Notre Dame Tops UCLA For No 1 In AP Poll
Notre Dame vaulted to No 1 in The Associated Press college basketball rankings after ending UCLA's 88 game winning streak with a 71 70 comeback. UCLA fell to No 2 with 944 points while NC State moved to No 3 and North Carolina rose to No 4. Dwight Clay hit the winning basket for Notre Dame with 28 seconds left as Bruins star Bill Walton was hampered by injuries.
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Parilli Chosen to Lead Boston Bulls in New WFL
Babe Parilli, 43, named head coach of Boston Bulls in the new World Football League. He signed a multi year deal reportedly exceeding 50 000 per season for three years. Parilli, a former Kentucky star and AFLNFL veteran, resigns from the Steelers to join the WFL as home games eyed at Schaefer Stadium with a 33 man roster and a 20 game season starting mid July.
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Sokokis Edges Rally For Hatboro Purse Victory
Sokokis driven by apprentice Daryl Montoya wins the Hatboro Purse at Liberty Bell in 1:51 2-5 over a sloppy track, 14 lengths clear of Ribopeak who finishes second. Cast in Bronze fades to third as Ragoon’s Trade ends. Rove wins Narragansett’s Stonewall Jackson Purse in 1:12 2-5, paying $9.80 to win. Big Long takes Suffolk Downs feature in 1:14 3/5, paying $2.60. Vagrant Son tops the Fair Grounds feature with 1:42 2-5 for a mile and 40 yards, paying $14.80 to win.
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Simpson And Cappelletti Win Maxwell Awards At Banquet
Philadelphia AP Simpson of Buffalo and Cappelletti of Penn State won the Maxwell Awards at the club banquet. Simpson set an NFL single season rushing record with 2,003 yards and defeated Roman Gabriel and Fran Tarkenton for the pro honor. Cappelletti led Penn State to 12 wins including a Orange Bowl victory over LSU with 17 rushing touchdowns and 1,522 yards.
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Richmond Star Aron Stewart named Southern Conference Player of Week
Aron Stewart of Richmond, a 6-5 senior from Jersey City, N J, was selected as Southern Conference player of the week after returning from missing three games. He scored 76 points in two games, hitting all 34 shots, boosting his season average to 24.2.
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Wooden laments complacency after UCLA loss to Notre Dame
UCLA coach John Wooden blamed himself for the 71-70 defeat at Notre Dame that snapped an eight game win streak. He said his team lacked poise in the final minutes and that he should have called a timeout. He also cited needed adjustments, Walton’s back injury, and planned fixes for the rematch at Pauley Pavilion.
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