Hope 3 Star SPORTS Baseball, all Come to Limelight
Region 4-AA teams Camden Lincoln and Fairview reach the Class AA state basketball quarterfinals at Barton Coliseum Little Rock. Camden Lincoln and Fairview survive. Smackover Buckaroos eliminated in first round. Cardinals 30 0 enter state meet. Hope prepares for track golf and baseball after basketball ends. Dwight Galloway and Williams lead scoring in SWC.
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Ralph Bouton
Barton Coliseum
Little Rock
Camden Lincoln
Fairview
Buckaroos
Camden High
Crossett
Eagles
Pine Bluff Coleman
Cardinals
Camdett Lincoln
Maryland coach defies players as dispute grows
College Park after 125 players met to air grievances Ward refused to rebuttal citing lack of time. Jim Kehoe mediator to lead a 11 a.m news conference as efforts to calm the confrontation continue. Ward's 2-17 record and aggressive style cited, players threaten spring practice boycott. Kehoe to assume athletic director role June 1.
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College Park
Ward
Kehoe
Maryland
Bill Cobey
A&M Cagers Humiliated by TCU in SWC Showdown
Texas Christian crushed Texas A&M 94-71 to seize the SWC title chase as A&M suffered its worst setback of the season. Bill Swanson led TCU with 25 points while James Cash added 17 after a late virus layoff. A&M finished 12-2 in league play and heads to NCAA first round vs Trinity, while Baylor, Rice, and Arkansas won late games.
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Denner
Freeman
Associated Press
Texas Christian
Texas A&m
Aggies
A&m
Shelby Metcalf
Metcalf
Fort Worth
Trinity
TCU
Bill Swanson
Horned Frogs
James Cash
For- Mary
Baylor
Texas Tech
Rice
Southern Methodist
Arkansas
Texas
Edd Frazier
Lubbock
Tech
Ne Gibson
Gene Phillips
Southern
Wooden Earns 1969 College Coach of the Year Title
UCLA's John Wooden, leading an unbeaten 24-0 squad with a 40-game streak, won the 1969 AP Coach of the Year award by a wide margin over Saint John’s Lou Carnesecca. The New York selection praised Wooden's leadership during the Lew Alcindor era and UCLA's bid for a third straight national title.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
New York
Johnny Wooden
Ucla Bruins
Wooden
Guy Lewis
Houston
UCLA
Wooden Wonders
Lew Alcindor
Martinsville
Ind
Purdue
Lou Care Nmeseccea
St. John’s
Carnesecca
Harv Schmidt
Winds
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Dean Smith
North Carolina
Dick Garibaldi
Santa Clara
Ken Hayes
Tulsa
Fred Taylor
Ohio State
Frank McGuire
South Carolina
Tom Gola
LaSalle
Lou Henson
New Mexico State
Lefty Drisell
Davidson
Maurice John
Drake
Russ Walseth
Colorado
Johnny Dee
Notre Dame
Hope Ark Hoops Scores from Tuesday College Games
Arkansas state notes show several college results with many matchups listed including East Dartmouth 83 Harvard Brandeis 85 Tufts 76. Ohio State 108 over Indiana 86. Northwestern 72 over Wisconsin 70. Purdue 116 over Michigan. Stanford? Meth? 90 Texas Christ 94. Arkansas 65 65 Texas. district playoff scores and pro basketball results across the Associated Press wire.
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Associated
Dartmouth
Harvard
Brandeis
Tufts
Providence
Brown
Albany
Oswego
Midwest
Ohio State
Indiana
Bradley
Cincinnati
Nlinois
Mid. St
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Purdue
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Southwest
Rice
Stan
Texas
Christ
Baylor
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Arla
Horace Mann Wins in AAA Tournament Thriller
Horace Mann defeated Blytheville 55 to 51 in the Class AAA state tournament final. Larry Lowe sparked the deciding push with two late field goals as part of a 12 point game, while Parnard Johnson led Mann with 15 points and four Mann players reached double figures. In other AAA play Fayetteville beat Jacksonville 64 to 43 with Richard Brewer and Jerry House each scoring 18.
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Little Rock
Horace Mann
Blytheville
Mann
Larry Lowe
Lowe
Parnard Johnson
Richard Brewer
Jerry House
Steve Freind
Fayetteville
Jacksonville
Billy Morris
Leachville Tops Bucks in Class AA Tourney
Leachville crushed Smackover 66 to 45 behind Larry Box 29 points as they joined Mountain Home and Pine Bluff Merrill in quarterfinals. Mountain Home edged Pine Bluff Southeast 45 to 43 after a tense finish. Jerome Heenan led with 18 for Mountain Home and Paul Davutin closed with key free throws. Larry Thomas scored 33 for Pine Bluff Merrill in a 67 62 win over Valley Springs. Thomas hit 15 in the third quarter to spark the rally.
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Leachville
Smackover
Mountain Home
Pine Bluff
Merrill
Valley Springs
Little Rock
Southeast
Paul Duna Ivin
Jerome Heenan
Freddy Bush
John
Larry Thomas
Thomas
Jerry Thomason
Hogs Defeat Texas in Lowly SWC Finish
Fayettteville Arkansas edged Texas 69-65 to end the season 10-14 while Texas finished 9-15. Arkansas, 4-10 in league play, had all five starters in double figures and won the rebounding battle despite Texas height advantage. James Eldridge led Arkansas with 19 points.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Arkansas
Texas
Razorback
Longhorns
James Eldridge
Kurt Papp
Wayne Doyal
Yankees Prospectus Highlights Youth in Rebuilding Plan
New York builds around youth as Ralph Houk’s program shows results last season with a fifth place finish. This year the Yankees boast deeper pitching and a stronger infield led by Stan Bahnsen Fritz Petersen and Mel Stottlemyre. Mantle questions future, Murcer Kenny infield experiments, and outfield features Pepitone White Robinson with Kosco traded. Rookies Shopgay Cumberland eyed as reserves and spot starter as team aims for top half of the AL East.
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Ralph Houk
Yanks
Yankees
al Downing
Tom Tresh
Mel Stottlemyre
Stan Bahnsgen
Fritz Petersen
Downing
Fred Talbor
Steve Hamilton
Jon Verbanic
Jake Gibbs
John Ellis
Cinfield
Mickey Mantle
Houk
Bobby Murcer
Syracuse
Tom Cumberland
Finigh
Mewspeger Enterprise
Arkansas Defeats Texas as Injuries Factor in Close Tilt
Arkansas played Tuesday with four regulars injured and on the bench, starting all game except sophomore Danny Keeter who fouled out with 10 seconds left. Halftime stood 31-31 before Larry Grisham broke the tie with 1:43 remaining, giving Arkansas a lead they never relinquished.
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Texas
Arkansas
Danny Keeter
Larry Grisham
Indians pitch talk and rookies spark camp
Sam McDowell says the Indians’ poor finish last year wasn’t the pitchers fault and Alvin Dark backs a new bat, Richie Scheinblum, hoping to provide needed run support. Ted Williams observes new walks heavy in intrasquad play with Washington, while Orioles and Dodgers report nicks and speed on the field.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
Sam McDowell
Cleveland Indians
MccDowell
Alvin Dark
Indians
Sam
Dark
McDowell
Richie Scheinblum
Scheinblum
Ted Williams
Washington Senators
Wiliams
Williams
Joe Comanche
Baltimore
Brooks Robinson
Robinson
Orioles
Paul Blair
Dave Johnson
Terry Croweley
Willie Crawford
Los Angeles Dodgers
Wall Jston
Alston
Jerry Grote
New York Mets
Edshee
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Matty Alou
Alou
Tight Race for 4th Playoff Spot in NBA West
Seattle beat San Diego 130-116 and Chicago edged Philadelphia 114-113 to tighten the Western Conference scramble for the final playoff berth. Baltimore topped Los Angeles 116-108 while New York edged Detroit 102-99 and San Francisco beat Boston 99-95. ABA results included Denver over Minnesota 126-120 and Dallas past New York 122-119.
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San Diego
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Phoenix
San Francisco
Boston
Milwaukee
San Franc
Atlante
Associated Press
National Basketball Association
Rockets
SuperSonics
Bulls
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Minnesota
Dallas
Lannie Wilkens
Sonics
Tom Meschery
Bob Rule
Don Josis
Jim Washington
76Ers
Billy Cunningham
Wally Jones
Archie Clark
Clark
Gers
Washington
Tom Bearwinkle
Bob Boozer
Cunningham
Harper
Philye
Hockey Night Schedule Shows No NHL Games Tonight
The National Hockey League lists no games tonight. Matchups for the coming days include Los Angeles at Toronto and New York at Chicago with Detroit at Boston, St Louis at Pittsburgh, Oakland at Minnesota, Toronto at Montreal, and Los Angeles at Philadelphia.
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National Hockey League
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Toronto
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Minnesota
Montreal
Philadelphia
Powell Keeps Nets From Ending Streak
Powell scored 37 points including 21 in the final period to lift the Dallas Chaparrals to a 122-119 win over the New York Nets, who extended their ABA losing streak to eight games. Combs and Leaks added supporting scores for Dallas, while Minnesota’s Larry Jones matched a league record with 16 straight games of 20 points or more. In the NBA, New York beat Detroit 102-99 and Cincinnati topped Phoenix 141-122 among other scores.
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Baltimore
Los Angeles
Lakers
Earl Monroe
Ray Scott
Kevin Loughery
Jack Marin
Jerry West
Dave DeBusschere
Detroit
Knicks
Bill Bradley
New York
Nate Thurmond
Boston
Bill Trussell
San Francisco
Warriors
Fritz Williams
Jeff Mullins
John Havlicek
Cincinnati
Phoenix
Tom van Arsdale
Oscar Bitertat
Associated Press
Cincy Powell
New York Nets
American Basketball Association
Powell
Dallas Chaparrals
Nets
Glen Combs
Dallas
Larry Jones
Denver
Rockets
Minnesota
Jones
Connie Hawkins
Fipers
Manny Leaks
Tom Washington
Walt Simon
National Basketball Association
Chicago
Philadelphia
Seattle
San Diego
Purdue Star Rick Mount Nears Big Ten Single-Season Mark
All-American Rick Mount of Purdue is within reach of breaking the Big Ten single-season scoring record as he led Purdue to a 116-87 win over Michigan. Mount has 45 points this week and needs 23 more in the final regular-season game against Indiana to surpass Gary Bradds’s 791 in 1964.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Rick Mount
Purdue
Lebanon
Ind
Michigan
Big Ten
Wolverines
Mount
Iowa
Michigan State
Indiana
Gary Bradds
Ohio State
Pete Maravich
Louisiana State
Dave Schelihase
Connection
Unt
Jim Cleamons
Dave Sorenson
Columbus
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Texas A&m
Trinity
Tex
Texas Christian
Baylor
Texas Tech
Rice
Southern Methodist
Dartmouth
Harvard
Hanover
Bradley
Cincinnati
Providence
Brown
Tennessee
Kentucky
New York
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