KU swimmers lead Big Eight meet with Peters ties record
Kansas dominates early at Oklahoma City Big Eight championships as Emma Peters ties the 500 free conference record at 4 50 58 and Kansas women lead Nebraska 189 218 with two days left. Erik Jorgensen wins 500 free in 4 24 85 as Jayhawks lead Nebraska 191 183 in men’s standings.
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Meyer to miss conference tourney for ISU
Iowa State center Loren Meyer will not play in the Big Eight Tournament March 11 13 due to an under healed broken collarbone. Coach Johnny Orr said the 6 11 junior may participate in a post season event if invited but X rays Monday were inconclusive about early mid March availability. Meyer suffered the injury six weeks earlier when a pickup truck he rode in was hit by a train in Des Moines.
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Robinson Leads Naismith Finalists for Player of the Year
Purdue star Glenn Robinson, averaging 28.9 points, headlines a 10-player finalist list for the Naismith college player of the year. Joining him are Grant Hill of Duke Jason Kidd of California Donyell Marshall of Connecticut and Eric Montross of North Carolina. The women finalists are Heidi Gillingham Vanderbilt Lisa Leslie USC Nikki McCray Tennessee Katie Smith Ohio State and Natalie Williams UCLA.
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Tennessee
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Ohio State
Katie Smith
UCLA
Natalie Williams
Indians roll past Haskell in Region VI tourney win
Emporia, Doug Wyatt and Jonathan Josephs each scored 19 points to lift Central of McPherson to a 104-65 victory over Haskell in a first round NJCAA Region VI Division II game. Chris Mendoza added 18 as Haskell finished 6-20 for the season. Central advances to face Brown Mackie in the regional final after Brown Mackie’s 79-57 win over Hesston.
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Hesston
McPherson tops Haskell in high-scoring clash
McPherson 104 Haskell 65 as central performers Moline 20 points and Kliewer 32 help reach 104. Haskell, led by Domebo and Ellenwood, finish with 61 at Haskell Gym. Three-pointers: Haskell 2, McPherson 6. fouls 25 Central, 17 Haskell. Ray fouled out and a Central technical late.
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Conference cage coaches divided on merger plan
Kansas City AP reports mixed views from Big Eight coaches on adding four SWC members. Eddie Sutton calls expansion good for the league and opposes more than 16 conference games, while Johnny Orr urges caution and questions basketball benefits. Roy Williams and Billy Tubbs share varied opinions.
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Conference realignment draws mixed college coach reactions
ISU coach and Kansas rival show lukewarm to moves beyond current borders while Oklahoma's Billy Tubbs welcomes the shift. Tubbs says Texas recruiting will rise as the league doubles in population and games return home, boosting TV exposure. Roy Williams warns Texas departures may increase recruiting pressure.
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Texas
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Greg Ostertag
Duncanville
Independents and SWC Trio Meet Over Possible New League
A three hour meeting at the Hyatt Regency drew Indpendents and SWC members from Tulane Tulsa and Texas Christian Texas SMU and Rice to discuss forming a league. Attendees noted they will pursue interest, with TV deals driving urgency and a possible eight team format as opposed to twelve.
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Kevin White
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