Edwards Hints Africa Olympics Counter Show Plans
The San Jose State educator proposes a parallel games in Africa to counter Mexico City's Olympics. He offers few details on location funding or logistics while noting the massive costs seen in Mexico Japan Canada and other hosts. Edwards claims six months suffice to organize, despite typical eight-year prep.
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KU Nine Suffers Two More Losses In Riverside Tourney
The Kansas baseball team fell to 0-5 after a 11-2 defeat to Oregon and a 19-5 loss to UCLA in Riverside California. KU faced two more games in the Riverside Collegiate Tournament as the slate continued.
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Wilt in Doubt as 76ers Prepare for Title Defense
Wilt Chamberlain, the 7 foot 1 star who topped the NBA in rebounds and assists and finished third in scoring, sat out practice in Philadelphia with a toe injury suspected to be a break. He faced a late decision on his availability for tonight’s opener of the championship defense.
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Coaches of Uclans Houston Differ on Pace of Big Game
In Los Angeles Houston and UCLA plan a high tempo big game while North Carolina faces Ohio State in the NCAA tournament semifinals at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Coach Guy Lewis predicts a faster pace and better shooting, suggesting 71 points may not suffice.
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Kansas Height Gives Run Gun Peacocks A Moult
Kansas defeats St Peter's 58 46 in the NIT semifinals, led by a towering Kansas front line. Don May scored 32 for Dayton in a 76 74 overtime win over Notre Dame to reach the final, while Houston and UCLA loom in a marquee postseason showdown.
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Jayhawks To Face BYU Then Tennessee In Tourney
The winless Jayhawks prepare for a singleton against BYU and a Saturday afternoon game with Tennessee to close their tourney action. Oregon handed 11-2 loss with Scott Cress delivering an inside-the-park grand slam in the fifth for a 92 lead and a 41 record atop the tourney standings.
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Kansas KU Indoor Track Ends Season at Manhattan
Kansas closes its 1968 indoor season at Manhattan with six varsity and 19 freshmen traveling for the State Indoor Relays. Lee Adams attempts 75 yard hurdles with an injured hamstring, John Turck aims for 6 8 in high jump, and four vaulters meet Chuck Rogers of Colorado who cleared 16 7 last weekend.
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Weekend Cage Slate For Live TV
TV schedule highlights for basketball this weekend. Tonight UCLA plays Houston on Channel 13 at 11 p.m. Saturday features the NIT final Kansas versus Detroit on Channels 5 and 13 at 1 p.m. and the NCAA final winners of Houston UCLA and North Carolina Ohio State in Los Angeles on Channels 9 and 13 at 9 p.m. Sunday offers NBA playoff action on Channels 9 and 13 at 1 p.m.
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Big Eight sets nation leading shooting mark this season
Hank Luisetti sparked a one hand shot that spread nationwide. The Big Eight posted a league wide field goal percentage of .441, with five teams above the conference average and several school records falling. Nebraska leads free throws with .765 while Oklahoma State owns the era mark at .701.
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Iowa State and Oklahoma players lead in scoring and rebounding
Partial OCR shows Don sidle leading with 19.8 points, while another Iowa State player tallies 24.2 points and 14.6 rebounds. Oklahoma’s Sidle is mentioned as next in scoring at 19.8, with Stu noted thereafter.
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