Indiana Prepares for UCLA in NCAA Semifinal Showdown
Indiana coach Bob Knight says the Hoosiers, 21 5, have a week to plan for 73 straight winning UCLA, winners of the West Regional, as they advance to the national semifinals in St Louis after a 72 65 comeback over Kentucky. Providence faces Memphis State in the East Midwest pairings.
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Hoosiers Rally To Beat Kentucky In NIT Duel
Indiana erased a 13 point halftime deficit to beat Kentucky as Bobby Knight shuffled lineups and Buckner moved to the high post. UCLA’s Curtis sparked a comeback for a win over San Francisco as Wooden predicts a deliberate Indiana game.
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Tolan’s comeback leads Reds in spring action
Bobby Tolan, back from a ruptured Achilles and Comeback Player of the Year material, went 5-for-6 in two games, driving in two runs as Cincinnati’s B team beat Philadelphia 5-0. Other spring results include Morgan, Driessen, Concepcion fueling an 8-3 A squad win over the Mets and several minor setbacks for other clubs.
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Jayhawks Top Washburn in Opening Doubleheader
Kansas baseball, led by Steve Corder four hitter and Bob Cox two hit win, swept Washburn 2 1 in the opener and 4 0 in the nightcap at Quigley Field. Freshman Steve Huntze shone at third base with two hits and two steals, while John Daniel and Rob Allinder join the rotation as KU prepares for Big Eight play with a midweek twin bill vs Emporia and a weekend against Northwest Missouri State.
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Cervantes Retains WBA Junior Welter Title in Maracay
In Maracay Venezuela Antonio Cervantes defended his WBA junior welterweight title by knocking out Nicolino Loccede of Argentina. The bout also featured Venezuela’s Troyel Hernandez outpointing Ernesto Marcel of Panama in featherweight action and Rodolfo Duran defeating Javier Ayala in a light welterweight clash.
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Hartman May Discuss OSU Coaching Vacancy
Kansas State coach Jack Hartman headed to Stillwater to talk about replacing Sam Awbrey as Oklahoma State head coach. Hartman has not commented publicly and says he is content at Kansas State while OSU's athletic director Floyd Gass suggested a successor could be named as early as Wednesday. Other interview candidates include Bob Bass Eddie Sutton Les Lane and Guy Strong.
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NCAA Playoffs Regional Results Across Regions
East Providence 103 Maryland 89 and Syracuse 69 Penn 68 in consolation. Mideast Indiana 72 Kentucky 65. Marquette 88 Austin Peay 73. Midwest Memphis State 92 Kansas State 72. South Carolina 90 Louisiana State 0. UCLA 54 San Francisco 39. Long Beach State 84 Arizona State. First Round Notre Dame 69 Southern California Louisville 97 American University 84 in North Carolina 82 Oral Roberts. Massachusetts 78 Missouri 71. NAIA Tourney Guilford North Carolina 99 Md East Shore 96. Augustana Illinois 96 Slippery Rock 93.
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Bad Timing Proves Fatal To Wildcats
AP reports Kansas State lost 92 72 to Memphis State in the NCAA Midwest regional. Coach Jack Hartman blamed atrocious timing and hurried play, noting poor shooting at 40 percent and an early 6 0 deficit. Kusnyer led K State with 21 points while Kruger and Mitchell added 15 and 12. Memphis State outrebounded 47 34.
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Ex POW Edward Mechenbier to throw first ball for Reds
The Cincinnati Reds will have Vietnam POW Air Force Capt. Edward Mechenbier throw the ceremonial first pitch on opening day April 5 against the San Francisco Giants. Mechenbier, a Morgantown West Virginia native who grew up in Dayton Ohio, is a former prisoner of war.
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Mass Messes Tigers Hopes
Missouri Tigers bow out in the National Invitation tournament first round losing 78-71 to Massachusetts. John Brown scores 35 points on 13 of 16 from the floor and nine of 12 free throws but Missouri misses late rally as Al Skinner and Charles Peters push UMass ahead. Missouri led 59-55 with five minutes left, then trailed 66-63 late. rebounding favors UMass 35-32.
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ABA Weekend Scores Highlight Wide Range of Results
Pro Cage Report lists Saturday games including Cleveland 114 Buffalo 97 and Baltimore 120 Philadelphia 115, plus Sunday matchups such as Boston 109 Kansas City Omaha 105 and Chicago 119 Detroit 107. Tuesday shows Virginia at Dallas and Utah at San Diego among others.
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