Royals Rally Past Twins 8–3 On Opening Night
Kansas City seizes control with early offense and steady pitching to beat Minnesota 8 to 3. Key runs come from Carew and Albury as the Royals erase a late inning push and cruise to the win.
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Ooen Corbin
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Albury
Carew
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ABA playoffs recap with St Louis and Memphis wins
Rookie Marvin Barnes led St Louis with 35 points as they beat New York 113-108 despite a late NY surge. Memphis defeated Kentucky 107-93 led by Stew Johnson on 25 points and three teammates with 24 each. Utah topped Denver 122-110 behind Reon Boone 33 points while the Stars built a large early lead.
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ST. Louis
Marvin Barnes
Fi Lewis
New York
Spirits
Stew Johnson
Memphis
Kentucky
Chuck Williams
Tom Owens
George Carter
Salt Lake
Reon Boone
Utah
Denver
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Valley Christian and Santa Maria in CIF 3-A final
Valley Christian and Santa Maria meet in the CIF Southern Section 3-A girls basketball final at Fullerton tonight with a 6:30 p.m. tip-off. Santiago faces Allemany in the A title game to follow.
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Fullerton State
Valley Christian
Santa Maria
Santiago
Allemany
Oregon State beats Washington State 14 to 4 in college baseball
In a college baseball game, Oregon State University defeats Washington State University by 14 runs to 4. The scoring surge ends the matchup decisively with Oregon State taking control early and maintaining the lead through final outs.
Like a World Series Homers Ruin Catfish Debut
Catfish Hunter, the Yankees' rival, struggles as Willie Horton and Nate Colbert hit long homers in Detroit's 53 victory at Shea Stadium. Hunter admits nerves and overthrowing breaking balls, while Mickey Lolich benefits from relief from John Hiller.
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Willie Horton
Nate Colbert
New York
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
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Horton
Colbert
Mickey Lolich
John Hiller
Hiller
Bobby Bonds
Angel Bob Oliver
Padres prove Reds beatable
The Cincinnati Reds will not go unbeaten this season. Enzo Hernandez and Dave Winfield drove in runs as San Diego stunned the Reds 5-2 for their first win. The Padres capitalized in the first inning with a sequence starting with Hernandez’s double and a two run double by Winfield.
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Dodgers
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San Diego
Enzo Hernandez
Dave Winfield
Padres
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Hawks And Islanders Triumph In NHL Playoff Action
Tony Esposito starred as the Chicago Black Hawks defeated Boston 6-4 to reach the playoff quarter finals. J.P. Parise scored 11 seconds into overtime to lift the Islanders over the Rangers 3-2, eliminating New York’s squad.
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Boston
Bruins
National Hockey League
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Jude Drouin
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Rangers
Cliff Koroll
J.P. Bordeleau
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Whalers Edge Hartford in Overtime Playoff Thriller
Rick Ley scored late to lift the New Whalers to a 3-2 win over Hartford in a WHA playoff game in Connecticut. Eight penalties set records and three players were ejected early, with further penalties at 10 and 25 minutes.
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Hartford. Conn
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New Whalers
Isota
Long Beach City College Clinches Eighth NOC Gym Title
Long Beach City College won its eighth consecutive Metropolitan Conference gymnastics championship with a tri meet victory over Pasadena and Trade Tech. LBCC totaled 165.77, Pasadena 152.73, Trade Tech 103.98 as Viking gymnasts led by Carl Cruz swept multiple events and claimed top three finishes in four of six events.
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Long Beach
Viking
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Vikings
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Tennis Results Roundup Show Mixed Early Wins
In St. Louis a series of doubles and singles matches feature Vitas Gerulaitis beating New York 74 14 3 and Braz Gottfried defeating Raul Ramirez 6-3 1 BRI DGE DOUBLES quarters see Billie Jean King Rosie Casals oust Helen Gourlay while Australia edges Netherlands In other ties Chita meets Court in a Britain England 62 65 finish amid ongoing US competition
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Rosie Casals
Helen Gourlay
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Netherlands
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Julie Anthon
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Francoise Durry Stove
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Cryptic baseball scores fragment from an old page
A scrambled score list shows Long Beach II-Dodgers 15 and Tigers Leec Village II-Giants 7 with Fi rates 1 Mets 15 Braves 6 Padres 26 Astros 4 Pirates 1 Rangers 4. The fragmentary lines mix team names and high numbers, lacking clear date or location.
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Tigers
Leec Village
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Firates
Mets
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Mets Edge Pirates 4 3 In Low Scoring Tilt
Mets beat Pirates 4 to 3 as Torre and Milian contributed early runs while Kingman and Aillan added runs for New York. Philadlephia and St Louis split, with Brinkman homering for a 6 2 win following a late rally.
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Kings suffer playoff setback amid player injury and tense finale
Kings general manager Jake Milford said Pully was too injured to speak after the game as officials explained a rushed cross country travel plan to avoid unfair early playoff matchups. Rogie Vachon faced Toronto mainly in the late season stretch, with Toronto's Darryl Sittler and Ron Harris among the penalties as the Kings lost a closely contested series opener.
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St. Anthony Fumbles as Bishop Amat Rally Wins 5-4
Bishop Amat erased a 4-2 deficit with a three run seventh inning to defeat St. Anthony 5-4. Key hits from Jack Crevda and Al Messina sparked the rally while Henry Schildmeyer added a run with a double. St. Paul’s Pius X beat Andy Rincon 11-7, ending his six game win streak.
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Nitehawks rout Post Office in Lakewood tournament clash
Nick Hopkins hit two home runs and drove in six as the Long Beach Nitehawks routed the Long Beach Post Office 14 to 0 at Mayfair Park in the Lakewood Barons Tournament. Don Sarno and Bob Todd combined on a one hit shutout. Flores, Frazer, and Hopkins also homered.
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Jordan-O'Toole pace Jordan past Wilson for 3-2 win
Jordan edged Wilson 3-2 as O'Toole allowed two hits over six scoreless relief innings to lift Jordan into second in the Moore League. Lakewood remained unbeaten by beating Poly 5-3, while Millikan scored three runs in the eighth to beat Compton 8-5.
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UCLA Opens Pivotal Water Polo Clash With USSR
UCLA faces Moscow State University at Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool at 2 p.m. in a key water polo test. Moscow’s squad includes seven players from the 1972 USSR Olympic team, with a 1 p.m. preliminary Long Beach AAU game slated earlier.
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Four swim records topple at AAU short course championships
At Cincinnati on Friday the National AAU short course championships saw four American records fall. Top performers included Valerie Lee Mission Viejo in the women's 200 butterfly and John Naber USC leading the men's 100 backstroke and mixed relays with record times. Other record efforts came from Deena Dearhurst Cincinnati and Marcia Morey Decatur Illinois in their events.
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Louvusville
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Long Beach Mermen Fall to LA Valley in Finale
Long Beach loses 57 to 47 at home as LA Valley defeats LB in a Metropolitan Conference swimming dual meet. Vikings finish fifth. Medley relay and multiple events feature Valley and LB swimmers with strong times across freestyle, breaststroke and butterfly.
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Smith raises indoor vault mark to 18-4 in Portland meet
Former Long Beach State star Steve Smith lifted his world indoor pole vault record to 18-4 at an International Track Association event in Portland. He cleared 18-0 to win as rival Bob Seagren failed three attempts at that height before Smith's record attempt. Smith previously set the record at 18-13-4 last year in Pocatello and later became the first man to try 19-0, though unsuccessfully. Ben Jipcho won the two mile and mile. Randy Matson beat Brian Oldfield in other events, taking the shot at 69-9 while Oldfield had 68-144.
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Lakewood and Wilson dominate muddy meet results
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Litchman
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