Tarkanian Talks Sports and Hoops Centers on Rebels and Pros
The piece blends memories of Jimmy Taylor’s Las Vegas Holiday Classic visit with Clark High standout Henry Thorn and Rebels players. It notes Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s high regard from scouts,Freshman Reggie Theus potential, and Eddie Owens’s preseason acclaim. Marquette’s 1970s recruiting buzz also features, with Whitehead Toone joining a strong returning lineup.
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Clark
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Henry
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Vereen
Fired A's Pilot Not Mad At Charlie
Alvin Dark, 53, accepts his firing as Oakland A's manager after a disagreement with owner Charlie Finley. Dark says the severance stems from a church sermon row and preserves respect for Finley, hoping he remains healthy and wishing him luck.
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Charlie Finley
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Honey
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Redwood Chapel
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Hayward
Charles Slyngstad
The
Hayward Daily Review
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Red Sox
Seven ABA Teams Seek NBA Membership for 1976 77
Seven more ABA clubs Kentucky St Louis Virginia San Antonio Indiana Utah and San Diego filed telegrams to NBA commissioner Lawrence O Bren asking to join the NBA for the 1976 77 season. The move follows earlier applications by the New York Nets and Denver Nuggets as ABA leadership cites financial pressures and aims to put professional basketball on a sound businesslike basis. Judge Carter presides over the NBA Players Association merger case, with potential court injunctions noted.
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Lawrence O'Bren
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San Diego
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Denver
Robert Lo) Carter
Carter
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Baltimore Claws
ABA
Dave DeBusschere
Nets
DeBusschere
Sick Tiant Will Go In Game Six
The wait for game six of the World Series extended as rain and cold kept the Reds and Red Sox off the field for a third straight day. Tiant will start for Boston as Anderson plans Nolan and Billingham in relief with Gullett held in reserve for a potential seventh game.
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Luis Tiant
Boston
Tiant
Upifoto
UPI
Bowie Kuhn
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Red Sox
Kuhn
Louie
Evans
Anderson
Gary Nolan
Jack Billingham
Nolan-Billingham
Don Gullett
Giants Rally Edges Bills 17 14 On Hunt FG
Giants drive 63 yards ending with George Hunt 37 yard field goal with six seconds left to upset Buffalo 17 14. Morton passes to Rhodes and Gillette as Bills lead 14 0 before late Giants rally. Simpson runs 126 yards for Buffalo. Leypoldt misses two late kicks.
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N.Y
UPI
George Hunt
New York Giants
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Giants
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Hunt
Ron Johnson
Morton
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Joe Dawkins
Lou Saban
Leypoldt
Rhodes
Simpson
New York
Buft—Simpson
Butt—Hill
Ferguson
NY —Rhodes
FG Hunt
Braxton
Washington
World Series warning signs at cafe in North Beach
In San Francisco at the North Star Cafe in North Beach patrons see a sign warning fans not to ask who is winning the World Series or about innings pitching count or who is up. The sign tells them to watch the game on their own.
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