Opener Playoff Games Postponed for King Memorial Day
Sports world halted major activity for two days to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with postponed opening games across baseball hockey basketball and soccer. Key matchups in Houston Cincinnati Detroit New York and Washington were rescheduled with dates pushed to midweek including April 10 for Baltimore and other venues across leagues.
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Red Sox wrap spring with 2-0 win as Waslewski Culp Stange shine
Boston blanked Washington 2-0 behind a trio of pitchers in the final exhibition game while Detroit beat St Louis 4-2 and other MLB results rolled in. Kaline homered for Detroit, and several playdate matchups filled the day as a national day of mourning canceled several Sunday finales.
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Porsches Favored In Race Today
Porsches are favored in today’s race with top speeds around 100.85 mph and a 1:34.6 lap, clocking 1:37. The field includes 35 cars from 15 countries, as Britain hosts the round for sports car constructors in the series’ two prior races.
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Defensive Back Inks Cowboy Pact
Ken Kmiec a 187 pound defensive back from Illinois and ninth round pick signed with the Dallas Cowboys Saturday the NFL club said.
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Dave Davis Captures Rich Bowling Win in Joliet
Davis won the top prize of 25 000 in Joliet Illinois as part of a bowling event. The field paid 6 500 for third place and 3 500 for fourth while Dick Weber of St Louis earned 2 500 for fifth place. Davis had only 8 300 earnings that year. Johnson slipped to 12th before climbing back Friday.
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Scott sparks UNC to win in Olympic trials White team triumphs
Charlie Scott of North Carolina led the NCAA White team to a 113 to 85 victory over the NCAA Blues in the Olympic trials. Ron Nelson of New Mexico added 16 points as Joe Allen of Bradley led the Blues with 19.
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Predicting a Thrilling 1968 American League Pennant Race
Joe Namath writes from Boston that the American League appears balanced and highly competitive. He highlights strong lineups from Oakland, Detroit, Boston, Minnesota, Chicago, California, Cleveland, and New York, praising players like Bando, Jackson, Monday, Yastrzemski, Petrocelli, and Tresh, and predicts a pennant race as tight as 1967’s.
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Yank Advances In Tennis Play
Clark Graebner of New York City advanced to the fourth round of the South African national championships in Johannesburg with a 3 4 6 3 8 6 6 4 victory over Brian Fairlie of New Zealand. He defeated Francois Jauffret of France 8 4 7 5 6 1 to reach that round.
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Writer Honored At Texas Relays
Veteran AP sports writer Harold V. Ratliff was honored Saturday at the 41st Texas Relays in Austin. Director Jack Patterson presented Ratliff with a watch as part of the appreciation event.
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