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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1976

Page

4

Maryland Terrapins face tough road tests after perfect start

Maryland, 10-0 and ranked second, prepares for a string of ACC road games beginning with Wake Forest and North Carolina State after routing Long Island. John Lucas leads with 26 points as the Terps focus on defense and balance scoring from five starters and a deep bench.

Terps Long Island George Washington University Maryland Wake Forest North Carolina State Tobacco Road Navy Capital Centre Landover Mo Howard ACC John Lucas Princeton North Carolina Charlotte North Carolina Charlotte Lawrence Boston Lucas Steve Shepgard Larry Gibson Lefty Driesell Sheppard Brad Davis Howard

Unseeded Edmondson Wins Australian Open Title

Unseeded Mark Edmondson of Australia defeated defending champion John Newcombe 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 to win the Australian Open men’s singles in Melbourne, weather disrupted by a windstorm. Edmondson, 21, beat five seeded players including top seed Ken Rosewall, becoming the first unseeded champion. Goolagong claimed the women’s title, beating Renata Tomanova in 57 minutes. The match was halted for a half hour as wind gusts reached 43 mph and heat exhaustion cases rose to 130. Edmondson did not drop a service game in four sets.

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Bruins Rally Past Irish in Slowdown Clinic

UCLA dispatched Notre Dame 96-70 as Gene Bartow criticized Phelps's late first half clocking and Notre Dame tactics. Adrian Dantley scored 25 for the Irish but Marques Johnson limited him early, while Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina and others posted wins in a busy top-ranked college slate.

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Wake Forest Humbles NC State In Big Four Showdown

Wake Forest, unranked and unbeaten, upset ninth-ranked NC State 93-78 to win the Greensboro Big Four tournament for the second straight year. Duke beat UNC in Friday action. NC State star Kenny Carr led with 20, while Rod Griffin had 23 for Wake Forest despite Skip Brown's injury absence.

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