McKeon Puts Royals on a Smart Ball Club Path
Kansas City Royals begin spring under new manager Jack McKeon with a fresh philosophy and lineup. Veterans like Fred Patek and Amos Otis anchor a lineup while pitchers Dick Drago and Jim Splittorff lead a young staff. Hallmarks include fundamentals, baserunning, and Patek aiming to energize the infield.
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Hal McRae
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Paul Splittorff
Bruce Dan Canton
Fred Patek
John May
Kansas sports brief highlights and coaching notes
Notes from Kansas teams cover Bud Magrum signing with the British Columbia Lions and Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich life swap chatter. Kansas basketball defeats Texas Tech and San Francisco, coach Ted Owens comments, and Barry Switzer discusses past as a shot putter. Also mentions Jayhawks Big Eight standings, Legion summer team, Pancake Day, UCLA dominance debate, Al McGuire on freshmen, and ABA handstick rule. Kansas City Kings games schedule, Masters heart trouble, Ohm wrist injury, and Washburn opener without Ohm.
Texas Adds Johnson in Trade for Indians Pitchers
The Texas Rangers acquired controversial outfielder Alex Johnson from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for minor pitchers Rich Hinton and Vince Colbert. Johnson, once AL batting champion, will report to camp in Florida as the Rangers expect him to improve his behavior and performance. Also noted is Vida Blue’s holdout with the Oakland A’s and the salary dispute over his 1972 pay.
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Oskaloosa Falls In State 1A Final To Highland
Highland defeated Oskaloosa 57 to 51 in the Class 1A regional championship game. Oskaloosa trailed after a 16 point second and third quarter slump and could not overcome the deficit despite a late rally led by Gary Hime with 14 points and Martin Metzger with 11.
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Prep Basketball Scores From Hutchinson to Pratt
A long list of Kansas high school boys basketball results across multiple matchups. Notable games include Hutchinson 63 over Wichita Mast 62, Shawnee Mission Northwest defeating Shawnee Mission Mast, and Paola 66 over Santa Fe Trail 57.
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Sports on TV Today Summary
Broad TV guide lists games and programs across channels. Major basketball features include Kansas vs Iowa State and New York vs Boston with various channel slots. hockey features Toronto against New York Rangers. golf events Coral Eastern Open. other programs include the Pro Bowlers Tour and American Sportsman.
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Exhibitions Recap From Associated Press Session
Yesterday's results show Milwaukee edged Oakland 5 3, Chicago A beat Kansas City 2 0, Philadelphia defeated Boston 4 0, San Francisco defeated Chicago N 8, Montreal beat Minnesota 3 1, San Diego crushed Cleveland 9 0, New York A toppled Texas 7 4, Detroit vs Pittsburgh at Lakeland rained out.
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NIT Adds North Carolina and Alabama to 36th Tournament
The NIT expands to 15 teams after awarding invitations to North Carolina of the ACC and Alabama of the SEC. The field now includes Missouri Notre Dame Oral Roberts Virginia Tech Louisville American University Southern California Massachusetts New Mexico Marshall Fairfield Manhattan and Rutgers as the 36th annual event nears. Minnesota and Indiana lead the Big Ten with games on deck as the league hunts the last at large bid.
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Curl's Dance Helps but Cloudy Skies Threaten Lead
Rod Curl shot a six under par 138 after 36 holes in the Coral Eastern Open, finishing Friday four strokes behind Lee Trevino. Bobby Mitchell and Dave Hill trailed by one stroke. Defending champ Jack Nicklaus fell out of contention after a 74 to sit 11 behind. Curl, a 30 year old Wintu Indian from Redding Calif, hinted at Indian work but urged orderly action, calling the Wounded Knee stand a fanatic move.
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ABA Yesterday's Results Report
Pro Cage Report lists ABA games with final scores Denver 120 over New York 105 and Kentucky 119 over Virginia 113 Indiana 110 over Carolina 105 Utah 114 over Dallas 104. No other games scheduled.
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Pro Hockey Scores from NHL and WHA Night
In NHL Boston edged Atlanta 3 2 and Vancouver beat Buffalo 5 2. WHA results include Philadelphia 11 over Quebec 3 and Los Angeles 5 defeating Houston 1 while Newingland 5 Cleveland 4.
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Colleges East East LIU 72 Colgate 63
East regional play sees LIU defeat Colgate 72 to 63. Eastern regional semifinals feature Hartwick vs Potsdam and Brockport vs C W Post with close scores.
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Fights Last Night Roundup From Rome and New York
Bruno Arcari of Italy outpointed Chris Feran dez of the Dominican Republic in Rome. In New York Sammy Goss of Trenton outpointed Walter Seeley of Sayville after a 12 round bout 126 to 125.
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