Missouri Opens Big Eight Race With Fast Start at Home
Missouri, ranked 15th by UPI and 20th by AP, opens Big Eight play by hosting Kansas at Hearnes Center in a 7:35 p.m. game. Oklahoma State visits next Wednesday after hosting Iowa State, as MU eyes a sixth straight win after a 106-34 drubbing of MacMurray.
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AL Ready To Expand To Seattle For 1977
Phoenix AP report says the American League plans an expansion team in Seattle for the 1977 season and awaits the National League decision on adding Washington and Toronto and adopting interleague play as part of the future.
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Troy Tournament Prep With Friday Night Matchups
Local prep basketball hosts a Thursday slate including Clopton vs Winfield at ? p.m. and Montgomery Co R-2 vs Troy at 8 30 p.m. Friday features Francis Mowell vs Wright City at 7 p.m. Mannibal vs St Francis Borgia at 0 p.m. Also notes MLB expansion talk from Lee MacPhail above a Seattle focus and a Pacific Northwest lawsuit tied to AL expansion.
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MMA Matmen Post Third Win In Row
Missouri Military Academy wrestlers posted their third consecutive dual meet victory Tuesday, trouncing Centralia 48 to 11. MMA captured nine of twelve weight classes with seven pins. Pin scorers included Steve Nardini Tony King Keith Weaver Kim Webber Augie Petzlaff and Eric Carter. Mason and Block won decisions. MMA returns to action Friday at Wentworth Military Academy.
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MMA Swimmers Fall in Double Dual at Columbia Hickman
Columbia Missouri Military Academy swimmers were overmatched by Columbia Hickman in a 65 to 18 loss. Randy Adler won the 100 yard backstroke in 1 05.7 and placed second in the 100 yard freestyle, while Tod rode finished second in the 100 yard butterfly and the 200 yard individual medley.
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Bowling scores and standings from Wednesday morning league play
Lane Burners lost to Pin Pointers as Lou Belch topped with 202 high game and Lou Belcher 493 series. Easy Rollers led team totals 2308 while Streakers posted 828 high team game. Crown Laundry and Pizza Hut led other groups with high scores. Second half open with Frosty’s Standard and Hardee’s showing strong entries and Debbie Shramek posting 212 in Crazy Eight.
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Paris Edges R-6 Jr. High in Consolation Clash
Paris defeated R-6 Junior High 32 to 31 in a Marathon-City consolation game at Mark Twain Junior High Tourney. Alan Davenport scored 14 and Calvin McGrew 13 for Paris while Community’s offense faltered outside the second period.
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Tar Heels Beat Wake Forest Seals 99-74 Victory at Chapel Hill
In a charged ACC showdown North Carolina, ranked seventh, routed Wake Forest 99-74 on their home court. Phil Ford scored 30 as UNC dominated rebounding 30-10 and built a decisive second-half lead. Maurice Howard added 25 off the bench for Maryland in win over NC State.
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Cost Saving Aims Lag At NCAA Convention Session
At the NCAA 70th convention in St Louis delegates backed modest budget trims while ignoring further cost saving limits. The SEC announced it will send its football champion to the Sugar Bowl for three years, prompting debate on national title plans and conference alignments.
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Wedman Locks Up KC Win
Boston rallied repeatedly but Scott Wedman sealed a 106-101 Kansas City win with a 15 foot jumper with 29 seconds left. Jo Jo White led Boston with 24 points while Sam Lacey added 19 rebounds and Nate Archibald had 10 assists for the Kings.
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Staubach Seeks Own Calling Of Plays Ahead Of Super Bowl
Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach again clashed with Coach Tom Landry over the sideline play calling system. Staubach prefers calling his own signals but has accepted Landry’s method, which Landry defends as a strategic edge. Steelers coach Chuck Noll notes Dallas’s Flex defense presents problems, while Landry explains its aim to prevent overreactions by defenders.
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