Rainless hopes for Kansas Relays and Pac-8 Wishbone talk
Notes from sports column spanning college football and track. UCLA under Pepper Rodgers eyes a brighter season with Wishbone-T amid bad 2-7-2 log. Missouri and Nebraska face a pivotal Big Eight baseball series in Columbia. NFL trades and coaching moves surface with George Allen bookkeeping questions. Masters champ Charles Coody jokes about gallery, and KU midfielder Mike McCoy moves to medical school. Former NFL lineman Luke Owens wins breach suit. Lawrence High seeks 1973 football opponent replacements as Washington leaves Sunflower League.
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Los Angeles Rams
Marlin McKeever
McKeever
Missouri
Nebraska
Columbia
John “Hi” Simmons
Luke Owens
St. Louis Cardinals
Owens
Lawrence High
Washington
Wyandotte
Top Youth Bowlers Aiming For Honors Here on Sunday
Eighteen young bowlers compete for best in Kansas this Sunday at the Pladium Lanes in Lawrence. The event showcases youth talent and regional standings.
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Kansas
Pladium Lanes
Lawrence
TV Sports Schedule and Youth Bowling Winners Report
Television listings for 1 p m to 4:30 p m include ABA playoff college all star games NBA playoff hockey and golf coverage across multiple channels. The article also notes high school senior bowling results with 140 youths in 3 divisions and a national tournament in Washington DC scheduled July 28-31.
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Ricky Bailey
Topeka
Dale Heard
Iola
Jim Cost
Kansas City
Jim Emmeth
Leavenworth
Bruce McRoberts
Leawood
Canee Rupert
Salina
Sue Peterson
Karma Mace
Wichita
Judy Nienberger
Liberal
Patty Merkel
Karen McHugh
Lawrence
Kansas
Washington, D.C
National Bowling Council
NTSB Blames Crew in Marshall Plane Crash Findings
The NTSB report blamed the DC9 flight crew for descent below minimum altitude during a nonprecision approach amid poor conditions. It notes possible altimeter or instrument data errors and suggests that an operable visual approach slope indicator might have prevented the tragedy.
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Huntington
W. Va
National Transportation Safety Board
Marshall University
ISU Stings OU Leaders In Loop Race
Iowa State upset league leading Oklahoma 41 in Norman as Dan Powers faced Gary Weesle in a high scoring finish. Mike Curan delivered a bases loaded double in the 10th to seal a Cy clone win and Iowa State moved to 4 3 in conference play while Oklahoma dropped to 5 2.
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Mike Curan
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Cyclone
Dan Powers
Sooners
Gary Weesle
Columbia
Cornhuskers
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Bill Foster
Roger Walton
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Ben Tensing
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Tigers
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Ken Lehrmann
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Nets Aim for Recovery in Game Two Keyed by Erving
In Norfolk, the Virginia Squires lead the Nets 1-0 in the ABA Eastern finals after a 138-91 blowout. Julius Erving posted 26 points 20 rebounds and 15 assists as Virginia seeks a 2-0 series lead.
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Adrian Smith
Bernie Williams
Jim Eakins
Nets
Fort Hays Relays Set Six Class 1-A Records
Six Class 1-A meet records and one Class 2-A mark fell at the 37th Fort Hays State Invitational High School Relays in Hays Kansas. Lakin’s Chris Perez set a 9:53 mile in Class 2-A, breaking Les Musil’s 1967 record. Class 1-A record highlights include Mark Bossen 12-9½ in pole vault Tim Schwemmer 140 feet in discus Keith Palmer 4 35.1 mile, 1 59 in 880, 1 35.3 880 relay, and 3 45.7 medley relay by Ransom.
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Lakin
Glenn Cunningham
Perez
Mark Bossen
Sharon Springs
Tim Schwemmer
Lucas
Keith Palmer
Ransom
NHL Players Consider Strike Over Playoff Funds and Pensions
NHLPA warned owners that if playoff bonuses are not raised and pension terms improved in June talks, players could strike. Eagleson argued pensions must be retroactive to this year's playoffs, citing MLB comparisons while Campbell downplayed strike talk and noted ongoing negotiations.
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National Hockey League Players’ Association
Alan Eagleson
NHLPA
Eagleson
United States
NHL
Montreal
Clarence Campbell
Campbell
Rangers and Black Hawks in Stanley Cup semis showdown
New York coach Emile Francis says the Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks are mirror images of each other with strong defense and positional play. The Hawks swept Pittsburgh to reach the semis while the Rangers eliminated Montreal in six, aiming for revenge after last year's seven game series.
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New York
Emile Francis
Rangers
Chicago
Francis
Pittsburgh
Montreal Canadiens
NHL Playoff Schedule and Results Snapshot
NHL playoff notes from The Associated Press show no Friday games. Sunday features Semifinal New York at Chicago as the first game of a best of seven. Quarterfinal St Louis at Minnesota with the series tied 3 3 after an afternoon game. Monday’s games omitted.
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New York-Chicago
New York
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Minnesota
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