Pros Making Basketball Like TV Opera
Pro basketball resembles a TV soap with court battles and hospital scenes. Portland beat Cleveland 119-106. Milwaukee topped Seattle 124-110 in Spencer Haywood’s NBA debut while Indiana defeated the Floridians 111-99 in the ABA. The Nets vs. Kentucky game was canceled due to Columbus airport closure. Willis Reed left hospital after four days. Dolph Hannum were hospitalized. Larry Siegfried named interim coach as Jerry West is sidelined. Seattle faces legal hurdles over Haywood signing amid potential college-to-pro raids.
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Associated Press
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American Basketball Association
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Phoenix Suns
Green Oldest Ever on All Star Squad
NEW YORK AP One dozen National Basketball Association players led by Cincinnati's Johnny Green the oldest man ever to make an All Star squad were added today to the two teams to meet in San Diego January 12 Six players were added to each team in balloting by NBA coaches joining eight already picked by sportswriters and broadcasters Green 37 was added to the East along with Dave DeBusschere of New York Tom Van Arsdale of Cincinnati Lou
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National Basketball Association
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Johnny Green
San Diego
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Tom van Arsdale
Lou
Spa Trojans Rated Tops in Basketball
The Hot Springs Trojans sit atop the final Associated Press high school basketball poll with a 10-0 record and seven first place votes. North Little Rock, Little Rock McClellan, Harrison and Fort Smith Northside follow, as teams prepare for upcoming matchups including North Little Rock vs Hot Springs.
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Nebraska Tops AP Poll as 1970 Mythical Champion
Nebraska is ranked No. 1 in the final AP college football poll of 1969, amassing 946 points and 39 first place votes. Notre Dame is No. 2 with 914 points, Texas falls to third after a Cotton Bowl loss, and LSU, Stanford, Michigan, Auburn, Arkansas, Toledo, Georgia Tech, Dartmouth, USC, Air Force, Tulane, Penn State, and Houston fill the rest of the Top Twenty. Nebraska defeated LSU 17-12 in the Orange Bowl and Notre Dame beat Texas 24-11 in the Cotton Bowl to close the season unbeaten.
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Ben Thomas
Associated Press
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Bob Devaney Almost Quit Coaching
Bob Devaney nearly quit coaching after 14 low paying high school seasons before a Michigan State offer redirected his path. While en route to an American Bowl assignment in Tampa, he learned Nebraska was No 1 in the final AP poll after beating LSU in the Orange Bowl. He called the result the greatest thing for Nebraska athletics and a turning point in his career.
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North Carolina hands South Carolina first loss of season
The Tar Heels stunned the second ranked South Carolina 79 64 on Monday night ending the Gamecocks nine game win streak. Tom Riker led SC with 20 points while George Karl added 17 as UNC pulled away after a 40 26 halftime lead.
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Associated Press
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Preseason Top 20 AP poll and early college games
The 1970 preseason AP Top Twenty includes Ohio State Texas Southern California Arkansas Mississippi Notre Dame Penn State Michigan Nebraska Stanford Missouri Louisiana State Houston Kansas State Florida Alabama South Carolina UCLA Arizona State Auburn Oklahoma West Virginia. UCLA leads with 526 points, followed by South Carolina and Marquette.
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Behind Lew Is Scramble in Scoring
Lew Alcindor remains the NBA scoring leader at 31.9 points per game. Behind him Elvin Hayes moves to 29.6, John Havlicek 29.1, and Jerry West 28.2 after a broken nose sidelined West earlier. Norm Van Lier tops assists with 10.0 as others keep steady. Oscar Robertson leads free throw percentage and Wilt Chamberlain dominates rebounds.
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National Basketball Association
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Jerry West
Los Angeles
Lou Hudson
Atlanta
Norm van Lier
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Jerry
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Wilt Chamberlain
Solunar Periods Schedule Guidance Note
Solunar Tables from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES advise planning days to fish in fruitful territory or hunt in good cover. The schedule highlights daily periods when sport prospects peak, guiding readers to optimum activity windows.
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