Parkers Bomb Baylor Ties SWC Lead as Texas Looms
Texas, SMU, and TCU kept the SWC standings tight after key wins. Texas routed Texas A&M 80-73. SMU beat Rice 78-69. TCU edged Texas Tech 69-88 with Ricky Hall scoring 31 for the Horns. Arkansas blasted Baylor 131-199 in a record win.
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Green Forest Cruises Past Lavaca In Class A Tourney Opener
Green Forest used a 10 point burst by Sammy Davis to build a 25 14 halftime lead and beat Lavaca 54 44 in the Class A senior boys tournament in Little Rock Davis led all Green Forest scorers with 20 points Bill Williams added 16 Sabine Sartain had 14 for Lavaca In other games Monette beat Clarendon 75 70 and Charleston defeated Atkins 96 64 Randy Terry and Ralph Eckle combined for 61 points in Charleston s win Terry 22 by halftime total 31 and Eckle 30 Jim Steele 28 Darrell Bridges 25 helped Monette to a 33 27 halftime lead
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Class B Meet Results From Little Rock Second Round
Sophomore Kent Stubbs hit three crucial baskets as Mayflower edged Portland 62 61 in the Class B senior boys state tournament in Little Rock. Stubbs tied the game, erased a Portland lead with 58 seconds left, then drained a 12 foot and a 22 foot shot to seal the win. In other games Wilmar beat Kirby 78 55 and Menifee defeated Valley Springs 71 58. Sherman Ingram fueled Wilmar’s second half rally, Menifee led most of the game with Heagan scoring 20, while David Coffey led Valley Springs with 27.
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West Sparks Lakers Past Knicks in Clutch Finish
Jerry West scored 32 points, with 22 in the second half, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 114 to 111 clinching the Pacific Division title and strengthening their playoff push. West hit a go ahead field goal 12 seconds into the fourth quarter and sealed victory in the final minutes. The win keeps L A on a potential record run, needing 12 more wins to tie the 68 victory mark set by Philadelphia. GLENS FALLS New York might led early as Jerry Lucas started hot with four straight baskets. Canadian woman skiers swept the top three in the five kilometer Trans America race led by Sharon Firth of Innuvik.
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Cougars Backed Into Day Off Amid ABA Shuffle
The Carolina Cougars, resting after an ABA schedule tweak, faced a three way chase for fourth in the East. The Floridians beat the Condors 126 to 14? The Texans, er Floridians, upset the Condors and moved a half game ahead in the East. Utah beat Memphis 125-115. Willie Wise and Jimmy Jones led Utah with 65 combined and Wise 33.
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Bopdavelle Heads Field In Oaklawn Feature Race
Bopdavelle owned by G M Holtsinger leads a full 4 year olds and up field at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs for a $10,000 feature run over 1 mile 70 yards with top weight 122 pounds though on the also eligible list behind trainer Doug Davis Jr. Mimi Singer 111 pounds and a large group of rivals include Jandy Mar 119 and Red Tomao 119 among others. Red Tomao trained by Bud Rapp edged U Pos Ent by a head in Tuesday’s Oaklawn $10,000 feature as win pools paid out. bettors reported $30.80 $13.80 and $7.80 shows.
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Aaron Gets Rich Contract for Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron, 38, signed a three year contract likely around 200000 dollars annually making him the nation’s highest paid player. Braves president Bill Bartholomay noted a multi year deal paying the top Braves salary and Aaron said the pay reflects equality with peers. Aaron trails Babe Ruth by 75 career homers and trails Willie Mays by five for second all time.
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Oriole Boss Faces Ten Holdouts In Spring Training
Baltimore Orioles executive vice president Frank Cashen faces ten unsigned players as spring training opens on March 1. Key holdouts include Dave Johnson, Boog Powell, Brooks Robinson, Don Buford, Paul Blair, Merv Rettenmund, Mike Cuellar, Bobby Grich, Rich Coggins, and Jerry Davanon. Cuellar seeks a $90,000 salary, $18,000 above Cashen’s offer, with others seeking better terms amid a run of three straight AL pennants.
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Associated Press
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Nicklaus closing in on Palmer money mark at Coral Eastern
Jack Nicklaus trails Arnold Palmer by 24195.97 dollars in career earnings as he targets the Coral Eastern Open for a 30000 dollar first prize. The Coral event starts Thursday on the Blue Monster Course with Nicklaus among the favorites in a 144 man field. Palmer did not compete after a poor Gleason finish.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
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Arkansas Basketball Scores From College and State Tournaments
Arkansas posted high scoring wins in college play with 131 to 119 over Baylor and 98 to 78 for State College of Arkansas over College of the Ozarks. High school seniors advanced in regional and state rounds across multiple class divisions, with a mix of close games and blowouts.
Gophers Ohio State Battle For Big Ten Lead
Minnesota edged Purdue 48-43 and Ohio State crushed Illinois 103-70 to surge atop the Big Ten race while Michigan fell 79-75 to Indiana. North Carolina State upended North Carolina 85-84 on a late Paul Coder play.
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Associated Press
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Gillman joins the Cowboys to lead NFL research unit
Dallas hires former San Diego coach Sid Gillman as special assistant to head coach Tom Landry to develop a research and development department studying NFL personnel. Gillman, paired with Erma Allen, will help assemble pre game information without field duties.
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