Warriors rout Braves as Thurmond Lucas shine
Nate Thurmond and Jerry Lucas each scored 28 points and combined for 55 rebounds to lift the San Francisco Warriors 109-91 over the Buffalo Braves. The win ends SF's four game skid while Buffalo drops to six behind in the last period.
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Haywood asks to finish out season amid court fight
Spencer Haywood seeks court permission to play the remainder of the NBA season for the Seattle SuperSonics while legal action over his move from the ABA to the NBA continues. He says the ban threatens his reputation as a superstar and asks Justice Douglas to reinstate a district court order blocking NBA action.
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Righetti Saints Earn CIF Berths In Regional Playoffs
Righetti High and Santa Maria High joined Dos Pueblos in CIF AAA playoffs as the Santa Barbara County league teams earned berths. Righetti edged Santa Maria 59 57 in overtime Friday to secure their spot. West Covina High leads AAA with 24 straight wins. Royal High meets Righetti in first round. Verbum Dei Crescenta Valley and Compton top seeds in AAAA. Gordie Howe to take a week off for wrist injury recovery in Florida.
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Ralston Knocks Out Ashe in Champions Tourney Tie
Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield defeats Arthur Ashe 6-2 4-6 7-4 at Madison Square Garden to reach the Tournament of Champions semifinals. He faces Rod Laver, who has won 11 straight singles in the event, with Tom Okker to meet Roy Emerson in the other semifinal.
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Williams backs baseball love versus other sports
UPI reports Ted Williams says modern youths often favor football or basketball over baseball because baseball is the hardest sport to excel in. He notes a golfer’s stability and income appeal, praises Williams’ belief in loving baseball yet avoids preaching to kids, and mentions his own son.
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Snead Wins Tucson Open In Five-Under Final Round
J C Snead, son of famed Uncle Sam, captured $22 000 after a five under par final round to finish at 15 under and edge Dale Douglass by one stroke. Douglass earned 12 500 for second with 34 year old pro Al Mengert Hale Irwin and George Archer tied at 279 for third. Defending champ Lee Trevino faded to 12th.
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Big night for 4 7-footers
Four seven footers led key wins across college hoops on Monday night. Pembrook Burrows and Artis Gilmore combined for 52 points as Jacksonville beat East Carolina 127 69, with Burrows 27 and Gilmore 25 alongside 28 rebounds and 13 blocks. Western Kentucky’s Jim McDaniels poured 41 in a 94-93 OT win over Eastern Kentucky. Kentucky cruised past Alabama 101-74 behind 16 points from Tom Payne and Tom Parker. South Carolina’s Tom Owens and Tom Riker added 19 and 16 as the Gamecocks beat Houston 88-71. North Carolina topples Florida State 70-61 behind Lee Dedmon with 15 points and 16 rebounds. Tennessee routs LSU 88-67 powered by Mike Edwards 25 points. Weather halted Missouri-Oklahoma State, Kansas State-Kansas and Oklahoma-Nebraska games.
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Fordham Breaks Into Top Ten In UPI Coaches Poll
UCLA led the ratings with a one loss season while Marquette held the top spot and Southern California remained third. Fordham jumped to No. 9 for the first time since 1954 after a win over Notre Dame to reach 20-1, with a showdown against Marquette at Madison Square Garden looming.
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Coasting Lakers Face Baltimore Bullets Tonight
The Lakers leaders of the Pacific division meet the central division leaders, the Baltimore Bullets, in a key matchup. LA holds a 2-1 edge in the season series and plans to give reserves more court time as the team rests its stars. After the game LA heads to Boston to face the Celtics.
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Pacific-8 leaders UCLA USC and Long Beach State reach 20 wins
UCLA coach John Wooden USC mentor Bob Boyd and Long Beach State coach Jerry Tarkanian celebrated their teams reaching 20 wins in a weekend. Wooden warned the March 13 rematch with USC may not decide the title as Washington and Washington State loom. Boyd praised Ron Riley after a 110-75 USC win over Oregon State and noted Riley’s rebounding records.
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