My turn Billy Burton At the races
Billy Burton writes about his first visit to Louisiana Downs in Bossier City describing press entrance mixups, a failed daily double bet, scratched horses, and his day of misses. He notes Oaklawn Park ahead and includes brief Arkansas sports notes on Henderson State Ouachita Baptist basketball and Magnolia basketball streaks, signing off with contact and apology for a crossword weather error.
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Louisiana Downs
Bossier City
la. Downs
Press
Gayla
David
Henderson State-Ouachita Baptist
AIC
Vines of
Hsu
Little Rock
Hope Bobcat
Magnolia
Panthers
Star
Arkansas
Billy Burton
Hope Star
Hope
Ark
Walton silent on contract break amid Portland tensions
AP writer Mike O'Brien reports Walton, seeking to break his 2 million deal, denies negotiations with lawyers Charles Garry and Sam Gilbert. Walton confirms legal counsel change, cites comfort and trust. Gilbert claims Walton propels trade wish and cold Portland conditions. Walton says only playing basketball and staying with Portland.
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Mike O'Brien
Milwaukee
Bill Walton
Portland Trail Blazers
Walton
Black Panther Party
Charles Garry
Sam Gilbert
UCLA
Garry
Gilbert
Blazers
Portland
Solunar Tables Guide for Planned Outdoor Timing
Solunar Tables from Richard Alden Knight's work outline daily periods to optimize fishing and hunting. Plan your days to fish in productive territory or hunt in favorable cover during these times for best chances at sport.
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Richard Alden Knight
Keggler Lee Dominates Men's Classic Bowling Night
Jim Lee of Coburn & Company rolled a 255 and 608 series to lead the week in the Men s Classic League. Multiple 200s were noted including Ron Sweat 200 Donnie Dougan 219 Claud Moss 213 and Vernon 211. Coburn & Company posted 1052 in a game and 2989 in a series as Priske Exxon holds a 9 game lead as number one.
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Jim Lee
Coburn & Company
Ron Sweat
Smith Ready Mix
Donnie Dougan
Claud Moss
Vernon
Ruhrman Pharr Hardware
Priske Exxon
Miller captures Tucson Open in dominant 25 under par win
Johnny Miller posted an 11 under 61 in the final round at the Tucson National Golf Club to finish 25 under and win the Dean Martin Tucson Open by nine strokes. Mahaffey was second, Watson tied for third, Iverson and Hill tied for fourth, as Miller extended his Arizona tour sweep and superior season scoring average.
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Tucson
Ariz
Johnny Miller
Miller
Tucson National Golf Club
Arizona
John Mahaffey
Tom Watson
Mahaffey
Watson
Don Iverson
Mike Hill
Guard
Hawks
Hudson
Baylor Leads SWC Race In Tight 74 73 Win
Baylor tops Rice 74 73 as James Weaver fires 16 off the bench and Charles Daniels leads Rice with 25 in a ragged regional show. Texas Tech, Arkansas, Baylor, TCU, Rice, SMU and Texas loom as SWC contenders with non conference play wrapping up.
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Denne H. Freeman
Texas A&m
Shelby Metcalf
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Metcalf
Texas
TCU
Rice
Baylor
SMU
Razorbacks
Eddie Sutton
Leon Black
Aggies
Houston
Charles Daniels
James Weaver
Weaver
Daniels
Bob Polk
Carroll Dawson
Tony Rufus
Tennessee
Louisiana State
Dawson
Rufus
SWC
Oklahoma City
Pro Bowl kickoff set for 9 p m at Orange Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Lanier, retiring after eight NFL seasons, heads AFC in the Pro Bowl tonight. The all star game features Ken Stabler and Bob Griese at quarterback for the AFC, while Fran Tarkenton sits out for the NFC. Lanier, bound for a tobacco industry executive post in Washington, urges reasonable settlements to avoid future strikes.
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Will Grimsley
MIAMI
Willie Lanier
Kansas City Chiefs
Abc-Tv
Lanier
Morgan State
AFC
Ken Stabler
Bob Griese
Q.J. Simpson
Larry Csonka
Joe Greene
L.C. Green
Wood
Pittsburgh
Fran Tarkenton
Minnesota Vikings
NFC
Jim Hart
St. Louis
Jim Harris
Los Angeles Rams
Washington, D. C
College Scores Roundup From Saturday Games
Baylor edged Rice 74 to 73. Texas Tech defeated Oklahoma Baptist 66 to 0? New Mexico State beat North Texas State 85 to 68. SMU beat Oklahoma City 85 to 75.
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Baylor
Rice
Texas Tech
Okla. Baptist
New Mex. St
North Tex
SMU
Okla. City
Fornia
Louisville
Drake
North Carolina State
North Carolina
Maryland
Navy
Stanford
Southern Cal
Oregon
Washington
Arizona State
New Mexico
la Salle
Penn
Marquette
Notre Dame
Arizona
Texas-El Paso
Alabama and Kentucky duel in SEC showdown tonight
Alabama and Kentucky meet in a key college basketball clash as the seventh ranked Crimson Tide host the No. 10 Wildcats. Alabama leads SEC play at 5-0 after routing LSU 93-67 while Kentucky edged Mississippi 85-82. Coach Joe Hall warned of a potential letdown. Other top games featured Indiana over Northwestern, UCLA over California, and North Carolina State over North Carolina in OT.
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Niunn
Hatfields and McCoys
Alabama
Kentucky
C.W. Newton
Newton
Wildcats
Crimson Tide
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Spears Mills Leads In Gaslite Belles League Standings
Spears Mills remains in front as Spears Carpet Mill holds a 10 game edge in the Gaslite Belles League. Kathryn Kalba of Dalrymple Henry rolled a 183, Ruby Askew of B B Construction posted a 487 series, and Dalrymple Henry shot a 977 as a team game. Millwood Inn and B B Construction both posted 2819 series. tie for high series. In Wednesday Night Couples, Good Guys lead by 4 games with 830 high game and 2364 series. B J Cornelius of the Good Guys had 195 and 526 series. Franklin Page of Poole had 212 and 566. Jim Lee, sub for Lambert Roger, also bowled 212.
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Spears Carpet Mill
Kathryn Kalba
Dalrymple & Henry
Ruby Askew
B & B Construction
Millwood Inn
Good Guys
B.J. Cornelius
The
Franklin Page
Poole
Jim Lee
Lambert- Roger
Colts claim first choice in NFL draft selection
The Baltimore Colts hold the No 1 pick in the upcoming NFL draft after winning a coin flip with Dallas over the Giants who traded their pick for Craig Morton. Bartkowski from California is a hot commodity as several clubs show interest while Baltimore eyes a lineman or linebacker if a deal fails. The draft is set for January 28–29 in New York.
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Will Grimsley
MIAMI
Steve Bartkowski
University of California
Baltimore Colts
Bartkowski
Joe Thomas
Baltimore
Tex Schramm
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Colts
NFL
Dallas
Craig Morton
Thomas
Miami Dolphins
Mike Phipps
Purdue
Cleveland
Paul Warfield
New York
Kansas City Chiefs
Washington Redskins
Los Angeles Rams
New York Jets
Chiefs
Len Dawson
Lamar Hunt
Hunt
Hank Stram
Washington
Sonny Jurgensen
Billy Kilmer
Rams
John Hadl
Green Bay
James Harris
Ron Jaw
Randy White
Rod Shoate
Oklahoma
Robert Brazile
Jackson State
Pro cage action at a glance
Pro cage action shows score summaries from Sundays results with teams Boston Houston Washington Golden State Buffalo Atlanta Detroit Phoenix New York Chicago and more. Monday no games. Tuesday schedule features Seattle Buffalo Chicago New York Washington Cleveland New Orleans Atlanta Portland Kansas City Omaha Boston Houston Philadelphia Phoenix Los Angeles Golden State Denver Memphis Utah Indiana New York Virginia Kentucky Memphis San Antonio Indiana San Antonio.
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Buffalo
Atlanta
Detroit
Phoenix
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Seattle
Milwaukee
Portland
Cleveland
New Orleans
Kansas City
Washington
Denver
Memphis
Utah
Indiana
Virginia
Kentucky
San Antonio
San Diego
Wash
Houston
Milwakee
K.C. Omaha
Golden St
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Stadium plan approved for 1978 Commonwealth Games
Edmonton city council approved a 21 million stadium near Clarke Stadium with 30 000 permanent seats and 15 000 temporary ones. Construction starts this summer with completion in 1977 ahead of the Games.
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Associated Press
Edmonton
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Wilkens
Keggler Lee
Bob Green
Spears Mills
Golden State
Omaha
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Baptist Hospital
Jack Gregory
Giant
Gregory
Earl Jackson Gregory III
Pelahatchie
Lou Hudson
National Basketball Association
St. Louis Blues
Bernie Lukowich
Pittsburgh Penguins
Bob Stumpf
Blues
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