Pinehurst hosts U S Open qualifying rounds May 23 24
In Pinehurst North Carolina qualifying rounds for the U S Open will be held May 23 24 at Pinehurst Country Club on courses No 2 and No 3. The field includes 194 players competing for 24 berths with noted entrants such as Lanny Wadkins Curtis Strange and amateurs Vance Heafner Parker Moore.
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Virginia
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Cary
N.C
Parker Moore
Laurens
U. S
Ali Backtracks On Greatest Tag In Miami Interview
Muhammad Ali rejects the self styled title saying he never claimed to be the greatest and that the hype was a gimmick. He cites old champions like Louis Dempsey Johnson and Sugar Ray as tremendous and notes he studied boxing films to assess eras.
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Fine Reconsidered in Hrabosky Fining Case
ST LOUIS AP National League President Chub Feeney said he is willing to reconsider the $150 fine on Al Hrabosky after a brawl at a Cardinals Astros game last week. Feeney noted players may appeal and stressed stopping such incidents. Hrabosky hit Cesar Cedeno with a pitch to start the altercation.
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Sonics To Name Coach As Russell Succeeds
Seattle expected to pick Bill Russell's coaching successor by week end with Bob Hopkins favored. Hopkins would name Les Habegger as his assistant, per the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The paper also said Zallie Volchok will be confirmed as general manager and Lenny Wilkens named director of player personnel.
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Seattle SuperSonics
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Bob Hopkins
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Russell
National Basketball Association
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Les Habegger
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Sonics
Lenny Wilkens
Guthrie Cracks Wall In Indianapolis Practice
Janet Guthrie, 39, cracked the wall at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice for the Indianapolis 500 while pushing a record 191.023 mph in Lightning. She escaped injury, suffering only a slight bruise on her left shin and a small cut on her left thumb. She was allowed to continue driving.
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Mississippi State poised to hire Ron Greene as coach
Mississippi State University is expected to name Ron Greene of the University of New Orleans as the next basketball coach on Wednesday. Greene, 38, has led UNO nine seasons and posted an 18-10 record in 1976-77. Sources say he has accepted and a news conference is planned on campus and in Jackson.
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Mississippi State University
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University of New Orleans
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New Orleans
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Ind
Norton Bobick Fight Looms at Madison Square Garden
Ken Norton and Duane Bobick prepare for a major pro clash at Madison Square Garden. Norton seeks another title shot after losses to Foreman and Ali, while Bobick, unbeaten, seeks high stakes as a potential White Hope. NBC telecasts the 12 round bout from 9 to 11:30 p.m. EDT.
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Witness in custody in major New Jersey race-fixing case
State officials said the chief witness, Anthony Ciulla of Stoneham Mass, is under protective custody after the indictment of 12 people by a state grand jury. The probe alleges a conspiracy to fix eight exacta and eight trifecta races at Garden State Park near Camden in 1974 and 1975 with payments over 50000 dollars. The case follows a large fire that destroyed Garden State’s public facilities including the grandstand and clubhouse.
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William Fhyland
Anthony Ciulla
Stoneham
Mass
Camden
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