Athletes plan smart money moves to secure future
Baseball ace Nye shines with bat and glove in a 6-5 win over Cincinnati as Houston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco win elsewhere in NL action. Gale Sayers begins broker training in New York while UCLA faces recruiting questions amid a changing college basketball landscape.
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Yogi Berra
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Gale Sayers
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Curtis McClinton
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John Wooden
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Lew Alcindor
Mike Warren
Lu Allen
Wichita baker flavors sunflowers versus meadowlarks on cakes
Marty Calvine runs a bakery in Wichita with a sign claiming sunflowers are too hard to decorate on cakes as Kansas state flower since each petal must be perfect. He quips meadowlarks are easier to depict on confections.
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Calvine
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295 Pound Smith Signs Contract With Baltimore
Bubba Smith the 295 pound Michigan State defensive lineman signed with the Baltimore Colts after being selected first in the NFL draft. Baltimore traded a first round pick from the Saints for lineman Butch Allison and quarterback Gary Cuozzo. Smith will likely play tackle and has experience at tackle guard and end on defense.
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East Lansing
Yastrzemski Delivers Under Pressure for Red Sox Win
Carl Yastrzemski hit his ninth and 10th home runs as Boston beat Minnesota 3-2 for their fourth straight victory. The slugger reflects on thriving in tight games as the Red Sox sit 4.5 games out of first in the American League.
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Yastrzemski
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Dick Williams
Ron Hansen
White Sox
Baltimore
Boog Powell
Orioles
Ken Berry
Chicago
Roger Craig Scouting for Dodgers After Pitching Star Tenure
Roger Craig, longtime pitching star, is acting as a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He transitions from a celebrated career to evaluating players for the current Dodgers baseball operations.
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Roger Craig
Los Angeles Dodgers
Top-Seeded Gals Fall in Paris Tennis Upset
In Paris at the French International Championships, top seeds Billie Jean King Ann Haydon Jones and Maria Bueno were defeated. Annette van Zyl beat King 6 2 5 7 6 4, Kerry Melville upset Jones 0 6 6 4 8 6, and Françoise Durrr beat Bueno 5 7 6 1 6 4.
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France
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Nicklaus Favored in Memphis Open
Jack Nicklaus, a former Memphis Open champion and pre tournament favorite, eyes the course as weather threatens round one. Defending champion Bert Yancey shares the spotlight with a strong field including Cary Middlecoff Gary Player and nine 1967 PGA winners as the 6 466 yard par-70 Colonial Country Club test looms.
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Randy Glover
George Archer
Bob Goalby
Dave Stockton
Dan Sikes
Miller Barber
Yancey
Gay Brewer
Cary Middlecoff
King
South Africa
Gary Player
Two Rookies Pace Yankee Triumph Over Athletics
The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics 3 0 as rookie Steve Whitaker hit a two run homer and Thad Tillotson pitched effectively for his second win. Tillotson limited the A s to three hits through eight innings before Dooley Womack relieved. The Cardinals had a rainout while preparing for a 13 game homestand against the Atlanta Braves with Lemaster facing Washburn scheduled.
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Phillies
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White
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Drysdale
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Bert Campaneris
Braves
Denny Lemaster
Ray Washburn
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Toro Wins Three at Delaware Park in Midweek Card
Jock Fernando Toro rode three winners at Delaware Park on Wednesday, highlighting a strong performance in the midweek program amid a racing meet in Stanton, Del.
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