Lions Host Leavenworth Pioneers in season opener at Haskell
Lawrence High School faces Leavenworth in the season opener at 7 30 p m in Haskell Stadium. The series, long dominated by LHS 41 9 2, hasn't had a meeting since 1968. Leavenworth seeks to end a 1948 loss streak and brings back key starters led by Caleb Rowe with LHS counters featuring David Rogers and Dale Miller.
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Nicklaus leads Big Four in World Series of Golf at Firestone
AKRON Ohio AP Nicklaus the favorite in the World Series of Golf at Firestone Country Club 7180 yard par 70 for a $50000 first prize. Competing are Tom Weiskopf Johnny Miller and Tom Myer Aaron. NBC will televise 4 50 p m CDT Saturday and Sunday.
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Schroeder Leads Southern Open Charge After Round One
John Schroeder shot a three under par 67 to top the field at the Southern Open, a $100,000 PGA event at Green Island Country Club. Five others tied for second include rookies Artie McNickle and Larry Stubblefield and veterans Grier Jones, Lou Graham, and Don Bies, as the 144-man field began play.
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Independence School Damaged by Blaze
Fire caused an estimated 25000 damage to the Washington elementary school in Independence Kansas. The blaze confined to the auditorium gymnasium with smoke damage throughout the building. Fire Chief Clyde Huff called the cause curious and suspicious and a custodian reported chasing people away shortly before discovery. No school today for about 350 students. classes expected to resume Monday.
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Nebraska Eyes Runty to Start Against UCLA
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne weighs starting senior Steve Runty at quarterback for the opener with UCLA. Runty and 1972 starter David Humm shared first-string reps as Humm recovers from a knee strain. Osborne will decide after today’s session and pregame warmups.
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Senate approves TV blackout bill to require telecasting sold out games
Senate passed the measure 76 to 6 requiring local telecast of hometown games if sold out 72 hours before kickoff. House action could follow with final form and committee approvals before a vote. NFL Commissioner Rozelle stressed economic benefits of national game telecasts.
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NFL Exhibition Schedule Highlights Evening Kickoffs
Exhibitions starting times listed EDT for Thursday to Sunday. Notable matchups include Dallas against Miami, Kansas City at St. Louis, New England at Detroit, and San Francisco at Los Angeles. Late Saturday games feature Green Bay at Cincinnati and New York Giants at Cleveland.
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Pats Waive Bill Bell to Taxi Squad
Boston Patriots place kicker Bill Bell on waivers and assign him to the taxi squad after a pre season trade with Atlanta.
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Storen Named New Commissioner of the ABA
Mike Storen, former president and general manager of the Kentucky Colonels, was to be named commissioner of the American Basketball Association at a news conference today. The announcement followed Robert Carlson's resignation official in Chicago.
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Local high school games listed for Friday and Tuesday
A schedule listing tonight and upcoming matchups across multiple Kansas high schools. Teams include Leavenworth, Lawrence, Mission Northwest, Wichita North, Washington, Oklahoma City Classen, Mission South, Hutchinson, Mission West, Topeka Highland Park, Hayden, Topeka West, Wyandotte, Mission East, Baldwin, Lansing, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Blue Valley Stanley, Piper, De Soto, Eudora, Louisburg, Mound City, Immaculata, Spring Hill, Gardner, Wellsville, Holton, Santa Fe Trail, Maston at KSD, Troy, Jeff North, Jeff West, Wetmore, Horton, McLouth, St. Mary’s, Perry Lecompton, Silver Lake, Royal Valley, Wathena, Valley Falls, Jackson Heights, Oskaloosa, Osawatomie, Prairie View, Garnett, Paola, Linwood, Paxico.
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Kings sign Block and Kimball to two year contracts
The Kansas City-Omaha Kings announced two year deals for veterans John Block age 29 and Toby Kimball age 21. Both players bring seven seasons of NBA experience to the team.
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Fights Last Night Ends in Knockout in Los Angeles
Armando Muniz of Artesia knocked out Antonio Roldan of Mexico City in the second round at a Los Angeles boxing event. Roldan faced defeat as Muniz delivered the decisive blow to end the bout.
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