Portland takes away homecourt edge from LA
Portland defeats the Los Angeles Lakers 121 to 109 in Inglewood to seize a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Bill Walton led Portland with a near double double and Maurice Lucas added 28 points as Abdul-Jabbar scored 30 for the Lakers.
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Warner
Neumann
Kupec
Promoter details payout split for Connors Nastase match
The promoter admits no separate winner-take-all prize existed for the Connors vs Nastase March 6 telecast. Jimmy Connors was guaranteed 500000 and Ilie Nastase 150000, regardless of outcome, with CBS under pressure to mask the non standard prize structure.
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Ilie Nastase
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Nev
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Plainsmen explode in NC doubleheader sweep of Concordia
In the NIAC twin bill at Sherman Field, Concordia beat Wesleyan 5-2 as Scott Weimer held the Plainsmen to three runs through six innings. In the nightcap, Bruce Reed and Doug Votava cleared the fences with three-run homers and Todd Jacobs added a three-base hit to power Wesleyan to an 11-5 victory. Reed drove in five runs on the day, while Dale Mahlman closed out the nightcap with 2 1/3 innings of hitless relief. Wesleyan improves to 15-10 overall, 10-4 NIAC, and travels to Dana in Blair for a rescheduled doubleheader Monday.
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Blair
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Crenshaw Leads Halfway At Nelson With Crumbling Round
Ben Crenshaw shared the halfway lead with Ray Floyd Fuzzy Zoeller and Lyn Lott after a four under par 32 on the back nine at Preston Trail. Crenshaw voiced frustration with his play as gusty winds and slick greens challenged the field in the Byron Nelson Classic. Joe Inman Don January Tom Kite and others trailed two shots back in Dallas.
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Bleier Recalls Steelers Slump Before Hall of Fame Banquet
Rocky Bleier spoke in Omaha about Pittsburgh’s rough start last season amid two Super Bowl wins. He cited mental breakdowns and misfiring offenses, noted Oakland’s playoff triumph, and described the Steelers’ rebuilding from injuries. The Nebraska NFHOF event inducted Nebra a figures and awarded scholarships.
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Chadron State
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Lincoln High girls win district track title at Norfolk
Lincoln High coach George Ayoub praised the team after the Links outscored Norfolk 84 64 to win the district A I meet. Robin Hruby won discus and Theresa Schoonover took 880 and mile, while other qualifiers eyed state meet action in North Platte amid windy conditions and lane concerns.
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Theresa Schoonover
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Scottsbluff
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Cindy Tatum
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Arter
Schubarth
Fremont
Deb Freitag
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