College hoops and tennis mix in fast season wrap
Kansas State clinches share of Big Eight title with 63 61 win over Iowa State as Kansas holds off Oklahoma 85 80. Ivy playoff set Columbia vs Princeton at St John’s Alumni Hall for Ivy League crown after Columbia beat Princeton to force tiebreaker. Houston and Louisville wrap up seasons with big wins as Maravich scores 42 for LSU in routs. Tyr retains New England indoor tennis title with 2 0 win over Steele in Cambridge.
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Montreal at Los Angeles on Tuesday in NHL slate
The Associated Press reports a quiet NHL schedule with no games Monday and upcoming matchups. Montreal visits Los Angeles, followed by Montreal at Oakland and Ottawa at Philadelphia. Detroit faces New York, Boston meets Chicago, and Pittsburgh clashes with St. Louis on Wednesday.
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Houston Still Rated Top Cagers
Houston remains the top ranked team as NCAA tournament play begins, with St. Bonaventure and Davidson rounding out the top ten. North Carolina and Duke face ACC tournament fates, while Columbia and Princeton clash over Ivy League yet others watch. The poll shows Kentucky rising to fourth and Louisville at ninth as teams jockey for seeding.
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Alabama Names New Coach of Basketball
In Tuscaloosa Alabama appoints C. M. Newton veteran Transylvania College coach as head basketball coach succeeding Hayden Reedley who resigned after eight seasons. Lt Col William Barrett Travis is noted in reference to the Alamo clash context.
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Battle of the Alamo
Solunar Tables by Richard Alden Knight
The Solunar Tables schedule lists Sokuwnar Periods from Richard Alden Knight. Majors begin at specified times and last about one and a half to two hours, shown in bold. Minors are shorter and printed in regular type, with times aligned to Central Standard Time for planning fishing or hunting activities.
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Magnolia Beaten by Leachville in Class AA Tourney
Leachville crushed Magnolia 63 to 51 in the Class AA game as Pine Bluff Merrill routed Subiaco 65-48 and Crossett beat Greene County Tech 64-49. In AAA action Blytheville edged Springdale 44-41, Jonesboro defeated Hot Springs 47-45, and Mann defeated Fayetteville 67-81. Fort Smith Northside meets Jacksonville, Southside vs Little Rock Hall, and North Little Rock faces Texarkana later. Harrison meets Russellville, Camden Fairview vs Marianna, and Valley Springs plays Searcy in AA.
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Searcy
Somerset Stars as Mavericks Beat Oakland 130 120 in ABL
Willie Somerset of Houston scores 41 as the Mavericks top Oakland 130 120 in Houston. Somerset drives early lead, seals win, while Denver holds second with 108 98 over Dallas. Oakland's Jim Hadnot nets 28, Larry Jones 30 for Denver, and New Orleans slips Indiana 128 118.
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NBA and college scores and upcoming games in brief
Associated press roundup of NBA results with Denver 108 Dallas 98 and Houston 130 Oakland 120, New Orleans 28 Indiana 118. ABA results listed. College scores include Vanderbilt 115 Louisiana State 86, Kansas 85 Oklahoma 80 OT, Ohio State 67 Illinois 64, Utah State 71 Portland 69. High school state tourneys in Little Rock with Ark. classes and scores.
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Benvenuti regains world title with left punch
New world middleweight champion Nino Benvenuti says the left cross that floored Emile Griffith was his least punch. Griffith concedes the knockdown was authentic, but his late-round rally fell short in the 15 round decision.
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Benvenuti and Fraizer Crown Boxing Night at MSG
Benvenuti retains title with a unanimous decision over Emile Griffith as Fraizer stops Buster Mathis in the 11th round at Madison Square Garden before 18,096 fans. Frasier, seeking broader recognition, overwhelms Mathis with body blows. Mathis taps out after a stiff left hook. Joe Frazier, manager Yancy Durham, and promoter comments frame the win as proof who owns the heavyweight throne.
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Dave Bing Still Leads NBA Scoring Pace
New York AP reports Detroit star Dave Bing remains the NBA scoring leader with 1,883 points through last Sunday. Baltimore rookie Earl Monroe trails by 139 and Elgin Baylor by 148 as Monroe and Baylor press the chase. Wilt Chamberlain tops field goal percentage and rebounds, Oscar Robertson leads free throw percentage, and Len Wilkens has most assists.
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Len Wilkens
St. Louis
East Hockey Division Going Great
The NHL East divisions fight for top scoring as Rod Gilbert Jean Ratelle and Stan Mikita Bobby Hull chase the lead. Gilbert and Mikita sit tied at 73 points, Hull and Ratelle close behind at 70s, Esposito and Howe further back as the race tightens across New York Chicago and Detroit.
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Boseton
Ken Whargham
Alex Delvecchio
Detroit
Tulsa Cage Coach 19 Years Quits
Tulsa University basketball coach Jon Swank resigns after 19 years to take the Centenary of Shreveport job. The move effective March 10 surprises the university as Swank’s team finished second last year and played in the NIT in New York.
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Cougars End Season With a Victory
Houston coach Guy Lewis, named AP coach of the year, led the Cougars to a 28-0 regular season with a 107-76 win over West Texas State in Canyon. Elvin Hayes had earlier won player of the year, capping a season that featured Houston ending UCLA’s streak with a January upset at the Astrodome.
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Fights Last Night Stars Benvenuti and Ebihara Victors
Nino Benvenuti outpointed Emile Griffith to regain a world lightweight title as Hiroyuki Ebihara stopped Changar Magalanes. Reflections on UCLA victory and Houston basketball lore conclude with coach Lewis recalling early NAIA days and his role as Houston’s first great athlete.
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Italy
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