 7-3 Rangers Win
Willie Horton powered the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals with a first inning solo homer a third inning sacrifice fly a fifth inning two run shot and an eighth inning solo homer. Horton brushed off boos as he celebrated each homer tipping his cap.
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Kearney State Wins NAIA District Title in 10th Inning
Kearney State defends its NAIA District 11 title by scoring one run in the 10th on four walks to beat Wayne State 7-4. The victory advances the Antelopes to Hutchinson Kansas for the Area 3 NAIA tourney. Steve Russell hit a first inning grand slam for Wayne State. Dave Pratt added a solo homer for Kearney State.
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Tonight's Probable Pitchers and Scores Digest
MLB scoreboard notes probable pitchers for eight games with times in EDT. teams include San Diego Chicago Baltimore Seattle New York Oakland Boston California Cleveland Minnesota and Kansas City with runs from each matchup and leading players listed in the boxed summary.
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Terry's Painting Champ Triumphs At Norfolk Invite
Terry's Painting of Columbus won the Norfolk Invitational Softball Tournament defeating Hupp's of Norfolk for the title. Terry's avenged a prior loss 7-4, then surged with seven runs in the second inning to post a 12-1 victory. They also beat Norfolk Bank 11-1 and American Family 19-3, with Terry Ebner throwing every game and multiple players contributing home runs and three-run hits.
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Corcoran Drives Evansville to Twin Bill Sweep
Tim Corcoran drove in five runs in game one and stopped a potential tying run in game two as Evansville swept Omaha 14 to 8 and 4 to 3 in the American Association. Corcoran had three hits in the first game, including a two run homer and a three run double. Pete Koeger drove in six for Omaha with two doubles.
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Skipper Wins $25,000 Romeo Hanover Pace
Governor Skipper owner Ivanhoe Stables Chicago captured the 10th Romeo Hanover Invitational pace at Rockingham Park in Salem New Hampshire with a 2 01.5 mile time for three year olds in his first start of the year.
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