UCLA Rout Houston 101 69 in NCAA Clash Sends Bruins Toward Title
UCLA dethroned Houston 101 to 69 using a diamond and one defense to shut down Elvin Hayes. Lew Alcindor and Lynn Shackelford led the charge as UCLA built a 53 31 halftime lead and moved toward a likely championship game with North Carolina.
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UCLA
Houston
Bruins
Elvin
Big
Cougars
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Cougar
Guy Lewis
Pye
John Wooden
Wooden
Hayes
Jerry Norman
Shackelford
Mike Lynn
Lucius Allen
Big E
Grapefruit League Brawl Lights Up Exhibition Night
Friday's exhibition in sunny Florida sparked a basebrawl as UCLA and Houston clashed with Boston and Detroit. Red Sox figure George Thomas squared off with Tiger Dennis Ribant triggering a melee that rattled spectators and drew league scrutiny.
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Houston
UCLA
Boston
Detroit Tigers
Red Sox
George Thomas
Tiger
Dennis Ribant
Anniston Team Takes Lead in Alabama State Women's Bowling
The No-Me-Ettes of Anniston topped 2998 to grab the team lead in Division A at Perry Lanes, with Rainbow Lanes No. 1 also high. In Division B Kentucky Fried Chicken of Athens and Pizitz of Tuscaloosa hold the top spots with 3014 and 3004, respectively, as action resumes Sunday at 9 a.m. with singles and doubles.
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Jax
Vols
Tennessee
Doug Dickey
Decatur
Dennis Chadwick
Walt Chadwick
Dennis
Decatur High
Mike Cole
Georgia
Jacksonville State University
Chadwick
Cole
Gamecocks
Buddy Blankenship
Punch
Blankenship
Terry Owens
San Diego
Ray Vinson
Jim Blevins
Richard Drawdy
Bruce Peck
Florence State
Don Cornelius
Hal
Rainbow Lanes
Gadsden
Hoyt Chandler
Anniston
Perry Lanes
Day House of Auburn
Independant Grocers
Mobile
Office Supply of
Kentucky ‘Fried Chicken
Athens
Pizitz
Tuscaloosa
Larry’s Compac
Decature
Trophy House of Huntsville
Harwood Chalet Candies
Office Supply
Joyce Sparrow
Dothan
Porsches Take 1-2 Sweep At Sebring
Swiss driver Jo Siffert led a Porsche 1-2 finish in the 12 hour Sebring endurance race as Ford blamed a crash on a "bloody woman driver." The incident blocked Paul Hawkins in a Ford GT40, ending his challenge while Porsche dominated with Siffert and Hans Herrmann sharing driving duties.
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Ben Funk
Sebring
Fla
Jo Siffert
Switzerland
Porsche
Ford
Paul Hawkins
Hawkins
American Motors
Liane Engeman
Miss Engeman
Siffert
Hans Herrman
Vic Elford
England
John Wyer
Europe
MacMillan Company
Lena Marino
Jean Pierre Hanmoud
Paris
Canada
Joseph Welch
Dalton
Bob Johnson
Columbus
Ohio
Jerry Titus
Ron Bucknum
Hap Sharp
Midland
Tex
David Morgan
Tulsa
Okla
Grandstand
James Garner
Scooter Patrick
U.S
Lodovico Scarfiotti
Italy
Gerhard Mitter
Rolf Stommelen
Huschke von Hanstein
Jacky
UCLA Wins NCAA Title With Dominant 78-55 Victory
UCLA Bruins defeated North Carolina 78 to 55 to claim their second straight national title and fourth in five years. Lew Alcindor scored 34 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and blocked nine shots leading the dominant performance. Ohio State upset Houston 89-85 for third place as UCLA sealed the title in Los Angeles.
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Jack Steenson
Associated Press
Los Angeles
UCLA
Bruins
North Carolina
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Lew Alcindor
Bruin
Tar Heels
Alcindor
Houston
Uclans
Sports
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Ohio
Dean Smith
Lynn Shackleford
Larry Miller
Lucius Allen
Mike Warren
John Wooden
California
Allen
Warren
Mike Lynn
Lynn
Miller
Charley ‘Scott
Rusty Clark
Elvin Hayes
Dayton
Cougars
Dave Sorenson Halmly
Bill Hasket
Steve Howell
Theodis Lee
Midwest
Hayes
Vern Lewis
Buckeyes Rally Leads to Narrow Win Over Cougars
Ohio State edges Houston 83 81 in a tense finish as Hosket scores 19 and Ho w ell helps seal the win with a late steal and rebound. Sorenson adds 19 for Houston while Chaney fouls out delaying the edge. Ohio State ends the season 21 8 while Houston finishes 31 2.
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Houston
Don Chaney
Sorenson
Hasket
Buckeyes
Howell
Ohio State
Baan Lee
Hayes
Larson
Spain
Meadors
Chaney
Swain
Lewis
Finney
Bell
Smith
Hamood
Fans cheer as kids spark baseball interest
Commentary notes that fan enthusiasm for young players livens baseball while league officials may view such display as unruly. The piece weighs the tension between traditional authority and crowd approval in shaping the game’s appeal.
Spring Baseball Standings and Weekend Results
National League results include New York New York Minnesota Washington and Houston posting broad scores. Sunday's schedule lists matchups in Florida and Arizona with teams like Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Philadelphia Chicago and San Francisco in spring league play.
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New York
Minnesota
Washington
Houston
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Oakland
Atlanta
Boston
Cleveland
Californi
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Nassau
Bahamas
Detroit
Baltimore
Miami
Fla
Bradenton
West Palm Beach
Tampa
Winter Haver
Louis
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Alabama
Bobbie Hamilton
Neil Davis
Lillian Robinson
Catherine Vowell
Catherine Barnes
Mark Donahue
Dia
Craig Fisher
Ickx
Belgium
Armando Capriles
Caracas
Venezuela
Capriles
Lola
Michael de ‘Udy
N. Carolina
Siford
Bunting
Aledor
Clark
Scott
Warren v Grubar
Fogler
Heitz
Brown
Nisen
Tuttle
Srind
Whead
Ficher
Saner
Frye
The
National League
St_Louis
St_Petersburg
Tucson
Ariz
Hands
Ellis
Handley
Iley Allen
Tiefenauer
Pena
Ani
Atcue
Sims
W—Pea
L—Ellis
Baltimore California
Cramp Camera Shop
Bank Street
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