Warriors sweep Bullets to claim NBA title in four games
Golden State overcame a late Washington lead to win 95 93 on the Bullets home floor and clinch the series in a four game sweep. Rick Barry led the champs with 20 points, while bench players fueled the decisive comeback and Tim Beard sealed the victory with late free throws.
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Joe Roberts
al Attles
Golden State
Warrior
Bullets
Rick Barry
Bullet
Barry
Chicago Bulls
Attles
Wilkes
Beard
Phil Chenier
ABA Champs Challenge Warriors For World Championship Series
ABA Commissioner Dave DeBusschere issued a telegram to Franklin Mieuli and NBA officials proposing a $1 million winner take all world championship series between the ABA Kentucky Colonels and the NBA champion Golden State Warriors. He said a 3 to 5 game series would boost revenue and determine the true world champions.
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Louisville
UPI
American Basketball Association
Dave DeBusschere
Golden State Warriors
Kentucky Colonels
Debusschere
Franklin Mieuli
The
Warriors
NBA
Walter Kennedy
Larry O'Brien
Washington Bullets
Colonels
Indiana
Littler Wins Memphis Classic by Five Strokes in Classic Return
Gene Littler captured the Danny Thomas Memphis Golf Classic with a Sunday 66 for a 72 hole total of 270, five strokes ahead of the field. Littler, 39, who battled cancer surgery in 1972, described his win as especially meaningful after years of close calls at the Memphis event.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Gene Littler
Colonial Country Club
Danny Thomas
Littler
John Mahaffey
la Jolla
Calif
Mahaffey
Houston
Tex
Fullerton Earns Baseball Title Advancing To World Series
Cal State Fullerton defeated Pepperdine 6-4 as Dan Boone held the Waves to one run over the last seven innings. Fullerton becomes the first Pacific Coast Athletic Association team to reach the NCAA College World Series, ending USC’s five year title run after defeats by Fullerton and Pepperdine.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Dan Boone
Pepperdine
Cal State Fullerton
Pacific Coast Athletic Association
USC
Fullerton
Bobby Unser Wins Rain Shortened Indy 500 Classic
Bobby Unser clinched the rain shortened Indianapolis 500 at 174 laps as Johnny Rutherford took second and A J Foyt finished third. Unser, 41, averages 149.213 mph amid a race halted twice in three years, tying his brother Al with two Indy wins at IMS where Jerry Unser died in 1959.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Bobby Unser
Bill Vukovich
Vukovich
Bill Puterbaugh
George Snider
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Johnny Rutherford
Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Colorado
Jerry
Tom Sneva
Eldon Rasmussen
Track promoters blame AAU for financial squeeze in sport
Promoters like Tom Moore of Cal Relays warn they may quit or switch to pro shows as AAU hurdles for foreign stars and rising costs squeeze track events. Dutch Warmerdam, Al Franken, Gil Bishop and Dave Maggard join critics citing tougher AAU rules and dwindling TV interest as key pressures on meets and fans.
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Modesto
UPI
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
Tom Moore
Cal
Moore
Dutch Warmerdam
Fresno
al Franken
Los Angeles
Gil Bishop
Bakersfield
Dave Maggard
University of California
Franken
Bishop
Maggard
Bully turns into scorer in Flyers 5 Sabres 2 win
Dave Schultz scores twice as the Philadelphia Flyers top the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 to take a 3-2 lead in the NHL Finals. Schultz, known for physical play, nets two goals including a late breakaway, his first multi goal game this season.
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Flyers
Philadelphia
UPI
Dave Schultz
Broad Street
Philadelphia Flyers
Schultz
Buffalo Sabres
Desjardins
Catfish aid helps Warriors reach NBA finals in style
In Oakland, Lou Mohs tells Franklin Mieuli the tale of a catfish bait tactic. Dick Vertlieb rebuilt the Warriors with Keith Wilkes and Bill Bridges, guiding a surprising run to the NBA finals led by Rick Barry and coach Al Attles.
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Warriors
Mieuli
Dick Vertlieb
Los Angeles
Seattle SuperSonics
The
Miculi
Golden State Warriors
NBA
Rick Barry
Vertlieb
Nate Thurmond
Keith Wilkes
UCLA
al Attles
Bill Bridges
Thurmond
Clifford Ray
Wilkes
Silk
Bridges
Catfish
Seattle
Baltimore Bullets
Minneapolis Lakers
Barry
Chicago Bulls
Young Wilkes
Attles
Jeff Mullins
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ABA Champs
New York City
Spruill
Jim Spruill
Lompoc High
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Lompoc Record
Scott Ostler
Buffalo
Gerry Desjardins
Oakland
NEA
Lou Mohs
Los Angeles Lakers
Elfin
Lou
Franklin
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