Providence Faces Memphis State in semifinal duel
Providence, ranked fourth, meets Memphis State as Indiana battles UCLA in a semifinal doubleheader that could reshape the Final Four. Hoosiers coach Bob Knight defends his approach against UCLA while UCLA coach John Wooden warns against changing a winning game plan. Keith Wilkes and other Bruins students juggle finals as nerves loosen in St Louis.
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UCLA
Indiana
Hoosiers
Bruins
Bob Knight
Hoosier
Knight
John Wooden
Wooden
No-Hitter Doesn't Count in Exhibition Game
Bruce Lowitt reports on a Friday exhibition where Steve Busby and Doug Bird combined for a no hitter against Detroit, with Joe Staton scoring on a hijacked play. The Tigers finally break through in the seventh on a walk, stolen base, and infield grounder.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Kansas City
Steve Busby
Doug Bird
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Joe Horlen
Chicago White Sox
Bird
Detroit
Norm Cash
Joe Staton
Cruz Brothers
Jose
Hector
Cirilo
St. Louis
New York Mets
Cardinals
Cirile
Bob Gibson
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
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California Angels
Montreal Expos
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Cubs
Brewers
New York Yankees
Texas Rangers
White Sox
Carlos May
Chicago
Boston
Joe Pepitone
Chicken Pox Shuts Reitz At Cardinal Camp
Ken Reitz rookie third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals was isolated at the St. Petersburg training camp after contracting chicken pox. He is expected to miss one week to 10 days while others who have not had the illness await inoculation. Reitz has battled prior injuries and illness this season.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinal
Ken Reitz
Stan London
London
Reitz
Russian Sprite Captures Award in New York
Olga Korbut 17, Russian gymnast, wins Babe Didrickson Zaharias Trophy at Madison Square Garden before 19,964 as she parades with three Olympic golds and a silver. Zaharias presents the trophy, to be displayed at the Museum of Sports Art. team stays for Chicago appearance after Kosygin approval.
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Olga Korbut
Madison Square Garden
New
New York
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
George Zaharias
Olga
Zaharias
Museum of Sports Art
Babe Didriksen
Associated Press
Munich
Basketball Camp Features NBA Archibald and Hudson
Hannibal hosts a Mississippi Hills basketball school at Missouri Baptist College with Lou Hudson and Nate Archibald as guest instructors. Hudson appears July 22 to 28, Archibald July 29 to August 4, with Atlanta coach Cotton Fitzsimmons also in attendance. Open to boys in grades 7 through 12, sanctioned by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. Contact Gene Hall for details.
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Hannibal
Lou Hudson
Nate Archibald
Mississippi Hills
Missouri Baptist College
Hudson
Atlanta Hawks
Archibald
NBA
Atlanta
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Missouri State High School Activities Association
Gene Hall
Greeway
College and high school hoops and pro bowling on TV
Notre Dame meets North Carolina and Providence facing Memphis State in NIT and NCAA semi finals at 1 and 3 p.m. Indiana vs UCLA at 3 p.m. with tape delay at 10:30 p.m. High school Illinois Class AA semifinals noon and 7 p.m. Pro bowling Miami stop at 2:30 p.m. Golf CBS Classic team duel around 3 p.m. Hockey Canadiens host Blues at 7 p.m. Wide World of Sports features Olga Korbut and stock car racing at 4 p.m. Sunday games include NIT final noon and Women’s Classic from Florida at 12:30 p.m. plus Blues at Flyers 2 p.m. and Lakers at 3:45 p.m. Boxing and skiing CBS Sports Spectrum 2:30 p.m.
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North Carolina
Providence
Memphis State
Indiana
UCLA
Channel 5
Miami
Bert Yancey
Tommy Aaron
Gene Littler
Miller Barber
Louis Blues
Montreal
Canadiens
Wide World of Sports
Olga Korbut
Florida
St. Louis Blues
Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Lakers
Seattle Supersonics
CBS Sports Spectacular
Friday Scoreboard with NBA NHL and Baseball Results
A dense scoreboard lists Friday results across multiple leagues. NBA scores include Boston over Vid and 132 to 112 Houston, Philadelphia 112 Baltimore 106, and Golden State 124 Los Angeles 121. NHL shows California versus Toronto 4. WHA notes New England 3 Chicago 1 and Philadelphia 7 Los Angeles 3. Other results include Atlanta 5 Philadelphia 4 and Boston 10 dollars cited.
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Texas
American Basketball Association
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Virginia
Denver
Indiana
Jo Jo White
Celtics
Rudy Tomjanovich
Rockets
McMillian
Wes Unseld
Goodrich
Berlain
Bullets
Lakers
Braves
John Hummer
Dixie Eight Mac's Falstaff leads Little Dixie all conference picks
Four Ledgerland players plus teammates from Sturgeon, Ashland, Cairo and Hallsville earn Little Dixie All Conference honors. Curtis Zuroweste is MVP, North Callaway finishes 26 1 with 8 0 conference mark. Other named players include Mark Atkinson Randy Rountree Dan Smith John Gordon Steve Morton John Cochran Chris Jarboe and Steve Huskey. Highs recorded for teams and individuals across leagues.
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John Gordon
Sturgeon
Steve Morton
Ashland
John Cochran
Cairo
Chris Jarboe
Madison
Steve Huskey
Hallsville
Alabama Powers Past Minnesota to Reach Semis
Alabama's Leon Douglas and Wendall Hudson battle for a loose ball against Minnesota's Jim Brewer in the Net T quarterfinals. The Crimson Tide won 69-65 and will face Virginia Tech in the semifinals.
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Alabama
Leon Douglas
Wendall Hudson
Minnesota
Jim Brewer
Virginia Tech
West Hits 6000 Assist Mark as Lakers Win 121-101
Jim McMillian Gail Goodrich and Wilt Chamberlain fueled a 121-101 Lakers victory over the Buffalo Braves. Jerry West reached 6000 career assists late in the fourth quarter to climb to fifth on the all time list. The win improved Los Angeles to 58-21 and put them a game ahead of Milwaukee for the second best record in the NBA.
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Cubs
Brewers
Ferguson Jenking
Willie McCovey
Nolan Ryan
Juan Marichal
Giants
Angels
Charlie Spikes
Indians
Fred Stanley
Johnny Callison
New York Yankees
Texas Rangers
Paul Casanova
Braves
Phillies
Reds
Jim McGlothlin
Ed Sprague
Dodgers
Lee May
Jim Wynn
Astros
Twins
Associated Press
Jim McMillian
Gail Goodrich
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
Buffalo Braves
Jerry West
West
Lakers
Milwaukee
Mexico Legion baseball announces signup and tourney plan
Mexico's American Legion baseball team will hold registration from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Central Loan Co. manager Bob Kirgan says players who are 19 by Aug. 1 are eligible, with 18 roster spots open. Kirgan previews a Memorial Day Legion Sign-Up Sunday tournament here with teams confirmed from Quincy and Aston Ill, Jefferson City, Columbia, Hannibal, and Mexico. Fulton, Wentzville or a St. Louis area team will fill the last two openings. Mexico will play in one of two Friday night games, with five games Saturday, four Sunday, and three or four Monday.
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American Legion
Bob Kirgan
Kirgan
Central Loan Co
Quincy
Aston Ill
Jefferson City
Columbia
Hannibal
Fulton
Wentzville
St. Louis
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Wisdom
Linda Wisdom
Bob's Mobil
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Mac’s Falstaff
Thoenen’s Spig
Frosty’s Standard
Wieberg Implint
Hamms Beer
Thompson Auto Sales
Al’s Derby
Kaiser
Sonny’s Body Shop
Gibbon
Harold Holtkamp
Don Morrow
Charlie’s Deep Rock
Gibbons
Thompson Auto Sales Foe
Sports Digest
Edinburg
Tex
Abe” Lemons
Oklahoma City University
Pan American University
Gene Shue
Lamar Green
Suns
Connie Hawkins
Charlie Scott
Warriors
Cazzie Russell
Scott
Greene
Geoff Petrie
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