ABA Teams Move to NBA in Expansion Deal
Four ABA franchises Denver New York San Antonio and Indiana join the NBA after five years of talks. Dispersal draft will place players from Kentucky St Louis Utah and other former ABA teams into the NBA pool with Chicago Bulls holding first pick. ABA owner payments total 3.2 million per club with rosters frozen May 1 1976 and four years of no TV revenue share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBA
Lawrence F. O’brien
ABA
Denver
New York
San Antonio
Indiana
St. Louis-Utah
Kentucky
Washington Bullets
Abe Pollin
Pollin
Carter
Southern District Court of
New York Knicks
Michael Burke
San Diego
Baltimore
Chicago Bulls
Colonels
Artis Gilmore
Ron Boone
Marvin Barnes
ABA Players’ Association
Prentiss Yancey
Finley’s bold stand shocks baseball world
Milton Richman surveys Charlie Finley’s sale of star players to the Red Sox and Yankees for 3 million, praising his push against runaway salaries and free agency while predicting a money-driven 1970s baseball landscape with the Yankees and Red Sox dominating.
Hearing set on Blue Rudi and Fingers dispute
Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn scheduled a 2:30 p.m. hearing to decide if Vida Blue Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers can report to their new clubs after restraining them from active rosters. Yankees bought Blue for 1 million and Red Sox bought Rudi and Fingers for 1 million each amid Finley dispersal sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Richman
NEW York
UPI
Charlie Finley
Joe Rudi
Rollie Fingers
Red Sox
Vida Blue
Yankees
Peter Seitz
Marvin Miller
Oakland
Sam
Bowie Kuhn
Finley
Oakland A
Kuhn
Rudi
Fingers
Boston Red Sox
Blue
New York Yankees
A’s
Charles O. Finley
Players Association
Texas Rangers
Brad Corbett
Corbett
Texas
Bert Blyleven
Minnesota
Babashoff Breaks American 200 Freestyle Record At Trials
Shirley Babashoff, 19, wins the 200-meter freestyle in 2:00.69 at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Long Beach. She also tops the world mark, expresses belief she could have swum faster if challenged. Jill Sterkel sets a personal best 2:02.93 as Lauri Siering wins the 200-meter breaststroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Shirley Babashoff
Babashoff
U.S
Mission Viejo
Star
Kansas City
Jill Sterkel
Lauri Siering
Arizona Hosts Third Seed Showdown For CWS Title Bid
Arizona faces Arizona State in a decisive College World Series clash aiming to avenge an earlier loss and reach Friday’s title game against Eastern Michigan. East Michigan beat Maine 11-6, while ASU overwhelmed Maine 7-0 and set a new NCAA season-win record at 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
UPI
Arizona
Arizona State
Eastern Michigan
Maine
Ted Casen
Les Pearsey
Brian Petroff
Steve Powers
Bob Chaulk
Bud Yanus
Tom van der Meer
Hunt
ASU
Ken Landreaux
Ken Phelps
Landreaux
RBI
Sun Devils
Phelps
Mike Henderson
Ron Oestrike
Oestrike
Environmental study threatens Barstow to Las Vegas race fate
In the Mojave Desert debate over offroad motorcycle use 250000 riders in California rely on desert access while a California Geology study for 1976 questions erosion and desert pavement stability. The Barstow to Vegas Hare and Hound race faces permit doubt as BLM weighs cumulative impact and ORV management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
Jim Wells
Wells
Downey
California
Motorcycle Industry Council
Newport Beach
Barstow
Las Vegas
California Geology
California Division of Mines and Geology
Bureau of Land Management
San Gabriel Motorcycle Club
BLM
Mojave
America
Vegas
San Gabriel Cycle Club
Dennis McLaughlin
Needles
San Bernardino Mountains
Kemp Conn
Kaat and Allen Spark Phillies Past Giants in Seven-Run Win
Dick Allen drives in four runs with a two-run homer and two-run single as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1. Jim Kaat allows four hits in five innings for his fourth straight win, lifting Philadelphia seven games clear in the NL East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Dick Allen
Jim Kaat
Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco Giants
Allen
Kaat
Minnesota
Ken Reitz
Giants
Marc Hill
John Montefusco
Dave Cash
Larry Bowa
Phils
Bowa
Montefusco
Greg Luzinski
Philadelphia
Crenshaw opens with two over par at U S Open
Ben Crenshaw could manage only two over par on the front nine as the 76th U S Open began at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth Georgia under cloudy skies with rain forecast. Hale Irwin faltered early with back to back doubles while Jack Nicklaus aimed for a fourth U S Open title amid talk of his majors mastery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
UPI
Ben Crenshaw
Crenshaw
Hale Irwin
Irwin
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Bobby Jones
Atlanta Athletic Club
Jones
Larry Ziegler
Best
Tom Weiskopf
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hyannis, Mass
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
New York Nets
Knicks
O’brien
Robert L. Carter
Ken Holtzman
Royals
Holtzman
Mets
Duffers
Lompoc Valley
Sandtrap Scotty
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
Ender
Charlie
Lompoc
Los Angeles
San Diego Padres
Randy Jones
Southern California
Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation
Giorgio Chinaglia
New York Cosmos
Pete
Cosmos
Los Angeles Aztecs
Lompoc Record
Scott Ostler
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!