Tar Heels fall short as season ends with NCAA final
Close season wrap notes UNC emotional run in the championship game as Dean Smith departs anniversary echoes. Walter Davis recalls last season’s losses to Virginia and Alabama, while ACC dominance and changing college basketball dynamics loom for Duke Maryland NC State and others.
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Edwards Earns Masters Spot as Final Greensboro Qualifier
Danny Edwards, 25, the last qualifier for the 1977 Masters, wins the Greater Greensboro Open to secure his invitation. He arrives at Augusta with a $47,000 first prize check and admits he hasn’t seen the course except on television.
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Oklahoma Pro Makes Masters Debut After Humble Rise
The Oklahoma PGA pro, from Edmond, Oklahoma, traveled to Augusta after a rough start in Atlanta. He arrived with no practice swings, faced registration hiccups, and began on the first tee with caddie Ulysses Brigham. He had grown up in Neosho and Edmond, played at Oklahoma State, and joined the pro ranks in 1973 after a Walker Cup appearance.
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State Cuts UND Lead In Big Four Golf Play
North Carolina State narrowed the gap to NC in the Big Four Golf Tournament at MacGregor Downs Raleigh area. UNC holds a 14 stroke team lead entering Saturdays Chapel Hill final rounds with NC State 730, Wake Forest 746, Duke 762.
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Duane Bobick and Ken Norton Set for May 11 MSG Showdown
Unbeaten heavyweight Duane Bobick laughs with top contender Ken Norton in New York's Madison Square Garden ahead of their May 11 bout. Norton, a former Camp Lejeune fighter, and Bobick, once Lejeune and Furniture City participant, rose to Olympic and pro success.
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Reds and Mariners Open 1977 Season With Openers
Cincinnati Reds host the season opener at Riverfront Stadium with Woodie Fryman facing Randy Jones as the Padres visit. Seattle Mariners debut in Kingdome against Don Segui and the Angels while Frank Tanana leads off for California.
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Waltrip Rises to Third in Grand National Standings
Darrell Waltrip moved to third in the Grand National points after winning the Rebel 500 at Darlington. Yarborough leads with 1,180 points, Petty 1,115, Waltrip 1,106, with Baker, Parsons and others following as the next race approaches Bristol on April 17.
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Smith Seeks North and South Amateur Title at Pinehurst
Lancy Smith, a former Curtis Cup player and Snyder, New York native, aims to win the North and South Amateur at Pinehurst after a winter plagued by snow and a skating wrist injury. She qualified with 72 one stroke from medalist Carolyn Hill and faces Pat Cornett in the first round as defending champ Carol Semple sits out qualifying.
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