Celtics’ 11th straight win despite slow pace
The Celtics beat the Bucks 92 88 to extend their NBA streak to 11 games and 37 14 overall, with Dave Cowens scoring 23 and Kareem Abdul Jabbar scoring 29 for Milwaukee. The Bucks nearly tied late, but Bobby Dandridge missed a jumper as time expired. Other NBA scores followed.
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New Orleans
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Scaife tops Southeast Missouri in late rally
Scaife poured in 32 points as Arkansas State trailed by three with eight minutes left but surged to an 82-80 non conference win over Southeast Missouri State. Calvin Trawley sealed it with a late free throw, while Lennies McFerren and Steve Valli each scored 18 for SEMO. ASU improves to 11-8 and SEMO to 10-9.
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Virginia Tech
DePaul
Alex English
South Carolina
Pittsburgh
Oral Roberts
Anthony Roberts
Canisius
Billy Lynn
Georgetown
Dickinson
Bill Suk
Euke
Wake Forest
Miller leads Desert Classic with 64 in opener
Johnny Miller opened with an eight under par 64 to seize a two stroke lead after the first round of the Bob Hope Desert Golf Classic in Palm Springs. Tom Jenkins shot 66 while Arnold Palmer led a group at 68. Other notables include Venturi Sanders Barber Heard Tapie and Knudsen at 69. Nicklaus Trevino and Player did not compete.
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Palm Springs
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Jenkins
Arnold Palmer
Johnny
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Ken Venturi
Doug Sanders
Miller Barber
Buddy Allin
Jerry Heard
Bruce Crampton
Mack McLendon
Allan Tapie
Venturi
Sanders
Barber
Tapie
Indian Wells
Buddy Allen
Allen Tapie
Bruce Carmpoon
Mac McLendon
Tommy Aaron
Lee Elder
Jerry Barber
Fuzzy Zoeller
Mike Reasor
Bobby Nichols
Tom Nieporte
Bill Rogers
George Knudson
Dwight Nevil
Baylor lands blue chip back amid signing spree
Baylor signed Ron Lee from Tyler and noseguard Gary Johnson as part of a prolific day of Southwestern Conference letters of intent. Also inked were running back David Seaborn and Austin product, while SMU added Eddie Horn of Beaumont South Park. Arkansas signed Scott McGill and Bill O Gara. Texas secured Craig Rider and twins Steve and Tim Campbell. Uncommitted remain Billy Sims and quarterbacks Ted Constanzo and Thomas Lott.
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Irish fall to Michigan State 76 73 in upset defeat
Notre Dame with 31 points from Adrian Dantley falls behind as Michigan State earns a 76-73 road upset. Gus Ganakas lauded his team's focus while coach Digger Phelps cited turnovers and poor offensive boards as key factors in the loss.
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Taylor Advances In Arkansas International Tennis Tour
Roger Taylor of Great Britain defeated Alabama's Charlie Owens 6-1 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the $25,000 Arkansas International in North Little Rock. Fourth seed Billy Martin beat Jan Pisecky 6-4 6-4, and Juan Gisbert upset John Yuill 6-3 6-2 while Wojtek Fibak overcame Bob Kreiss 2-6 6-2 6-3.
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Fibak
Dixieland HandicapCreats Hot Springs Sprint Field
Geeber owned by Marvin L. Warner and trained by L. E. Seba leads a 16 horse field for Oaklawn Park's 25,000 Dixieland Handicap 3-year-olds. The 50 day meet opens Friday with Geeber top weighted at 124 pounds ridden by Boyd Morris. Marauding trained by Glen Bernis also figures to contend carrying 117 pounds with Larry Melancon aboard.
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Chicago
Louisiana
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Gardner leads scorers in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
Harding's Butch Gardner tops the league with a 20.1 point per game average over 19 games. Hendrix's Tom Poole and UA-Monticello's Odis Young follow with 19.4 and 19.1. Ouachita's James Washington and Arkansas Tech's Billy Joe Murray also rank high. David Lee Farmer of Central Arkansas leads rebounding with 217 boards. Arkansas College paces offense at 84.6 PPG. Southern State allows 57.8 PPG.
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Hendrix
Odis Young
University of Arkansas-Monticello
James Washington
Ouachita
Arkansas Tech
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Lamar Hunt and the jaded society critique
A caustic profile of Lamar Hunt arguing he embodies the phony, grasping sports lords fueling a jaded society. It links his wealth and ventures from Chiefs to WCT to Soccer with a critique of excess, greed, and self promotion shaping modern sports.
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Hunt
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Dallas Tornadoes
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Kansas City
WTT
Hart named honorary Olympics referee at Border Olympics
Clyde Hart, Baylor University track coach, was named honorary referee for the 43rd Border Olympics in Laredo. The event runs February 28 through March 1 with nine teams in the university invitational division led by defending champion Texas. Southwest Conference schools participate except Arkansas, plus college division entries Howard Payne and others.
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Lamar Baylor
Two Paints
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