Redmen survive first test as No. 1 at Providence
St John’s, ranked No 1 after beating Georgetown, beat Providence 77-60 to extend their win streak to 11 and improve to 16-1 overall and 8-0 in the Big East. Lou Carnesecca’s squad overcame a 22-20 halftime deficit as Walter Berry scored 15 and Bill Wennington 18, while Chris Mullin added 16. Illinois, Georgia Tech, Duke and others suffered upsets in a day of top ten action.
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Mantle hopes ban lift may come with new baseball chief
In Tempe Arizona Mickey Mantle says he met with Commissioner candidate Peter Ueberroth and hopes the major league ban on him tied to casino work will be reviewed. Mantle notes he did not gamble and primarily handles charitable work while advocating for a possible return.
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Peter Ueberroth
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Claridge Casino
Atlantic City
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Kuhn
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Steinbrenner
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Baltimore Orioles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Kapaun coach seeks 100th straight dual win
Wichita Kansas AP Kapaun Mt Carmel High School wrestling boosters plan a small celebration for the team's 100th consecutive dual meet victory. Coach Duwane Miller, a former Oklahoma star, downplays the feat while noting the program's history of titles and All-Americans. The streak remains short of the national mark and Kansas best of 115.
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Kapaun-Mt. Carmel
University of Oklahoma
Duwane Miller
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Bishop Carroll
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Carroll
Todd Porter
Kapaun
Kansas
Emporia
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Missouri Kansas game stays at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence
Big Eight officials ruled out moving the 1985 Missouri Kansas football game to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Kansas Athletic Director Monte Johnson said the Nov. 23 matchup will remain at Memorial Stadium after discussions with Missouri officials. The idea came from Kansas City civic groups and the Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Chiefs made presentations to lure the game to Arrowhead.
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Kansas routs struggling Cats in Big Eight clash
Kansas dominated the first half holding Kansas State to 24 percent shooting while building a 35-17 lead. Eddie Elder and team guards paced the Wildcats poor offense as Kansas cruised to a 75-57 victory, with Danny Manning scoring 20 for the Jayhawks and Ron Kellogg adding 17.
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Danny
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Big Eight paces scoring rise in midseason college hoops
The NCAA reports a midseason scoring rise in Division I men's basketball with an average per game up to 138.7 points, up from 136.8 last year. Big Eight teams lead the conference scoring at 77.22 ppg while defensive leaders include the Pacific 10. ACC leads in field goal accuracy and the Ivy League tops free throw percentage.
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