West Sues Cooke for Breach of Contract
Jerry West filed a breach of contract suit in Superior Court against Jack Kent Cooke and California Sports Inc. seeking more than $1 million after retirement. The Lakers countered with a $2 million suit, claiming repudiation and fraud. The dispute follows West's retirement during a season that left the team out of the playoffs.
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Olivares Knocks Out Ortiz in Mexico City Bout
Former world bantamweight and featherweight champion Ruben Olivares, 27, from Mexico City, stops Benjamin Ortiz, 23, in the sixth round of a 10 round fight in Tijuana. The victory sets up Olivares for a June 20 title challenge against Bobby Chacon in Inglewood. Olivares seeks to rebound after losing the WBA 126 lb crown to Alexis Arguello in a recent rematch in Inglewood.
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DiBiase Named Stanford Head Coach From Notre Dame Links
Former Notre Dame assistant Dick DiBiase, 34, was chosen to lead Stanford basketball, replacing Howie Dallmar after 21 seasons. He inherits a Pacific Eight program with a $6,000 annual recruiting budget and a history of upsets against UCLA under Phelps.
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Sharman Tops St Martin In Free Throw Challenge
Los Angeles Lakers coach Bill Sharman hit 90 of 100 free throws to Ted St Martin's 88 of 100 at the Los Angeles Sportsman and Vacation Travel Show held at the Convention Center. St Martin, holder of a world mark of 1 704 consecutive makes, is performing daily at the show.
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Flyers Keeper Bernie Parent Wins Consecutive Vezina Trophies
Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers became the first NHL goalie to win back to back Vezina Trophies since Jacques Plante. The 30 year old shared last season’s honor with Tony Esposito and led the league with 12 shutouts while finishing the regular schedule with a 2.03 goals against average.
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McGinnis Wins ABA Scoring Title Over Erving
George McGinnis of the Indiana Pacers led the ABA in scoring for 1974-75 with 29.8 points per game while Julius Erving of the New York Nets averaged 27.9. Both shared MVP honors, but McGinnis topped Erving in final scoring figures released Monday.
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UCLA Opens Spring Practice Under Vermeil In Rain
UCLA coach Dick Vermeil led 80 players including 34 lettermen in the first day of spring drills in the rain. John Sciarra, the nation’s top college quarterback, headlines a two hour session as spring practice runs 20 days and ends with a May 10 scrimmage.
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King of the ring and the put
Brian Oldfield made waves in a bikini era and unveiled a new shot put technique that produced a world record 726 percent boost at an indoor 1973 meet. The pro circuit noted his financial stakes as he battled established shot putters like Al Feuerbach and George Wood.
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Kings favorites in playoff series with Maple Leafs in opening round
In five regular season meetings the Los Angeles Kings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs four times and tied once. The Kings, finishing second to Montreal in Division 3 with 105 points, open a best of three series against Toronto in Inglewood with game two in Toronto and a possible third in Los Angeles. Goaltender Rogie Vachon and defenseman Terry Harper express caution about the tight set.
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Lyle Wins Court Delay Ahead of Ali Title Bout
heavyweight Ron Lyle delaying legal hearings for two weeks to focus on his May 16 Las Vegas championship bout with Muhammad Ali. District Court Judge George Manerbino pushed the preliminary hearing to May 22 on charges including two counts of menacing and one of second degree assault arising from a March 13 incident involving Lyle and his wife Nadine.
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Elder breaks silence on Masters appearance golf milestone
Lee Elder plans a 3 p.m. news conference in Augusta to discuss being the first black golfer at the Masters. His wife Rose says the public talk will allow him to focus on playing while media coverage concentrates the questions. The Masters field totals 54 U.S. pros, seven U.S. amateurs, and 17 foreign pros.
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Donkey basketball arrives at Cabrillo High
Cabrillo High hosts a charity donkey basketball game with Cabrillo faculty stars facing a student team in the gym. Riders mount live donkeys for the 7 30 p m showdown with doors at 6 30 p m Tickets cost 150 for adults 100 for students and 50 cents for preschoolers and are sold at the Business Building Activities Office or gym.
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McAdoo wins point title for second straight season
NBA final statistics show Bob McAdoo of Buffalo repeating as scoring champion with 34.5 points per game while Rick Barry led in free throw percentage at .904 and steals at 2.85 per game. Kareem Abdul Jabbar blocked 212 shots to pace the league, Wes Unseld led in rebounds, and Kevin Porter topped assists.
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Sports Schedule Wednesday and Thursday
Wednesday events include baseball Santa Ynez at Cabrillo at 3 15 p m gymnastics St Joseph at Cabrillo Santa Maria at Lompoc and girls track Righetti at Cabrillo Santa Ynez at Lompoc Thursday features track Righetti at Cabrillo and Lompoc at San Luis Obispo
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Opening Day Blitz From 1975 Dodgers Reds and More
Nolan Ryan sparkles for the Angels in a 3-2 win over the Royals highlighted by a two-run ninth inning. The Reds beat the Dodgers 2-1 in 14 innings as Foster drives in the winner. Expos top Cardinals 8-4 with Carter delivering a ninth-inning three-run homer. Astros roll past Braves 6-2 behind Dierker winning a complete game. A’s seek fourth straight title led by Vida Blue.
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