Panthers Struggle To Draw Fans As 500 Season Lingers
High Point College faces weak community support despite a midseason 500 record and coaching change. Attendance at Alumni Gym remains flat while student sections show renewed effort and the local radio lacks sponsors. Barnett, facing fan skepticism, presses on aiming for a winner’s turnaround.
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Bison and Raiders Headed for Key Road Games
Central’s Bison visit Grimsley as Williams leads the league after a Whirlies win. Andrews travels to East Forsyth for a nonconference match with the Eagles, while both squads chase strong finishes and conference seeds.
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Lakers Face Bucks in Third Meeting Tonight
NBA showdown looms as Milwaukee visits Los Angeles for the season’s third clash with the Lakers. Golden State dominates, beating Atlanta 132-115 behind 36 points from Cazzie Russell as they surge to 16 wins in 18 games.
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Ski Report From Mountain Resorts
Ski conditions summarized for multiple mountains. Sugar Mountain reports two inches of new powder with eight to fifteen inches on base, beginners and ski school areas open. Other resorts show good to excellent conditions with some open beginner slopes and intermediate runs.
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Russians and Dutch Win First Medals at Sapporo Olympics
In blizzard conditions at the Maomanai rink, Ard Schenk of the Netherlands and Vyacheslav Vedenin of the Soviet Union earned the first golds. Schenk, nearly blinded by snow, completed the 5000 meters in 7: something, approaching the Olympic mark but far from his world record. Norway took silver and bronze in the event.
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Second Half Surge Does It for Tar Heels at Wake
Carolina beat Wake Forest 71 59 as UNC broke open a close game with an eight point run early in the second half. Dean Smith praised defensive work and key plays by Robert McAdoo and Steve Previs while Wake slowed tempo with its zone and held a late game scare.
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Barry Drops 41 as Nets Top Floridians in ABA Duel
Barry scores 41 with 10 rebounds and 7 assists leading the New York Nets to a 122-120 win over the Floridians. Tom Washington nets the winning basket with two seconds left after Rick Barry misses the final shot. Warren Jabalí scores 39 for Floridians, John Roche adds 21 for the Nets.
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