McLain Named 1968 Male Athlete of the Year
Detroit pitcher Denny McLain earned AP Male Athlete of the Year honors for 1968 with 108 first place votes and 517 points. The 24 year old balanced pitching and organ playing, posting 31 victories, as he led baseball’s dominance in the annual poll ahead of OJ Simpson Bob Gibson and Earl Morrall.
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Denny McLain
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Don Schollander
America
U.S
O.J. Simpson
Southern California
McLain
Sports Writers and Broadcasters
Morrall
Colts
Johnny Unitas
Lions Fall to Hayden Wildcats in Topeka Invite Opener
Lawrence Lions forget Harris 13 points and 14 rebounds as Hayden Wildcats race to 12-2 early lead and hold on 55-47 in the Topeka Invitational. Gary Hammer leads Lawrence with 14 points while Konrade, Morrisey pace Hayden with 14 each.
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Mike Morrisey
Carl Beier
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Don Whitehead
Steve Roger
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Wildcat
Falen
Shawnee Mission South
Highland Park
Raiders
Wichita East
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Junction City
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Dillon
Hammer
Noger
Mark Harris
Winter
Cerne
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Beier
Faught
Gibbs
Konrade Oo
Walls
Den
Hay
Jones wins battle at Palestra in clash of sophomores
Villanova defeated No. 11 Notre Dame? No, Villanova beat Spencer Haywood and Howard Porter rivals 93-71 at the Palestra. Johnny Jones scored a career high 37 points with 12 rebounds as Porter tallied 28 and Haywood 25. La Salle won 78-64 over Pennsylvania.
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Johnny Jones
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Detroit
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Villanova
Jones
Pompano Beach
Fla
la Salle
Pennsylvania
Namath Hints At Retirement In Near Future
New Yorks Joe Namath hinted at retirement after the Super Bowl while speaking at a Jets tribute at City Hall. He noted health concerns from knee operations and referenced Jimmy Browns early retirement as a model, while confirming ongoing business ventures and showbiz offers. He planned to assess options after a USC tour of Far East military installations.
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Wet Road Ahead For KU Tankers
Kansas University swimmers enter a four-meet stretch over six days starting Monday with a home meet against Texas. Arlington, Town State, and a Saturday triangular with Missouri and Colorado follow, with evening and afternoon starts and most events at Robinson Gym. Coach Dick Beamon calls the schedule taxing but valuable for experience in national meets. Arlington figures to be the toughest foe, led by potential stars including Olympic gold medalist Doug Russell, as Texas Arlington stands ninth nationally with six dual wins and SWC Relays title.
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Spain seeks ban on Scottish referee George Smith
Madrid AP reports the Spanish Boxing Federation plans to ask the World Boxing Council to suspend George Smith the Scottish referee who awarded the world featherweight title bout to Johnny Famchon of Australia over Spain's Jose Negra. Federation president Roberto Duque said Smith made a great mistake in his decision.
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Spain
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Roberto Duque
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College basketball scores from AP releases
East Temple at Fordham canceled. Penn State 64 West Virginia 2. Villanova 3 Detroit 7. Boston College 84 Seton Hall 78 La Salle 78 Penn 64. Niagara 79 Buffalo 76 South Tampa 7 Rolling 1 East. Ky 73 Virginia Tech 65. Western Michigan 71 Miami Ohio 66. Bowling Green 64 Toledo 63. Butler 88 Evansville 85.
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Friday NBA slate lists no games scheduled
The schedule shows no games on Friday with all teams listed as having no matchups. Remaining entries include Philadelphia at Boston Chicago at Phoenix Los Angeles at Atlanta San Diego at San Francisco New York at Detroit.
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Flint cancels Olympic speedskating meet due to heat
The Olympic style speedskating championship in Flint Michigan was canceled this weekend because warm weather. About 70 top men and women speedskaters in the United States were slated to compete.
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Flint
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Foster Has Soft Touch In Frankie
Light heavyweight champion Bob Foster nearly dismisses the bout, knocking Frankie De Paula out in 2 minutes 17 seconds at Madison Square Garden. Foster earned about 75 000 from a 189 129 gate with 16 129 fans, while De Paula grossed about 37 500.
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Salon
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