Braves Edge Twins 6-4 in exhibition win in Florida
Atlanta Braves beat Minnesota Twins 6-4 in West Palm Beach exhibition action. Sonny Jackson and Mike Lum scored the decisive runs in the sixth after a misplayed pop fly by rookie Herman Hill, with Roberson scoring on errors and Oliva and Killebrew contributing for Minnesota.
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Kentucky Wesleyan Favored in NCAA Division I Tournament Final Eight
Kentucky Wesleyan, ranked No. 2, is favored in the eight team NCAA division basketball final eight in Evansville Indiana. They own a 25-3 record and an 18 game win streak and open against unranked American International. Evansville also plays Trinity in the night cap with Cheyney State facing Ashland and Indiana State meeting Nevada Southern in the afternoon.
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Charles Chamberlain
Associated Press
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Athens Bears Fall to Northeastern Oklahoma State in NAIA Opener
In Kansas City the Athens College Bears were eliminated in the first round of the NAIA tournament by Northeastern Oklahoma State 89 to 72. Northeastern’s Dumas, Ragsdale, Hastings and Paulk combined for 74 points led by Paulk with 27. Athens was held to 39.4 percent shooting.
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Northeastern Tops Athens In NAIA Tourney Opener
Northeastern built a late second half rally to beat Athens 89 72 in the first round. The Bears pulled away after intermission, leading by as many as 21 points as Du mas and Paulk sparked the surge. Other NAIA results included New Haven 69 over Albany Ga 68 and Monmouth NJ 102 over Bishop Tex 91.
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Spring Baseball Roundup: Vets Face Setbacks in Comeback Trail
Three veteran pitchers Dick Radatz Jim O'Toole and Steve Barber struggled on comeback bids in exhibition games. Radatz walked three and hit two runs as the Cubs lost 7-2 to the Giants. O'Toole allowed two runs in three innings as the White Sox fell 7-2 to Dodgers. Barber endured an eight-run second inning in the Yankees 11-7 loss to Washington. Tito Fuentes was optioned to the Giants Phoenix farm club.
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Associated Press
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Bob Raudman
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Ed Mathews
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Reggie Smith
Mike Andrews
Gene Oliver
Big Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Tony Conigliaro
George Scott
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Houston
Jerry Morales
Woodie Held
California
Angels
Cleveland
Atlanta
Minnesota
Houston Tops Final AP Poll In College Basketball
Houston holds the No. 1 spot in the final AP major college poll with 253 points after an undefeated season and 19 first place votes. UCLA remains second with 241 points as St Bonaventure, North Carolina, Kentucky, and New Mexico shift in the rankings. Duke drops from sixth to tenth as postseason play begins for all Top Ten teams.
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Associated Press
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Golfers Settle Television Rights Dispute With PGA
In Palm Beach Gardens Florida the PGA backed off a plan to require a long term television rights pledge from players at the Citrus Open in Orlando. Players would instead waive rights per tournament and would not receive direct TV payments beyond winnings. The move ends a clash over tour control and player influence.
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ABA Holds Early Draft Evaluation Session In Louisville
In Louisville the ABA conducted an evaluation session for about four college players per club as they prep for an April 27 draft in Los Angeles. Commissioner George Mikan said the event was not a formal draft and teams began contacting players as they become available amid NBA contact efforts.
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National Basketball Association
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Pro Scores Monday Winners and upcoming NBA matchups
Boston defeated Seattle 119 112 and Chicago beat Cincinnati 104 98. Monday schedule includes Chicago at Philadelphia in New York, Baltimore at New York, Boston at San Francisco, St Louis at Cincinnati in Cleveland. Wednesday features Seattle at Cincinnati, New York at Philadelphia, San Francisco at Los Angeles, Boston at San Diego, Chicago at Baltimore.
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ABA Scores This Week
Denver defeated Dallas 119 to 105 while Kentucky beat Oakland 120 to 107. Oakland hosts Denver and Pittsburgh visits New Jersey as Dallas travels to Minnesota and Denver plays New Jersey. Minnesota meets Indiana and Houston faces Kentucky.
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Huntingdon to Join ACC Later This Week
Huntingdon College will join the Alabama Collegiate Conference and may have a permanent home at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. The move, backed by administration, follows discussions about locating future ACC tournaments in Garrett Coliseum, which seats 12,000, with officials awaiting the league’s next meeting for approval.
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Rockets and Colonels Win Tight ABA Showdowns
Denver Rockets beat Dallas 119-105 to tighten second place in the Western Division while Kentucky Colonels routed Oakland 120-107 to close in on fourth place in the East. Larry Jones led Denver with 26 points and Darel Carrier scored 28 for Kentucky.
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Fight Results From Monday's Cards Across Cities
In Philadelphia Zora Fo drew with Roger Russell after ten rounds. In Secaucus Marshall Bizien outpointed Jackie Aldare over eight rounds. In Tokyo Kim Ki-Soo defeated Yoshio Ka Akasaka over ten rounds. In Paris Nessim Cohen won by disqualification against Doug Huntley after 3 rounds.
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Tourney Ends as PGA Pros Sweep Florida Event
In Pompano Beach Florida touring PGA pros took the top four spots in the $5,000 putting classic at Crystal Lake Country Club and Lighthouse Points course. Randy Glover led with 76 for 36 holes, finishing 736 749 overall low on grass and 67 on the putt putt layout, followed by Don Massengale Rex Baxter and Dave Hill.
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Grapefruit Baseball Standings and Results Summary
National League standings show St Louis Cincinnati San Francisco and Los Angeles tied near top. Teams Boston Baltimore Atlanta Minnesota Washington New York Detroit Philadelphia San Francisco Chicago and others recorded multiple wins and losses. Tuesday schedules feature interleague and league games across Florida Arizona and California venues with day results listed.
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