Wilt Chamberlain visits ex teammate Billings in San Diego
Billings and wife Pat visited Wilt Chamberlain and John Hadl on the West Coast praising Chamberlain's peak play with the Lakers and admiring Hadl's public profile. Billings, a KU guard in 1956-58, notes Chamberlain's all around game and the famed million dollar house.
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Wilt ‘Chamberlain
John Hadi
San Diego
Bob Billings
Chamberlain
Kansas
West Coast
Billings
Pat
Hadl
Los Angeles
North Carolina
Alvamar Hills
Gail Goodrich
Wills
San Diego Charger
John
Hade
Lawrence
Kansas University
Central Junior High
Wilt
Onaga Beats Perry In Regional Semi In 2A Playoff
Onaga raced away in the fourth quarter to a 58-49 victory over Perry Lecompton in the regional semifinals. Stan Matzke scored 25 points to lead Onaga, as Perry Lecompton's hopes for a state berth ended with the loss and a Friday rematch against St. Marys.
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Topeka
Perry Lecompton
Onaga
Buffaloes
St. Mary’s
Nemaha Valley
Perry
Stan Matzke
Matzke
Buffs
Jim Leslie
Kaws
Perry-Lecompton
Onaga Oo
Ccrnnpmenneseee
Brunton
Walter
Fritz
Scully
Leslie
Turpin
Childers
Wienstrater
Harder
Marten
Ottman
Purse May Raise Ticket Prices For Sports Events
The IRS said higher purses in sports with cash prizes can justify price increases including entry fees programs and tickets. The ruling covers boxing horse racing golf and tennis while excluding ordinary baseball football and basketball games.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Briles says nightclub act stolen from beach home
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Nelson Briles reports his nightclub act and musical arrangements were stolen from his beach home during spring training workout. He said most of his clothes and stereo tapes were also taken in the burglary.
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Bradenton
Fla
Pittsburgh
Nelson Briles
Briles
K State Announces Spring Drills Start Date
Kansas State will begin spring football drills on March 20 under coach Vince Gibson. Practices run Monday Tuesday Thursday and Saturday with an Easter break on March 27 and resume April 3. the spring game is set for April 29.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State
Vince Gibson
Wildcats
Gibson
Prep Cage Report At McPherson And Other Kansas Games
A compilation of high school basketball results from Kansas venues including McPherson Ames, Topeka Emporia 48 to 5 over Seaman, Coffeyville 85 over Arkansas City, Pittsburg 69 over Coffeyville, and many 3A 4A matchups. Notable scores include Hays Ellinwood 65 over Oakley 44 and Hillsboro 87 over Leon 62 with local teams Jostling for playoff positioning.
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Hays Ellinwood
Oakley
Hill City
LaCrosse
Halstead Haven
Conway Springs
St. John
Halstead
Hillsboro
Girard
Garnett
Hesston
Herington
Leon
Mankato
Frankfort
Lincoln
Sacred Heart-Salina Washington
KU Gymnasts In Home Dual
Kansas hosts Western Illinois in Robinson Gymnasium at 2 p.m. after a 3-5 start this season. KU beat Colorado 146.20 to 133.45 but lost to Northern Colorado 140.05 to 138.10. The lineup includes Greenlee Overton Joseph Scholz Pipes Forkins Schubert Quinn Backus Blanchard Hambleton Cooper and is a tuneup before the Big Eight meet.
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Colorado
Kansas
Western Illinois
Robinson Gymnasium
Jayhawks
Northern Colorado
Kansas State
Pro Cage Report From Associated Press Recap
Thursday results show Kentucky defeated Virginia 135 to 130 and Utah beat Florida 123 to 121. Cincinnati plays Boston while New York meets Philadelphia in national TV airings. Memphis faces Carolina as Pittsburgh hosts Kentucky in rescheduled contests.
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New York
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Houston
Golden State
San Diego
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Portland
Chicago
Seattle
Cleveland
Oakland
Cincinnati
Phoenix
Kentucky
Virginia
Utah
Dallas
Carolina
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Indiana
Greensboro
Denver
Sumner Edges Turner to Reach 4A Regional Final
Top ranked Sumner defeated Turner 31 25 in the Class 4A basketball regional at Sumner to advance to the final against Leavenworth. The winner earns a state berth next week at Lawrence with eight other regional titles decided across classes. Coffeyville beat Chanute 85 65 to reach the 4A final against Pittsburg. other regional results tied to Lawrence Wichita Emporia Hutchinson Dodge City sites.
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Coffeyville
Chanute
Turner Sumner
Turner
Sumner
Huff and Puff
Spartans
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Wichita
Emporia
Hutchinson
Dodge City
Pittsburg
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Los Angeles Laker
Lakers
Jerry West
Chills
Perry Hopes
RTE
Lemnonen
Rhodes
Pennsylvania
Heck
Dan Heck
Allen
Washburn
Journal-World Photo
McPherson
Bishop Carroll
Newton
Seaman
Arkansas City
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Russell
Thomas More
Pratt
Fort Scott Parsons
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Clay Center
Chapman
Abilene
Belleville
Tonganoxie St. Joseph
Shawnee
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Atchison
Hiawatha
Hayden
Shawnee Heights
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Frontenac
Caney
Ulysses Leot
Sublette
Spearville
Lakin
Baldwin
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Baselor
Yates Center
Osage City
Topeka i Onaga
St. Marys
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Westmoreland
Lyndon
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Lebanon
Clyde
Axtell
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McCracken
Ensign
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Fowler
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Marquette
Sylvan Grove
Genesee
el Dorado
Elk
Hope
Little River
Central of Burden
Pratt Pawnee Heights
Sharon
Kiowa
Pawnee Rock
Richard Greenlee
al Overton
Marc Joseph
David Scholz
Marvin Pipes
Marc Forkins
Richard Schubert
Rings — Greenlee
Overton
Joseph
Tim Quinn
Mike Backus
Terry Blanchard
Jeff Hambleton
Brian Cooper
Taylor Texaco
Elms and
Taylor
Texaco
23Rd
Louisiana
McCulloch
Harry
Jones Farm Supply
East 23Rd
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Associated Press
NBA
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Lipsburg
Seon
Leon Downing Sublette
Minnesota
Veer
A.P.R
Maverick
H.T
Alabama
Haddock
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