NCAA Basketball Tournament Opens With Nine First Round Games
The NCAA tournament begins with nine first round games in venues across the nation including South Bend Philadelphia Morgantown New York and Houston. UCLA bids to extend its four year streak as the top ranked team and features a peak form at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
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Bruins Aim For Pac-8 Title And NCAA Berth In Key Clash
UCLA must beat Southern California to win the Pacific-8 title and secure an NCAA bid for a fifth straight national championship bid. A Trojan victory would knot first place and force a playoff at UCLA.
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Hextile Tops Worcester in Overtime for First Round Win
Hextile, the defending champion, beat Worcester in overtime 100-99 to advance. Assumption crushed Sacred Heart 106-83 while Central Connecticut beat Stonehill 111-99 and Hartwick defeated C. W. Post 75-0. Buffalo State edged Montclair 103-93 as Tennessee State edged Louisiana Tech 92-91 in late games.
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Kansas Players and Coaches Light Up Big Eight Talk
Notes from college basketball circles highlight KU star Pierre Russell as likely best second team all conference and debate over first team selection. Ted Owens questions voters as Russell earns praise from opponents and Kansas assistants.
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KU Cage Dinner Slated March 29
Kansas University's Big Eight championship basketball team will be honored at a March 29 dinner in the Kansas Union. Tickets cost 4.50 and go on sale at 15 Lawrence locations. The Roundball Club and EU athletic department co sponsor the event. Al Hack chairs the ticket sales committee. Tickets available at Allen Fieldhouse ticket office and numerous local banks, shops, and stores.
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Pro Cage Report Friday's NBA Results
Atlanta defeats Cleveland 119 107 Chicago beats Phoenix 116 92 Cincinnati tops Boston 128 104 Buffalo over Los Angeles 116 109 Detroit 138 129 over Portland San Francisco 111 98 at Seattle San Francisco hosts Detroit and Phoenix visit Chicago in matchups Saturday schedules include Atlanta at Cincinnati Milwaukee at New York Baltimore at San Diego Detroit at San Francisco Phoenix at Chicago Indiana 146 Utah 95 New York 182 Denver 127 Texas 129 Carolina 120 Saturday games Kentucky at Pittsburgh Carolina versus Texas at Dallas Indiana versus Virginia at Roanoke
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Court Ruling Challenges NBA College Signings Rules
A U.S. District Court ruled the NBA ban on signing college players before graduation violates the Sherman Antitrust Act in a case brought by Spencer Haywood. The decision could affect the upcoming March 29 NBA draft and raise questions about high school and college players joining pro ranks.
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Mitchell Named NAIA Coach of the Year
Lucius Mitchell of Kentucky State College at Frankfort was selected as coach of the year by the NAIA at a luncheon hosted by Ike Pearson of the US Basketball Writers Assn. Kentucky State posted 24 wins and 2 losses in the regular season and defends its NAIA title bid in the tournament.
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Early KU Baseball Trip Ends With Poor Showings
Kansas baseball coach Floyd Temple notes the early southern swing was too soon and indoors limited practice. The Jayhawks won only one of eight games in Oklahoma and Texas, with pitching struggles and several positional changes among key players like Carpio Evans Womble Lahti Planmiller and Planmiller praised as a power hitter. Temple vows no earlier trips in the future and stresses outdoors drills are essential for fundamentals.
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College basketball tournament results across regions from AP report
AP roundup of college games lists scores by region including North Carolina 78 over Virginia 69, Hartwick 77 over C W Post, Old Dominion 88 over Stetson 65, and Western Michigan 89 over Fairmont State 78 with various regional semifinals and playoffs noted.
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Cavaliers Fall to Hawks as Maravich Sparks 119 107 Victory
Pete Maravich poured in 28 points as Atlanta swept Cleveland 119 107. Walt Bellamy added 24 for the Hawks while Walt Wesley and Bobby Smith contributed 23 and 22 respectively for Cleveland. Other NBA results included Cincinnati 124 Boston 108 and Detroit 133 Portland 129. In the ABA Indiana beat Utah 106 95 New York toppled Denver 132 127 and Texas beat Carolina 129 120.
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Patek Spark In KCs Win
Fred Patek a 5 foot 4 inch shortstop starred for the Kansas City Royals in an 8 to 6 victory over the New York Yankees. He stole two bases scored twice had three hits in four trips and drove in two runs including the go ahead single in the eighth. The Royals outhit the Yanks 12 to 15 and committed five errors as New York fell to 3-5 in exhibition play.
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Phillies Outfielders Quiet Season With No Errors
Four Phillies outfielders in history completed a season without an error: Danny Litwhiler Tony Gonzalez Don Demeter and Johnny Callison.
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