Teaching Year shaping High Point Panthers basketball
High Point College coach Bob Vaughn labels the upcoming season a teaching year with 17 and 18 year old freshmen and sophomores plus a few veterans. He emphasizes six weeks of conditioning, performance charts, and fundamentals while assistant Bill Davis will lead big men, bench players, and North Carolina recruiting to expand the program. Vaughn plans to organize the team and evaluate each player as preseason practice progresses.
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Jim Colbert
Alumni Gymnasium
Vaughn
Gene Littles
Colbert
John Davis
Vaughn Shold
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Panthers
Panther
Bill
North Carolina
Sixnine
Bill McGhee
Steve Allen
John Kirkman
NL East still tight as West clutter grows at top
The Mets beat the Cubs 3-2 to pull within 1 ½ games of first in the NL East as Commissioner Kuhn unveiled playoff plans. Pirates trimmed Montreal, Reds toppled the Giants in a 15-inning opener, and Dodgers beat Atlanta to stay within a game of the leaders.
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Houston
Ron Herbel
Don McMahon
Frank Linzy
Reds
Ted ‘Savage
Pete Rose
Bobby Tolan
Pirates
Jose Martinez
Martinez
Wyrick and Bullard Lead Cedarwood Golf Tourney
Ralph Wyrick won low gross with a 75 and George Bullard won low net with a 70 at the fourth annual Cedarwood tournament held over the weekend at Longview course. Runner up to the winners were Bob Tester in low gross and James Clark in low net, with an awards banquet afterward at Jamestown Town Hall.
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George Bullard
Cedarwood
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Bob Tester
James Clark
Jamestown Town Hall
Raiders Back On Top as Team to Beat in AFL West
Oakland's defense and offense appear ready to click together this season. Star players Keating Laskey Connors Otto Brown Lamonica Biletnikoff Weis Grayson and rookie talent Cannon Thomas Upshaw Otto anchor a deep unit. With Grayson back and Blanda at quarterback the Raiders look poised to repeat as a top offensive and defensive force in the AFL West.
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Dan Birdwell
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George Atkinson
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Brown
Dave Grayson
Fred
Biletnikoff
Warren Weis
Rodger Bird
Hewritt Dixon
Pete Ban
Billy
Syra Cannon
Art
Thomas
Stanford
Jim Otto
George Buehler
Caat
Gene Upshaw
Itawba
Drew Buie
Jim Harvey
George Blanda
Bob Svthus
Harry Schuh
Lamonica
Quard
Laver Plans Schedule Cut After U S Open Victory
Forest Hills报道说 Australian tennis star Rod Laver, 31,宣布准备在未来五年内减少赛事安排以追求家庭平衡，承认或将缩减日程并专注于未来三年。在赢得美国公开赛后，他谈到对妻子和家庭的重视以及儿子即将降生的消息。
Playoffs Move to Burlington for Carolina League Final
The Carolina League championship playoff shifts to Burlington tonight with Raleigh-Durham holding a one-game edge in the best of three. Lefty Steve Cates hurled a seven hitter, fanning 12 and walking none as Raleigh-Durham defeated Burlington 5-1 in Durham. Durham starter Dick Nold yielded two early runs, and Sam Partilla drove in two with a third inning homer after three hits.
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Raleigh- Durham
Steve Cates
Raleigh-Durham
Durham
Dick Nold
Sam Partilla
Gardner Foresees Merger In ABA NBP
Rocky Mount North Carolina AP reports ABA president James Gardner again predicts a merger with the NBA. He cites stalled talks last month amid NBA demands and notes uncertainty on timing while acknowledging recent ABA signings and ongoing league tensions. Gardner points to Detroit University star TJ Haywood as a potential merger figure.
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NBA
Walter Kennedy
All-Stars To Play in Charlotte ABA Game Change
GREENSBORO AP The American Basketball Association will hold its third annual All-Star game in the Charlotte Coliseum on January 27. ABA President James Gardner said the event was moved from the Merchandise Mart Coliseum in Miami due to completion delays. TV coverage is being negotiated. Gardner also noted a possible overhaul of all-star selection with player and fan voting replacing the previous sports writer system.
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Romania
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Lot
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Doctors Say Gamecock Had Viral Infection
Columbia AP report says South Carolina freshman Steve Sisk died after a heat stroke during practice amid heat and humidity. Doctors assert a minor viral infection with fever contributed, noting body temperature peaked at 110.5 degrees and Sisk had no prior heat stroke susceptibility. Funeral services set for Wednesday in Columbia.
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