Texas Upsets Houston in NCAA Playoff Shocker
Texas guard Harry Larrabee led the Longhorns to an 85-74 upset of Houston in the NCAA Midwest Regional first round at Las Cruces. Larrabee fueled the comeback as Texas avenged prior meetings and earned a semifinal date with Kansas State while USL and Louisville advanced in the other regional pairing.
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Las Cruces
N.M
Texas
Harry Larrabee
Larrabee
Longhorns
Houston
Cougars
Kansas
New Mexico State University
Jerry Bisbane
USL
Leon Black
Sophmore Larry Robinson
Hobbs
Tennessee State Eyes NCAA Tourney Triumph As Top Seed
The Associated Press reports Tennessee State Tigers, No. 1 in the College Division poll, defend their honor as they enter the NCAA Championships. Coach Ed Martin says the club may go all the way despite roadblocks, starting with East Regional champion Southampton in the quarterfinals after a 79-73 regional win over Delta State.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Tennessee State
Ed Martin
Tigers
Martin
Delta State
Southampton
Hartford
Conn
Missouri-St. Louis
Midwest
Lincoln
South Atlantic
Roanoke
Biscayne
Fla
Celtics Clinch Division Lead With 112 109 Win Over Knicks
Celtics defeat Knicks 112-109 to extend Atlantic Division lead and cut magic number. Havlicek scores 41 to become Boston's all time leading scorer, while Knicks coach Holzman cites rebounds and lateStops. Also notes other NBA scores and freshman honors in Southwest Conference.
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Boston AP
Boston Celtic
Tom Heinshon
National Basketball Association
Celtics
New York Knicks
Knicks
NBA
Baltimore
Detroit
Cincinnati
Golden State
Atlanta
Cleveland
Houston
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Seattle
Phoenix
New York
Heinsohn
John Havlicek
Bob Cousy
Boston
Red Holzman
32 Teams Vie For NAIA Crown In Open Tournament
The NAIA basketball tournament in Kansas City opens with 32 teams led by Eau Claire and Stephen F. Austin. First round matchups include Edinboro vs Westmont and St. Thomas Minn. vs Tri-State. Kentucky State seeks to defend after two-year title run.
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Kansas City
Eau Claire
Wis
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
Kentucky State
Edinboro
State
Westmont
Calif
St. Thomas Minn
Tri-State
Ind
Ouachita
Ark
Baptist
Elizabeth City
N.C
Xavier
Louisiana
Maryland
Missouri Southern
Glassboro State
N.J
Oklahoma State
Stephen Austin
Mike Ratliff
Blugolds
Frank Schade
Robert Gords
Pete Harris
Texans
Nacogdoches
Gardner-Webb
George Adams
Elmore Smith
Travis
Grant
Outfield trio leads strong lineup with Bufford Blair Rettenmund
Outfielder Buford sparks the top of the order with a 290 batting so Na. Paul Blair stands as one of the game's best glove men. Mary Rettenmund and Baylor form an untoppable outfield.
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Buford
Paul Blair
Mary Rettenmund
Baylor
Houston Oilers Ken Houston ties NFL interception TD mark
Houston, lone defender, surpassed the NFL lifetime interception returned for TD record with two TDs in the season finale, totaling nine. A rookie season stat line also notes Jim Plunkett tossing 19 TD passes for the Patriots, second most ever by a first-year QB.
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Houston Oiler
Ken Houston
NFL
Houston
Erich Barnes
Herb Adderley
Jim Plunkett
New England Patriots
Charlie Conerly
New York Giants
Central Tigers Triumph For State Championship
The top ranked Little Rock Central Tigers defeated El Dorado 82 to 71 to clinch the Class AAA-AAAA state high school basketball title. Danny McDaniel scored 31 and Fred Allen 30 as Central extended a 28 point lead late, with Allen named tournament outstanding player and setting a 125 point four-game record.
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Little Rock AP
Little Rock Central Tigers
el Dorado
Tigers
Wildcats
Danny McDaniel
Fred Allen
McDaniel
Allen
Kent Rust
North Little Rock
Lawrence Wells
Jim
Little Rock Parkview
Clifton Lewis
Little Rock Hall
Bob Noland
Fayetteville
James White
Hot Springs
Charlie Crigger
Blytheville
David Bettis
Little Rock McClellan
Parkers Fall to Tulsa in doubleheader rout
In Tulsa, Arkansas dropped the baseball doubleheader 14-3 and 4-3 to the Tulsa Hurricane. Jerry Tabb collected three hits in four trips and John Clarr hit a sixth inning grand slam in game one. A bases loaded walk-off by Steve West in extra innings gave Tulsa the win in game two. It was Arkansas’s first losses of the season.
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Tulsa
Okla
Arkansas
Tulsa Hurricane
Jerry Tabb
John Clarr
Steve West
Hurricane
Razorbacks
All-AIC Team Selected
Six players led by Jim Hamilton and Tommy Patterson of Ouachita named to the All AIC team with unanimous selections. Terry Hankton Joe Bynes Danny Thomas and Sam Witherspoon also earned spots. Others included Al Flanigan David Combs Larry Bray and John Reed with strong scoring averages. Patterson 23.8 Hamilton 20.2 Bynes 25.7 Thomas 24.6 Hankton 22.6 Witherspoon 19.6 Bray 22.9 Combs 22.9 Reed 19.8 Flanigan 17.5
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Little Rock
Jim Hamilton
Tommy Patterson
Ouachita
Terry Hankton
Arkansas Tech
Joe Bynes
Arkansas Am&n
Danny Thomas
Hendrix College
Sam Witherspoon
Henderson
al Flanigan
Southern State
David Combs
Tech
Larry Bray
John Reed
College of the Ozarks
Patterson
Heard Wins Citrus Open With Birdie Finish
Jerry Heard fought pressure and debt to win the Florida Citrus Open at Rio Pinar. He led Trevino by one before sinking a nine foot birdie on the final hole for a 69 and a 12 under 276 total, earning $30,000. Exhibition results and upcoming baseball scores fill out the wide sports page.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Orlando
Fla. AP
Fairway
Akron
Jerry Heard
Lee Trevino
Visalia
Calif
Trevino
Rio Pinar Country Club
Heard
Steal Gives Win to Magnolia Five
Magnolia Panthers defeated Camden Fairview 49 46 to win the Class AA state title in Little Rock Barton Coliseum. Willie Hildreth stole a late pass for a layup with 9 seconds left lifting Magnolia from a 46 46 tie. Andrew Pitts added a decisive free throw after a Fairview technical. Rogers led Fairview with 23 points. Magnolia’s Dale 5 McKeller 13 Crumpler 11 paced the victory.
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Little Rock
Willie Hildreth
Bill Dawson
Hildreth
Magnolia Panthers
Camden Fairview
Willie
Dawson
Magnolia
Andrew Pitts
Fairview
Cardinals
Panthers
Freeman Rogers
Willie Dale
Rogers
Dale
Latchell McKeller
Mike Crumpler
Dennis Seidenschwarz
Stuttgart
Pitts
Jerry Watts
Otis Young
Warren
Randy Reynolds
Billy Kennedy
Jack Schulte
Subiaco
Clint Barnett
Alzheimer
Conway
Ineligible Player Causes Marquette Shutdown in NCAA
Marquette is shut out from the NCAA tournament after forward Bob Lackey’s ineligibility ruling. Ohio University gains the berth and prepares for a semifinal with Kentucky while Marquette appeals. Other first-round winners include South Carolina, Villanova, Penn, Southwestern Louisiana, Texas, Weber State, Long Beach, North Carolina, and Louisville.
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Marquette
Warriors
Bob Lackey
Ohio University
Jim Snyder
NCAA
Lackey
Ohio
Bobcats
Kentucky
Solunar Tables Schedule From Knight's Tables
Solunar Periods are printed from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES. Plan days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times to find the best sport each day has to offer.
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Richard Alden Knight
Hempens Song Heads Field For Mona Lisa Purse
Hempens Song, a Hempen daughter from A Spy Song, heads an eight horse field for Oaklawn Park's Mona Lisa purse worth 15000 dollars. The six furlong dirt race includes Bridet O Brick and Apple Jackie both 112 pounds, with other runners Pick a Nurse Native Babalon Lisetta D and more carrying 102 to 118 pounds. Skipbrook B is noted as the only entrant yet to win at Oaklawn this year.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Dan Lasater
Oaklawn Park
Hempen
W. C. Partee
Don Brumfield
Apple Jackie
Oaklawn
Kaye Bell
Larry Wolken
Miles Cooperman
Doug Davis Jr
Susan B. Fisher
Lonnie Ray
Margaret Salisbury
Jon Kunitake
John Lively
C. P. Waggoner
Beeson
Skipbrook
Jack Fires
Skipbrook B
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Howard Graves
Associated Press Sports Writers
Southwestern Louisiana
Louisville
Marshall University
Dwight Lamar
Roy Ebron
Lamar
Ebron
Walt Frazier
Frazier
Phil Jackson
Medlock
Waco
Tex
Rickey Medlock
University of Arkansas
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Cederic Joseph
Texas A&m
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Southern Methodist
William Johnson
Texas Tech
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Rice
NAIA
Newspaper Enterprise
ALSN
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Orioles
Pittsburgh
Frank Robinson
Harry Dalton
California Angels
Dave McNally
Bobby Grich
Rochester
Don Baylor
Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Mike Cuellar
Don Buford
Cueliar
Pat Dobson
Jim Palmer
Roric Harrison
Eddie Watt
Earl Weever
Boog Powell
Davey Johnson
Mark Belanger
Elrod Hendricks
Andy Etcheburren
Julius Erving
Virginia Squires
Bob Bass
Bass
Gary Hull
Florida State
Don Bunce
Stanford
AIR Force
AIR Force Academy
Cole
Orderia Mitchell
Elkhart
Gene Ogilvie
San Jose
Terry
Dallas
Martin Terry
Greg Lowery
Larry Robinson
Ruben Triplett
Simpson DeGrate
Texas Christian
Wishnick
Continents
Bill Wishnick
Ocean Racing
American Power Boat Association
Sam Griffith
Jas. Hennessy
Cognac
France
HOPE
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Rhoades
Ark. A
Arkansas’ Razorback
Bart Rhoades
William Jewell
Liberty
Parkers
AIC
Chicago
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St. Louis
Minnesota
Oakland
San Diego
Tokyo Lotte Orions
San Francisco
California
Hiroshima Carp
Vero Beach
Sarasota
Winter Haven
North Carolina
Memphis State
Morgantown
South Carolina
Penn
Villanova
Dean Smith
Quakers
Jim Rutherford
Pittsburgh Penguins
Darryl Sittler
Toronto Maple Leafs
Duane Rupp
Cesar Maniago
Minnesota North Stars
Rick Smith
Ted Harris
Barry Gibbs
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