Teaching year shapes High Point Panthers basketball
Coach Bob Vaughn at High Point College enters a teaching year with 17 and 18 year old freshmen and several veterans. He teams with Bill Davis to organize a young roster through conditioning and fundamentals, focusing on performance charts and individualized work to bridge gaps from last season. Davis handles big men and bench work plus recruiting in North Carolina.
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Bob Vaughn
High Point College
Bill Davis
Danny Witt
Jim Colbert
Alumni Gymnasium
Vaughn
Gene Littles
Colbert
John Davis
Davis
Panthers
Panther
Bill
North Carolina
Bill McGhee
Steve Allen
John Kirkman
NL East Takes On Look Of West Crowded At Top
The Mets beat the Cubs 3-2 as Commissioner Kuhn outlined playoff plans that could force a first ever four division playoffs. Mets close to the Cubs by 1½ games as Pirates win 6-2 over Montreal and Reds take first in the West with a 5-4 and 5-4 doubleheader sweep. Dodgers beat Atlanta 2-0, Astros down San Diego 9-2, Cardinals top Phillies 4-3.
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Associated Press
New York Mets
Bowie Kuhn
Mets
Chicago
Kuhn
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Giants
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Houston
San Diego
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Ron Herbel
Don McMahon
Frank Linzy
Reds
Ted Savage
Pete Rose
Bobby Tolan
Pirates
Jose Martinez
Martinez
Astros
Joe Morgan
Jesus Alou
Curt Blefary
Tom Griffin
Nate Colbert
Raiders
Laver Plans Schedule Cut as He Edges Roche for U S Open
Australian star Rod Laver, 31, says he will trim his tournament load over the next three years while continuing to play big events. He won the U S Open with a 7 9 6 1 6 2 6 2 victory over Tony Roche, takes his season total to $106 030, and notes the rise of young players including Ilie Nastase and Jaime Fillol. His wife Mary awaits their first child as Laver projects larger purses in five years.
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Forest Hills
N.Y
Rod Laver
Tony Roche
Laver
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Jaime Fillol
Chile
Wyrick and Bullard Lead Weekend Golf Event
Ralph Wyrick captured low gross with 75 while George Bullard won low net at the fourth annual tournament at the Longview course over the weekend. Runner ups were Bob Tester in low gross and James Clark in low net. an awards banquet followed at Jamestown Town Hall.
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Ralph Wyrick
George Bullard
Longview Course
Bob Tester
James Clark
Jamestown Town Hall
Raiders Poised to Dominate AFL West This Season
Oakland looks to fuse a high powered offense with a strengthened defense as star defenders Tom Keating and Bill Laskey return from injuries. Key players Daryle Lamonica Fred Biletnikoff Warren Weiss Hewritt Dixon Pete Banaszak lead the offense with a veteran line. George Blanda provides quarterback depth and kicking as the Raiders seek the league title.
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Tom Keating
Bill Laskey
Kent McCloughan
Dan Birdwell
Daryle Lamonica
AFL
Fred Biletnikoff
Warren Weiss
Hewritt Dixon
Pete Banaszak
Charlie
CL Playoffs In Burlington For Tonight
The Carolina League playoff series moves to Burlington tonight with Raleigh Durham holding a one game edge. Steve Cates pitched seven innings of one run ball with 12 strikeouts to beat Burlington 5 1 in Durham. Sam Parrilla had three hits and hit a two run homer in the fifth.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Raleigh- Durham
Steve Cates
Raleigh-Durham
Durham
Dick Nold
Cates
Sam Parrilla
Merger Prediction Reemerges Between ABA and NBA
ABA president James Gardner predicts a future merger between the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. He cautions timing remains uncertain as negotiations paused after NBA demands. Gardner defends ABA signing Spencer Haywood as financial help, not raiding, amid NBA criticisms.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
ABA
James Gardner
Gardner
NBA
Spencer Haywood
Detroit University
Haywood
Walter Kennedy
All-Stars To Play In Charlotte
The ABA will hold its third annual All-Star game at the Charlotte Coliseum on January 27. ABA president James Gardner says Miami's Merchandise Mart Coliseum will not be ready in time, and a national TV broadcast is under negotiation. Gardner also notes a potential change to player selection with fan voting being considered.
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Greensboro
American Basketball Association
Charlotte Coliseum
James Gardner
ABA
Merchandise Mart Coliseum
Miami
Fla
Gardner
Doctors Say Gamecock Had Viral Infection
Three physicians say USC freshman Steve Sisk who died of heat stroke may have had a minor viral infection and played with a fever. They noted the WBGT index was 76.1 the day of his collapse and that he received immediate care, but temperature reached 110.5 degrees, causing organ damage. Funeral services were scheduled in Columbia.
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Columbia
Steve Sisk
University of South Carolina
Steve
Sisk
Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Columbia Hospital
A. C. Flora High School
South Carolina
Dunbar Chapel
Elmwood
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Juan Marichal
Ted Sizemore
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Jim Brewer
Mike Shannon
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Phillies
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Keating
Dan Connors
Gus Otto
Laskey
Chip Oliver
George Atkinson
Willie Brown
Dave Grayson
Rodger Bird
Baylor
Jackie Allen
Syracuse
Art Thomas
Stanford
George Buehler
Catawba
Drew Buie
George Blanda
Lamonica
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Jim Gardner
Charlotte
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J. B. Gibson
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Gamecock
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Donald Saunders
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Wheless Rental Center
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