Poll notes Bearcats number one in early NCAA ranking
The AP basketball poll lists Cincinnati as the top team with California close behind. Ohio State and Brealey round out the top four as Cal and Cincinnati loom for the NCAA title amid strong 24-1 records.
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Dunbar Panthers finish season with 31-2 mark led by Malone
Dunbar, state champions, set a 31-2 record under coach and star William Malone. Malone averaged 196 points per game across 33 games, led in scoring with 588 total points, and dominated other stats including free throw accuracy. Teammates Willie Watson, Bobby Johnson, Louis Langs, and Rate Nees Banion contributed strongly as the Panthers averaged 70 points per game while holding opponents to 48.1.
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Tennessee A&I Advances To NAIA Title Defense
Tennessee A&I defeated Midwestern (Tex.) University 102-83 to advance in the NAIA Tournament. Kenneth Jones scored 21 for A&I while Maryland State’s Ed Wadser had 19 for the top NAIA team, as the favored champions used a fast break and balanced attack to secure the win.
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Big Klu Eyes Return After Back Woes With Sox
The article notes Big Klu, eased back by a Cincinnati bench, aims to prove his old form after 31 games with the Sox since moving from Pittsburgh. He vows not to celebrate himself until a full season proves his health and impact.
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Seminole Invitational Track Meet Set For Weekend
The fifth annual Seminole Invitational will be held Saturday at 10 30 a m with finals at 2 30 p m in Seminole Texas The field includes Plains Brownfield Andrews B Ector Crane McCamey Wink Monahans Kermit and host Seminole The Indians also compete in the West Texas Relays and the High School Track and Field Meet in Austin on May 6 7
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Sugar Ray to Meet Baldoni in Baltimore Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson, 39, will fight Baldoni in a 10 round bout at the Baltimore Coliseum on April 2 before a return match April 29 with Paul Pender in Boston. Pender previously beat Robinson in Boston for the title in a split decision on January 22.
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Jones and Cassius Clay Clash in Western Golden Gloves Show
Two former amateur champions Jimmy Jones of Chicago and Cassius Clay of Louisville headline the Western Golden Gloves title bouts televised tonight. Clay moves up to heavyweights while Jones defends in the same division. The card also features welterweights and light heavyweights with TV coverage limited by time.
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Oilers Win Public Stadium Lease to Expand Houston Venue
The Houston School Board approves a lease allowing the Oilers to upgrade Jeppesen public school stadium from 22 000 to 36 000 seats at a cost of 300 000 dollars. An air conditioned grandstand and press box will be added. Oiler president K S Adams says completion is set for the first home game on September 11 or 18.
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Allen Arena tag team main event billed as top card
At Allen Arena Fair Park Coli seum two main events headline the card The Mighty Ortega and Alex Perez face Strangler Stan and Gentleman Ed Sharpe in the second main event Silento Rodriguez and Tommy Phelps meet in their first main event. Preliminary bouts include Sonny Myers vs Gene Le Bell Dick Hutton vs Yaqui Bravo and Dory Funk vs El Mongol.
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Lea County teams seek state tourney glory in Al Albuquerque
Lea Sends' three squads head to Albuquerque for the state tournament with 60 percent recreation amid hopes to field more schools than any county. Hobbs carries a 22-3 record after an undefeated District 4-A run and seeks a repeat title threat. Eunice, Lovington, and Clovis battle through regional rounds to join the Hobbs power in a stacked 12-county bracket.
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