Baseball expansion vote reshapes 1977 NL AL plans
Chicago AP reports Commissioner Bowie Kuhn unhappy as the National League rejects expansion to Toronto and Washington while the American League pushes ahead. NL vote 7 5 blocks Toronto Washington move. AL eyes Toronto expansion and Washington plan may be reconsidered.
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D.C
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Kuh
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chub Feeney
San Francisco
Feeney
Paul Godfrey
Metropolitan Toronto Council
CNE
Godfrey
Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd
John McHale
Montreal Expos
Montreal
McHale
Rfk Stadium
Baltimore Onoles
Baseball season heats up across the nation in April
Spring baseball brings heat to diamonds from California to the East Coast as teams juggle upstarts and big pitchers. Bouts with umpires spark comment from Elon coach Bobby Jones and High Point’s Chuck Hartman while debates over coverage and fairness in high school summaries persist amid growing spring sports.
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Elon
Bobby Jones
High Point
Jones
Chuck Hartman
Guilford
Hartman
Brady Tops N S Qualifiers In Pinehurst
Peggy Harmon Brady of Gautier Mississippi shot a par 74 to lead 31 qualifiers for the North and South women's amateur at Pinehurst Country Club. Defending champion Cindy Hill, Mary Gayle and Judy Oliver are among those advancing as match play begins this week with 20 states represented.
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Peggy Harmon Brady
Gautier
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US Golf Association
Pinehurst Country Club
Cindy Hill
Colorado Springs
Cole
Mary Gayle
Rochester
N.H
Mrs. Brady
Judy Oliver
Pittsburgh
Poise Pays In NBA Playoffs As Pistons Edge Warriors
The Detroit Pistons, under pressure, held on to defeat the Golden State Warriors 106-102 in Detroit to tie their playoff series at 2-2. Washington Bullets erased a 17-point lead to beat the Cavaliers in overtime in Landover, while Phoenix seeks to close out Seattle in Phoenix. The Celtics hope John Havlicek returns as they lead Buffalo 2-1.
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Warriors
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Bullets
Cleveland Cavaliers
Landover
K C Jones
Phoenix
Paul Westphal
Seattle
Bruce Seals
Boston Celtics
John Havicek
Buffalo Braves
Buffalo
Boston
Kentucky coach mocks Denver crybaby remark in ABA playoff bout
Kentucky coach Hubie Brown taunted Denver counterpart Larry Brown after a bench heated Sunday brawl that left Denver fuming and Kentucky rallying. Birds Averitt starred for Kentucky in the first ABA semifinal game extended to double overtime, sparking a 119-115 win to tie the series at 3-4 and set a decisive game for the next night.
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Kentucky
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MacNichols
Denver Nuggets
Larry Brown
Brown
American Basketball Association
New York
San Antonio
Marvin Webster
Jim McDonels
Dan Issel
Ron Thomas
Maurice Lucas
Webster
Heck
McDaniels
Bird Averitt
Bonus Eludes Petty In NASCAR First Leg Chase
Daytona Beach AP reports two years since a leader other than Richard Petty collected bonus money in the NASCAR Grand National first leg. Benny Parsons leads after nine races with 1,401 points, Cale Yarborough 1,380, Petty 1,233. Talladega winner earns up to 185 points with bonuses. Parsons only needs to start to gain the bonus if Yarborough wins. Other top contenders include Childress 1,178 Pond 1,161 and Allison 1,161.
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Fla
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National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing
Nascar
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Cale Yarborough
Petty
Talladega
Parsons
Yarborough
Richard Childress
Lennie Pond
Bobby Allison
Dave Marcis
Darrell Waltrip
J. D. McDuftie
Cecil Gordon
Canadiens Edge Islanders in Semifinal Prep Focused on Power Play
Montreal rests after four games in 28 days as they ready to host the New York Islanders in the first of a best of seven NHL semifinal. Pete Mahovlich cites stopping Denis Potvin and neutralizing New York’s potent power play as crucial, with Montreal’s offense led by Mahovlich Shutt and Lafleur boosting 337 regular season goals.
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Associated Press
Montreal Canadiens
New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto
Boston Bruins
Boston
Flyers
Fred Shero
Canadiens
Montreal
Pete Mahovlich
Islanders
New York
Denis Potvin
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Potvin
Mahovitch
Steve Shutt
Guy Lafleur
Doug Risebrough
Mario Tremblay
Yvon Lambert
Yvan Cournoyer
Jacques Lemaire
Golf Playday Set May 4 at Willow Creek
Furniture City Ladies Golf Association schedules May Play Day next Tuesday at Willow Creek. Participants must contact the Willow Creek pro shop by noon Friday to sign up for a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
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Willow Creek
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