Deacons Edge Yale In Overtime For NCAA Bid
Wake Forest survived Yale 92 to 82 in overtime to advance to the NCAA East Regional second round at College Park. Chappell fouled out late, but led Wake Forest with 25 points. Yale’s Dave Schumacher missed a crucial one and-one opportunity before the AI team sealed the win.
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Final Poll Ohio State Caps No. 1
Ohio State repeats as No. 1 in the final Associated Press college basketball poll with 38 of 43 first place votes, Cincinnati closest in points while Kentucky and Mississippi State also claim top votes.
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Weather Falls Short as 1962 NASCAR Slate Opens
Rain wipes out the Hillsboro 100 mile race and earlier Concord event. Bruton Smith delays and honors rain checks for a future 100 mile run. Atlanta 500 looms March 25 with 65 845 in prizes and a field led by Fireball Roberts and rivals like Johnson Goldsmith Weatherly and Paschal.
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Cincinnati Creighton opener set in NCAA tilt
Defending champion Cincinnati earned a playoff spot by beating Bradley 61 46 in a Missouri Valley final. Creighton (19-4) awaits in the Midwest second round after a 87 83 win over Memphis State as NCAA regional play moves toward Louisville finals.
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Westminster, Pan American Lead NAIA Tourney Openers
Top seed Westminster of Pennsylvania meets McMurry of Texas as the 32 team NAIA tournament opens. Pan American, seeded fifth, faces Belmont Abbey while Winston-Salem and Indiana Pa State meet. Prairie View A&M outlasted Ashland in overtime. Georgetown fell to Carson-Newman.
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Gen Skaters Face Comets In Playoffs Tonight
The Greensboro Generals and Clinton Comets enter a best-of-nine series tied 1-1 with game one set in Greensboro tonight. Remaining games run Wednesday and Saturday, with the sixth in Clinton and potential seventh at Clinton March 21.
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Majors Clinch Lead After Florida Trip News
The Chicago Majors completed a four game Florida swing in Jacksonville with a 113 93 victory over the Hawaii Chiefs to move one game ahead of Pittsburgh in the Eastern Division standings of the American Basketball League. The trip included three wins in four games boosting Chicago to first place.
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Canadians Step Up To Altar At World Figure Skating
At the 1962 world championships in Prague the Canadian contingent opens with Don Jackson of Toronto pursuing the men’s singles crown. Bronte Ont locals Maria and Otto Jelinek go for the pairs title while Toronto pair Virginia Thompson and William McLachlan aim for the ice dance championship.
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Celtics Seek 60th Victory Against Syracuse at Home
The Boston Celtics aim to break their season record with win No. 60 over the Syracuse Nationals at home. Boston leads 9-2 in the matchup and would surpass the 59-win mark from 1959-60 if they clinch the finale.
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