Referee controversy surrounds Gophers Drake game
Minnesota coach spoke without naming officials James Bain and Jack Savidge after a 51 51 home defeat. Fans protested loudly as UCLA and South Carolina dominated college action with Bill Walton leading UCLA and Joyce and Tiker starring for South Carolina in big nationwide results.
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Cage Results From Local and College Matches
Fenwick defeats New Miami 65 to 49 in local high school action. Xenia 80 over Miamisburg 45. College results include Duquesne 119 over St. Peter's 88, Penn 88 over Western Kentucky 79, Vanderbilt 95 over Illinois 92, Cincinnati 104 over Ohio University 67, Nebraska 80 over San Jose State 63, Minnesota 70 over Drake 56, Oklahoma 101 over Athletes in Action 92, Long Beach State 103 over Valley State 60, U of Pacific 86 over Washington 7. St. John's 95 beat New Mexico 92 to win the Lobo Classic title. Creighton 100 over Texas A&M 77 in consolation.
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Weary Knicks Win The West
The New York Knicks completed a three game West Coast swing with a 120-117 win over the Portland Trailblazers. Walt Frazier sealed the victory with four free throws in the final 33 seconds after scoring 36 points to lead New York. Portland's Stan McKenzie posted 27 points. Cleveland beat Atlanta 115-110 and Chicago topped Phoenix 117-108 in overtime.
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Brisker’s late burst lifts Condors past Nets in overtime
John Brisker scored 20 in the fourth quarter as the Pittsburgh Condors erased a 79 75 deficit to force overtime, then teammate George Thompson made the decisive basket with seven seconds left to edge the New York Nets 124-123 in Madison Square Garden. Kentucky routed Virginia 139-123 in ABA action as other scores rolled in.
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Holiday Tennis Tourney Set at Middletown Club
The Middletown Tennis Club hosts the First Annual Holiday Tournament for ages 1 to 18 next week with about 163 entrants from Cincinnati Dayton Columbus Kentucky and West Virginia. Matches begin at 8 a.m. daily in the MTC indoor facility. Top players include Jim Seitz and Dart Meadows with multiple age group entries and strong showings from Ohio Valley rankings.
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Saturday Night Sports Highlights And Weekend Schedule
The guide lists Wide World of Sports Highlights of the first decade including the Liston bout and Jim Ryan mile. Roller Derby at 11 am and Philadelphia teams at 1 pm. AFC Division Playoff Browns face Colts. NFC match Redskins. Des Moines meets Dayton in hockey. Barons visit the Swords in late game.
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Pro Basketball Thursday Results and Friday Schedule
Results recap shows Cleveland 115 Atlanta 117 Chicago 117 Phoenix 108 New York 120 Portland 117. Friday slate includes Seattle at Phoenix Boston at Cincinnati Golden State at New York Buffalo at Atlanta Baltimore at Philadelphia Milwaukee at Detroit Chicago at Portland. Floridians 125 Carolina 108 Kentucky 139 Virginia 123 Pittsburgh 124 New York 123 Utah 112 Memphis 104 Indiana 4 Denver 101 Indiana at Utah afternoon Pittsburgh vs Virginia at Hampton Carolina at Memphis.
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NHL Results Highlight Evening Tie Scores
Buffalo and Boston ended 4 to 4 as Philadelphia faced Boston and Montreal visited Pittsburgh. Detroit played Toronto while New York met Minnesota and Buffalo challenged St. Louis. California played Los Angeles in another matchup.
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SPECS SPEAKS OUT ON BASEBALL CLAUSE AND OWNERS
The 72 year old Specs, blinded since 1961, argues against a total stand against owners and favors a limited reserve clause. He cites players like Donn Clendenon and Curt Flood, notes pay disparities, and contends removing the clause would shock baseball, while praising owners for support and pensions.
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Assistant Grid Boss Moves Up Assistant Grid Boss
John McKay, 39, athletic director and head football coach, will stay on as an assistant coach. He has held the role for several years and now fills the position of assistant grid boss.
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Grant Great In College Scoring Race
New York AP reports Travis Grant of Kentucky State leads the college scoring race with a 9 0 7 average and a 12 point edge over Sacred Heart’s Ed Creronola. Grant also ranks high in field goal percentage and free throw accuracy while Wittenberg tops small college defense at 4.7 points per game.
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Torch carries to Athens for Sapporo Winter Games
Japan Air Lines will stop in Athens on December 29 to pick up the Olympic torch for the 11th Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo scheduled for February 3 to 13, organizers said.
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