Silk and Sandpaper Push Pacers Toward respectability
New York report highlights Billy Knight and Don Buse as crucial for Indiana Pacers’ 27-4 start in their first NBA season. Buse leads in steals and assists, guiding the offense as Knight returns to the front line. Knight, a 21-year-old from Pitt, maintains a 26.8 PPG pace while adapting to team changes and relying on Buse’s ball handling.
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Danny Meyer
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Griffin and Ford Lead ACC All Star Unit
Wake Forest’s Hod Griffin and North Carolina’s Phil Ford headline the All Atlantic Coast Conference basketball team chosen by ACC Sports Writers Association. UNC and Wake Forest each place two on the first team with Ford and Walter Davis for UNC and Griffin and Skip Brown for Wake Forest. Kenny Carr of NC State is the fifth pick. The voting totals show Griffin 265 points, Ford 264, and strong support across the ballots from Greensboro to Raleigh.
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Tokyo Joe Emerges In PGA Tour Notes
Notes from the pro golf trail in Orlando recount name slips and humor around players like Joe Inman and Nicklaus Memorial course praise. MGM speak on 1978 sites, Gary Player jokes about his ranch, Dave Hill’s Open stance, and drought risks threaten Pebble Beach greens with potential tournament moves.
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Intrepid Opens Training For America’s Cup Race
In San Diego the crew began training sessions on Tuesday with races scheduled for March 8 against Enterprise. The 12 meter craft introduces a new alternate helmsman, James Dick Schoonmaker of Florida, replacing Bill Buchan of Seattle who held the post in 1974.
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Dick" Schoonmaker
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NFL Playoff Adds Now Seem Likely
The NFL considers adding two regular season games to reach 16 and introducing a second wild card in each conference. Owners back extra exhibition sales to TV. players push back for renegotiated contracts. If adopted, 1977 playoff structure would have shifted, changing matchups and advancing teams.
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Mariners rely on youth over stars in spring camp
TEMPE ARIZ AP Mariners manager Darrell Johnson prefers a young roster over superstar names. With 20 plus players aged 25 or younger, he expects gradual improvement and eyes pitching speed and defense as strengths while acknowledging limited power. He cites Jones and Meyer as budding power potential, aiming for steady monthly progress.
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Darrell Johnson
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Rick Harrison
Carlton Fisk
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