Duke Not Counted Out Of NCAA Tourney After Win
Duke from Durham NC rallies from early losses to UCLA, beating Wake Forest 113-71 behind Bob Verga's 39 points. Verga hits 15 field goals and 9 of 10 free throws as Duke improves to 16-6, eyeing a Saturday clash with North Carolina and the ACC tournament for an NCAA berth.
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Greenbrier to Defend B Title in state tourney opener
Greenbrier, fifth in AP poll and holder of two straight Class B state titles, faces Turrell at 6 p.m. in a first round game while Taylor meets Palestine at 9:30 p.m. in a quarterfinal at the Class B senior boys state tournament. Alpena and Kingsland also opened Round 1 at 2 p.m. Weiner dominated Fountain Hill 85-142 in another opening clash. Oil Trough beat Wilmot 62-57 and Bradley downed Yellville 73-55. Weiner led 42-21 at halftime en route to its 32nd win in 38 games. Phil Hesse scored 38 for Weiner. Donnie Branscom 25 for Oil Trough. John Knott 20 for Bradley.
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Texas Tech Beats Arkansas 78-59 in SWC Clash
Texas Tech led wire to wire to beat Arkansas 78-59 in Lubbock. Vernon Paul scored 19 for Tech while Billy Tapp and Dave Olsen added 16 each. For Arkansas, Wally Freeman had 19 and Tommy Rowland 17 as the Razorbacks slipped to 6-16 overall and 4-9 in the Southwest Conference.
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Doral Course Challenge to Golfers
Miami AP reports the Doral tournament features a 7002 yard par monster layout with water hazards. Pros like Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus and Phil Rodgers compete for a 100000 prize as the field aims to break par two under. Rodgers notes his putter will determine his results amid a par 71 redesign on the 10th hole.
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Banks Owns Title of an Executive
In Scottsdale Arizona Ernie Banks is named player coach for the Chicago Cubs starting his 14th season with the club Manager Leo Durocher hails him as a valuable asset and says the move will not end his playing career He mentions John Boccabella as a first base contender and suggests Banks may be in no hurry to give up playing.
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Bobcats Triumph In Overtime Over Razorbacks At Home
Hope College Bobcats edged Texarkana Razorbacks 92 00 in a dramatic overtime after trailing by 14 late in regulation. East sparked the rally with 11 seconds left, Parris and Reyenga sparked key steals, Griffis and Shaw led scoring, while Lach paced Texarkana with 19 as Hope capped a thrilling finish at Jones Field House.
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Sale of Miami Dolphins Denied
Miami Florida Tuesday management of the Miami Dolphins denied rumors circulating about a sale of the American Football League team.
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NBA Players Threaten Boycott Over Pension Fight
AP reports in New York that players threaten a boycott of the upcoming NBA playoffs amid a dispute over a retroactive pension plan. Player reps from 10 teams threaten a sit down strike if demands are not met before playoff tips in three weeks. Oscar Robertson and Lawrence Fleischer dispute that any pension plan demand was previously raised. NBA President Walter Kennedy states he was not aware of a pension request and says talks with Fleisher occurred last week without such a plan on the table.
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Wilt Breaks Another Cage Record Holum
Wilt Chamberlain shattered an NBA record by starting four consecutive field goals in Philadelphia 127 Cincinnati 107 in Syracuse New York. He hit 11 of 14 from the floor scored 28 with nine assists and 36 rebounds as Oscar Robertson led Cincinnati with 24. The program included two New York games where West 48.
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Burke Named New Coach at Camden
Camden Arkansas AP The Camden School Board named George A Burke 28 of Norphlet as head coach and athletic director at Camden High School to succeed Wayne Taylor. Burke coached Norphlet four years recording 33 wins 81 losses and led the 1966 team to an undefeated No 1 Class B ranking. He is a graduate of Arkansas A&M College.
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Cardinals Pitching And Lineup Look For Another 20-Game Winner
St Louis Cardinals hype a 1966 style outlook with Gibson Hoerner and Washish players highlighted. The report stresses potential of Brilas Javier and Shannon while noting shaky parts like Jackson and Corales along with new additions Romano and Gugliano. A tight second predicts a close race with Maris rebound and strong defense.
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Boxing Bout Roundup From Miami Beach And Kansas City
Billy Tiger of Miami stopped Florentino Fernandez in Miami Beach as a 3 round bout. In Kansas City Art Hernandez from Omaha outpointed Kelly Burden, fighting at 165 pounds.
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First Round Winners in Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Tournament
Harding Arkansas Tech Arkansas A M and John Brown University won opening round games in the AIC tournament. Harding beat Arkansas College 73 65 at Pine Bluff John Brown downed Ozarks 75 71 at Harrison Tech defeated Hendrix 70 66 at Clinton and A M beat Little Rock University 69 65 at El Dorado.
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Flamingo Stakes Field Grows Ahead at Hialeah Park
At least one supplementary nomination is due to raise the Flamingo Stakes field to the final count for Friday at Hialeah Park with a purse of 142 600. Ask The Fare is set for entry after Holiday Stable pays 5000, plus 1000 for starting gate fees. Reflected Glory and Reason to Hail lead Hirsch Jacobs horses with Ussery and Velasquez riding Region To Hail and Reflected Glory respectively. Orlando Cepeda hit .373 in day games last season for the Cardinals.
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Tourney Opens Today at L A with Black team in frame
Al zheimer Martin the only all Negro team in the tournament seeks a Class A senior boys state semifinal berth today meeting Green Forest at 8 p m in a quarterfinal. Two first round games set for this afternoon Gosnell vs Tuckerman at 12 30 and Lonoke vs Fort Smith St Anne s at 3 30. Whitehall beat McGehee 70 51 Brinkley defeated Charleston 70 55 and Mena beat Mulberry 60 50 in Tuesday action. Whitehall led by Grisham Gardner Mobley with 20,19,17 points. McGehee’s Mike Jones had 14.
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Brittenum Honored as Brinkley Man of the Year
Brinkley Arkansas quarterback Jon Brittenum was named Man of the Year by the Brinkley Chamber of Commerce after a testimonial dinner. Razorbacks coach Frank Broyles credited him as the team’s strength during a 183 record in two seasons. Brittenum’s hometown presented gifts including $550, an engraved golf bag and travel satchel, and a Razorback highlights film copy.
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Montana lineman Becker signs with Chicago Bears
Wayne Becker an offensive lineman from the University of Montana was signed today by the Chicago Bears. Becker who stands six foot three and weighs 266 pounds was the No 13 future pick in last year’s NFL draft. Dodgers pitchers totaled 20 shutouts in 52 complete games and posted a team earned run average of 2.52.
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Lew Alcindor Named AP Player of the Year in 1967
Lew Alcindor of UCLA was named AP Player of the Year after leading voting with 215 of 290 votes. Jim Walker of Providence was second, Wes Unseld third, with Clem Haskins and others named to the All-America first and second teams.
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Americans Battle Russians for 1967 World Crown
Americans Cynthia and Ronald Kauffman sit third after a 97.9 in pairs as Ludmilla Belousova and Oleg Protopopov lead with 102.2 in Vienna. Peggy Fleming led the women while Scotty Allen and Cary Visconti held third and fourth in the men. The Russians sparked rumors as the free skating looms with secrecy around Protopopovs program. Tatiana Zhuk and Alexander Gorelik watch from the sidelines.
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