Baseball Season Opens With Firsts and New Leaders
The season launch features four new clubs, five rookie managers, a new commissioner Bowie Kuhn, and East West divisions. Ted Williams returns with the Senators to face the Yankees in Washington as Nixon attends. Cincinnati hosts the Dodgers in daylight opener. Giants face Braves with Willie Mays leadoff.
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Celtics Deny Abdication as Playoffs Open Favor Celtics
The aging Celtics show no sign of giving up their crown as the NBA playoffs begin. Boston beat the Knicks 108-100 in New York to take a 1–0 series lead, led by Havlicek 25 and Howell 21, while Atlanta hid a 0–2 series with a 112–101 win in San Diego.
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Draft Big Guessing in Bucks Nba Draft
New York AP notes Milwaukee Bucks will draft Lew Alcindor first then the draft becomes a guessing game. Red Auerbach says the pool is not robust and many seniors are uncertain choices. Top contenders after Alcindor include Jo Jo White Larry Cannon Lucius Allen others named.
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Kobayashi Retains World Junior Lightweight Title
In Tokyo Hiroshi Kobayashi of Japan outpointed Panama’s Antats to retain the world junior lightweight crown. The bout featured Adams Mass and North Adams as regional notes with Perez of Springfield Mass also listed.
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Wills Says He Remains Open to Managerial Offer
Maury Wills, 38, told AP he is available as a baseball club manager if approached but will not actively seek a managerial post. He plans to give full effort as a Montreal Expos player and will not pursue becoming the first Negro manager in Major League Baseball.
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Rockets Even With Oakland in Western Semifinals
The American Basketball Association Western Division semifinal series stands 1-1 after Denver's Rockets edged Oakland 122-119 on Sunday. Oakland led 51-26 early before Denver rallied to take a 6-point halftime edge and held off a late rally as Warren Armstrong led Oakland with 33 points.
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Unseld Named Rookie of the Year in NBA
Westley Unseld of Loop won the NBA Rookie of the Year award by a wide margin, 53 votes to 25 for Elvin Hayes. The Louisville graduate averaged 15.8 points and 18.2 rebounds per game, helping the Bullets to the Eastern Division title while Hayes led the league in scoring with 28.4.
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Ashe Wins Governor's Cup in Caribbean Tennis Final
Arthur Ashe of Richmond Virginia won the Governor's Cup and the men’s singles title in the Caribbean Tennis Tournament defeating Charles Passarel of San Juan. The women’s singles went to Margaret Smith Court of Australia who beat Julie Heldman of New York 6 4 7 5 in the final.
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Pro Hoop Playoffs Weekend Semifinals and Final Results
Western Division: Los Angeles defeated San Francisco 118 to 78 to win the series 4-2. Sunday’s results: Atlanta 112 over San Diego 101. Atlanta leads 3-2. Eastern Division: Boston beat New York 108 to 100 as Boston leads 1-0. Today: Atlanta at San Diego in the only scheduled game.
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ABA Saturday Results Highlight Wide Oakland Win
Oakland 129 Denver 99 leads best-of-7 series 1-0. New Orleans 129 Dallas 106 leads series 1-0. Sunday Denver 122 Oakland 119 ties series 1-1. Eastern Division games list Minnesota at Miami and Dallas at New Orleans as first-round matchups.
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Dodgers Open Season With Reds In Exhibition Clash
The Los Angeles Dodgers head to Crosley Field to face the Cincinnati Reds as pitching doubts linger from last season. Don Drysdale starts for the Dodgers against Gary Nolan for Cincinnati in a 2:30 p.m. EST opener, with Mon February dates and a 29 500 capacity crowd anticipated.
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Probable Pitchers for Monday and Tuesday Games
A list of scheduled MLB games with expected starting pitchers for Monday including New York at Washington and Los Angeles at Cincinnati. Tuesday's slate shows matchups across the American and National Leagues with listed aces such as Tiant, Lonborg, and Seaver among others.
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