Goldsmith Wins Peach Blossom 500 at Rockingham
Plymouth veteran Paul Goldsmith captured the Peach Blossom 500 at North Carolina Speedway as six factory Ford entries dropped out. Cale Yarborough finished second, with Bobby Allison Harold Smith and John Sears following in the top five. The race included tire troubles and a lap loss for Goldsmith but he led from lap 452 to victory earning $14,390.
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Celtics Beat Bullets 129 98 as title bids stay alive
Boston tops Baltimore 129 98 at the Garden to stay one game behind Philadelphia in the East with three games left. Philadelphia edged New York 115 113 as St Louis defeated Cincinnati 115 106 behind Joe Caldwell’s 14 point surge. San Francisco beat Detroit 121 119 with 24 from Guy Rodgers.
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NBA Standings and Results From The Associated Press Eastern Division
The Eastern Division shows Philadelphia leading with 52 wins and Boston at 51. Cincinnati 44 and New York 29. In the West Los Angeles 42, Baltimore 36, St. Louis 33, San Francisco 33, Detroit 22. Saturday's scores include St. Louis 114 Cincinnati 113 and Philadelphia 134 New York 125. Sunday results feature Boston 129 Baltimore 98 and Philadelphia 115 New York 113. Upcoming games list Detroit at Los Angeles and St. Louis at San Francisco in San Jose with New York visiting Cincinnati in Dayton, Ohio.
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Tide Plays Jax At Home Tuesday
Southeastern Conference coaches stress experience as divisions swing into action. Tennessee and Alabama build cases with 11 lettermen apiece and key pitchers, while Auburn relies on rookies and faces a shaky depth chart. Schedule includes Tennessee at Middle Tennessee State and multiple SEC matchups as the league opens.
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Kentucky and Duke Set Semifinal NCAA Showdown
Kentucky, ranked No 1, reaches the NCAA semifinals after an 84-77 regional final win over Michigan in College Park Md They face Duke while Texas Western meets Utah in the other semifinal Utah grapples with injuries to Lyndon MacKay and George Fisher Duke coach Vic Bubas predicts a possible championship run as Kentucky hails a program redefining season
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News Quiz Answers Read Daily March 14, 1966
A compact listing of the answered items for a 1966 newspaper quiz. Includes Part I Part II and SYMBOL questions with lettered responses. No narrative.
Crothers tops 880 in indoor Red River Relays win
Winnipeg AP reports Canadian Bill Crothers won an invitational 880-yard race at the Red River High School Relays on Sunday in 1 50, his fastest indoors at the distance.
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Trinidad sprinters duel ends in 46 second 400 clash
Kent Bernard of Trinidad edged countryman Edwin Skinner in a fast 400 meter duel, clocking 46 seconds on the final day of the international track and field meet in Port of Spain.
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Brazil rider wins Frankfurt Grand Prix jump event
Nelson Pessoa of Brazil rode Hip to first place in the Grand Prix of Frankfurt jumping event at the international horse show.
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Longden’s Dramatic Santa Anita Farewell Triumph
Veteran jockey John Longden, at 59, rode George Royal to a nose victory in the San Juan Capistrano Handicap in Santa Anita on his final racing day. The crowd roared as Longden, who began riding in 1927, capped a storied career with a dramatic finish after George Royal started slow and finished last past the grandstand.
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Lemaster Passes A Comeback Test
West Palm Beach Florida AP Southpaw Denny Lemaster of the Atlanta Braves has passed the first test in his comeback bid by pitching three innings in an exhibition against the Los Angeles Dodgers without shoulder trouble. He felt real good and was throwing hard though a bit wild with five walks. The Braves won the game 3-2.
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