Longhorns Face Wolfpack In NIT Final Showdown
Texas coach Abe Lemons, 25-5, leads the Longhorns into the NIT final vs North Carolina State, after RPI standout Clyde Austin hit a 40-foot OT shot to beat Georgetown. Lemons dismisses scouting, notes high New York prices, and stresses playing to strengths as NC State counters with 7-foot-2 Glenn Sudhop and 6-8 Tiny Pinder.
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Finley Won’t Pay Full Lease Price
San Francisco AP report describes Bay Area baseball as a poker game with owners watching others bluff. Oakland A’s owner Charles O Finley says that if others think it’s him they’re wrong and that baseball’s top brass says it will cost him $2 million to break the Oakland Coliseum lease.
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Finley moves A's sale talks to Denver bid
Oakland owner Charles Finley asserts he will not exceed 1 million in sale talks with Marvin Davis for the A's and hints Giants owner Bob Lurie might be asked to contribute 1 million. Coliseum seeks 3 million, executives propose Finley pay 2 million with others covering the rest. The Bay Area faces potential two-team outcome if deals fail.
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Wolverines Edge Lawton High In 5-3 Intercity Tilt
Lawton High mustered three hits and wasted chances as Wichita Falls Rider collected 11 hits yet struggled to score. A wild sixth inning broke open the game when four hits and an error produced three runs, including a misplayed bunt that loaded the bases. Noriega allowed 11 hits but no walks, while Molinaro walked eight for LHS as Rider held on for a 5-3 victory at Hoskins Field.
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Jets Face Lindsey In 4 PM Mac Arthur Clash
Oklahoma City MacArthur seeks a return to victory as Lindsey visits the Highlander diamond for a 4 p.m. game. Western Heights shut out Mac 8-0 the prior Monday, the third straight Mac defeat and second by the eight-run rule. Carl Albert swept a doubleheader at Mac with scores 21-11 and 10-1. Mac has dropped two straight to ace southpaw Bill Whitehill, who earned his fifth win with a 9-1 victory over Chickasha.
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Jets ride 10-1 win amid errors and strong defense
Macctions of the Jets showed in an 10-1 victory as Rick Hartline and Mike Duncan powered hits while Mac committed 11 errors, James Ellsworth and Brad James key infield plays, and pitcher Mike Skidmore escaped a second inning threat with a double play. Eisenhower, Carl Albert, and Western Heights framed the competition.
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Robertson's Lumber Comes To Life By Herschel Nissenson
Mariners first baseman Robert Robertson, after years of surgeries and a 1-for-14 spring, erupted for four hits including a two-run homer in Seattle's 10-2 exhibition win over Milwaukee. The veteran, holder of 106 major league homers, credits luck and a second chance with the Mariners.
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Rider Clutch Hit Sparks LHS In Narrow Loss
Ladyridge High School battles hard as Hendrick and Leary combine for key RBIs. An early error loads the bases, a double play ends threats, and Noriega turns a popup bunt into a double play. LHS now 4-4 on the year, next at Altus.
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