Providence Captures NIT Title in 60 58 Win Over Canisius
Providence dominates Canisius 81 66 in the NIT final at Madison Square Garden to win their 15th straight game. Ray Flynn MVP leads scoring with Jim Stone, while Marquette defeats Villanova 66 58 for third place. Ron Glaser scores 26 for Marquette.
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Russell Is Tops In NBA For Third Straight Year
Boston veteran Bill Russell was named the NBA most valuable player for the third straight year. A 27 member US Basketball Writers Association committee selected him on 16 of 27 ballots, totaling 256 points, ahead of Elgin Baylor in second with 196 and Wilt Chamberlain in fourth.
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Raiders Open Spring Practice Under Coach Ogle
Decatur coach H L Ogle reports about 40 players in spring work for the Red Raiders with ten lettermen listed including two 1962 returnees Jimmy Teague and Ricky Bronaugh. Positons seem open and a intra squad game may be held Friday afternoon depending on the weather. last season B team players’ development could decide the season’s success.
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Auburn Edges Georgia 5 To 4 in 10th Inning Card
Auburn rallies in the bottom of the 10th as Larry Dempsey triples to drive in Mailén Kent for a 5 4 win over Georgia. Jimmy Crysel earns the victory after relieving Gayden White with one out in the 10th. Dink Haire and Kent set up the decisive hit, improving Auburn to 22 overall and 20 in SEC play while Georgia falls to 3 3.
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Alabama Nips Virginia Tech in 10 innings
Ashton Wells hit a clutch triple and a wild pitch propelled Alabama to a 3-2 baseball win over Virginia Tech in 10 innings. Virginia Tech rallied with one run in the first on two singles and an error and added three straight ninth inning singles but fell short.
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Harney Snead Sikes In Deadlock At Doral Open
Dan Sikes fired a 67 to surge into a three way tie for the lead with Paul Harney and Sam Snead at 213 after three rounds of the Doral Open. Winds gusting over the 7,028 yard course kept scores high as Snead and Harney held a share of the lead despite the late challenge.
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Education Gap Among U S Adults Persists
Report highlights that two million U S citizens over 25 have never attended school and eight million have completed fewer than five years of schooling, underscoring persistent education disparities.
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Loyola Ramblers Win NCAA Title In Last-Second Tip
Loyola Chicago defeats Cincinnati 60-58 in overtime on Vic Rouse’s game ending tip-in with one second left. Jerry Harkness scored for Loyola, overcoming a 15 point second half deficit as Duke beat Oregon State 85-63 for third place.
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College Baseball Scores Update
Jacksonville defeats John Marshall 9 to 4 while Alabama tops Virginia Tech 3 to 2 in college baseball action. Troy State leads Ga Southwestern 31 to unknown.
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Field Of 45 Slated For Bristol
A field of about 45 cars is expected for the Bristol race on Sunday March 31 at 1 30 p m. Chevrolet Ford and Plymouth fans clash over who will win with Plymouth led by Richard Petty and Jim Paschal, Ford boosted by Fireball Roberts and Ned Jarrett, while Chevrolet relies on Junior Johnson and Rex White as top threats.
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Nats Take NBA Playoff Lead in Semifinal Thriller
Syracuse edged Cincinnati 121 117 to seize a 2 1 lead in the best of five Eastern Division semifinal. Hal Greer sparked a comeback scoring 12 points in the late rally while stifling Oscar Robertson who managed 16 points on four of 13 shooting.
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Troy State overwhelms Georgia Southwestern 31 to 3 in baseball
Troy State slugged 21 hits and routed Georgia Southwestern of Americus 31 to 3 after a 6-1 win the day before. Dan Breeden Hamil Martin and pitcher Ronnie Lindsey homered. Tom McCall went 4 for 4 as Ed Casel took the loss for Southwestern.
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Satilla Virginia Lady Wins Dixie Open Shooting Dog Trial
Union Springs Alabama AP Satilla Virginia Lady won the Dixie Open all age stake shooting dog trials with six finds and a strong run leading to top honors in the event held Saturday.
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Hypnosis Aids Detroit Hurler In Eight Inning Win
Detroit pitcher Faul credited a Friday hypnosis session with Dr Julius Tapert of Wayne State University for helping him work eight sparkling innings before Kansas City rallied in Lakeland Florida. Faul lost the lead late, but his mixed performance followed his confidence boost.
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Tuscaloosa High wins third straight state swim title
Tuscaloosa High School swimmers captured their third consecutive state crown with 65 points, while Sidney Lanier of Montgomery led the girls with 51 points. Records fell as O K Bryant and Susan Dube posted new marks in multiple events, and 11 state records were set overall.
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Baseball scores from early exhibitions
The Associated Press reports exhibition games with Washington beating Pittsburgh 2 to 1, Milwaukee defeating Cincinnati 4 to 1, and Kansas City tallying a 3 to 2 win over Detroit.
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