All Star Voting Set to Begin May 22
The All Star ballot lists 128 major leaguers with 64 players per league and room for write-ins. Players like Rod Carew and Johnny Bench head their leagues, while voting runs May 22 through July 4 with results announced July 7 or 8 and the 47th All Star Game scheduled for July 13 in Philadelphia.
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New York
SC Carew
Minnesota Twins
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati Reds
Carew
Bench
Sparky Anderson
National League
Darrell Johnson
American
Boston
Fred Lynn
Philadelphia
Bucks fall short as Pistons force deciding game
Bob Lanier nets 35 points for Detroit as the Pistons rally to beat Milwaukee 126 123 to even their best of three series. Free throws late and 63 fouls marked a tense finale before the series shifts back to Milwaukee for the final game.
Suns Rally Past Sonics To Tie Series In Cleveland
Five free throws in the final 19 seconds lifted Phoenix over Seattle and evened the best-of-seven at one game each in Cleveland. Garfield Heard made two free throws and Dick Van Arsdale added a three as Sonics guard Fred Brown scored 45 points but was ejected in the final seconds.
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NBA
Philadelphia
Fred Carter
George McGinnis
Carter
McGinnis
Cleveland
Washington
Bobby Smith
Phoenix
Seattle
Garfield Heard
Dick van Arsdale
Suns
Sonics
Fred Brown
Colonels protest as inoperative clock mars playoff loss
Hubie Brown voiced disappointment at the end of Kentucky Colonels 110-107 defeat to the Denver Nuggets in the ABA semifinal opener. A Colonels official said a formal protest would be filed due to the inoperative scoreboard clock throughout the game, affecting timing for Game Two Saturday.
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Hubie Brown
Kentucky Colonels
Colonels
Denver Nuggets
American Basketball Association
Brown
League
Lebanon dark as Good Friday observance cancels racing
Lebanon Raceway suspends racing for Good Friday with track dark and no program. Tonight’s card and the expected $5,000 feature at Warren County were postponed, leaving horses in the stalls while officials assess the holiday schedule and next race night.
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Lebanon Raceway
Warren County
All-Star Ballot Listed For National and American Leagues
The ballot lists top candidates by position for both leagues. Notable names include Dick Allen and Dave Concepcion at shortstop, George Foster and Willie Stargell among outfielders, and catcher heavyweights such as Johnny Bench and Gary Carter. Rowed by team, the lists show prominent stars across the National and American Leagues with multiple clubs represented.
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Dick Allen
Philadelphia
Oarrell Evans
Atlanta
Steve Garvey
Los Angeles
Willie Montanez
San Francisco
Tony Perez
Cincinnati
Witte Stargett
Pittsburgh
Andy Thornton
Chicago
Bob Watson
Houston
Dave Cash
Tito Fuentes
San Diego
Davey Lopes
Felix Millan
New York
Joe Morgan
Rennie Stennett
Pittsburoh
Cerre! Thomas
Manny Tritte
Gas
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Cinewminnati
Ken Grittey
John Grubb
Sea Dregs
Ken Henderson
Dave Kingman
Grea Lurinski
Garry Madder
Gary Matthews
Bate McBride
St Lewis
Rick Monday
Bobby Murcer
al Oliver
Pittehurch
Dave Parker
Rego Smith
St Lews
del Unser
Dave Wintiela
Jim Wynn
Richie Jist
McCune Holds Narrow Lead in $125,000 Bowling Showdown
Don McCune, 39, from Munster Indiana, leads the Tournament of Champions with 16 games to go as 16 pins separate him from Billy Hardwick of Louisville in second. Jim Godman Lorain Ohio and George Pappas Charlotte follow, with Dave Davis defending champion posting a 300 but mired in 17th.
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Akron
Ohio
Don McCune
Munster
Ind
McCune
Billy Hardwick
Louisville
Hardwick
Jim Godman
Lorain Ohio
George Pappas
Charlotte
N.C
Mark Roth
Staten Island
N.Y
Toledo
Hardwie
Dave Davis
Atlanta
Meddietown Baseball Triumph Despite Mixed Hits
Meddietown defeated Meathy with a 14 to 7 win as Grewe, Terrell, and Atkins led with multiple hits. Odletown and Littte contributed in a high scoring affair, while defensive plays from Zornes and Sorrell helped hold the line.
Marshall Lands Taft's Burtis to Begin Basketball Era
Marshall University announces its first basketball recruit Pat Burtis a 6-1 guard from Hamilton Ohio who averaged 174 points per game and earned third team all Ohio honors He signed a national letter of intent with coach Bob Daniels guiding the program.
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Huntington
Marshall
Pat Burtis
Hamilton
Ohio
Bob Daniels
Watts eyes big payday in Ohio women’s bowling tourney
Nancy Watts leads singles actual with 638 and stands second in singles handicap at 710 as the Ohio Women’s State Bowling Tournament nears its June 13 windup. She bowls with Eastern Lanes and Chevron Asphalt’s team posted 2,852 in handicap. Watts praised lanes at St. Angelo’s in Ashtabula and noted a 238 224 176 singles series and a 580 series Wednesday, hoping to clinch top prize.
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Nancy Watts
Watts
St. Angelo’s
Ashtabula
Eastern Notage
Chevron Asphalt
Leafs Triumph Over Flyers on Power Plays in Stanley Cup Match
Toronto Maple Leafs edge Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in a high power play contest. Coach Red Kelly called the win a miracle despite Philadelphia’s man advantage opportunities shaping the game and the Leafs securing the victory.
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Flyers
Associated Press
Toronto Maple Leafs
Red Kelly
Philadelphia
Kelly
Green Machine Triumphs In Wind And Rain Rally
Hubert Green nicknamed the Green Machine fought brutal winds and cold rain to finish strong on the La Costa course. He and a tight field of 22 veterans contended as weather worsened, with Geiberger and Crampton close behind in a tight Tournament of Champions finish.
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Calif
Hubert Green
la Costa Country Club
Green
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