Killy Fleming Monti Lead Olympic Spotlight in Grenoble
Gen De Gaulle attends the 10th Winter Games opening as 80,000 spectators watch skiers Jean Claude Killy, Peggy Fleming and Eugenio Monti loom as top contenders. Killy faces fierce rivals Nenning Bruggman Kidd and Heuga while Fleming is favored to reclaim women's figure skating supremacy. Monti, 39, is the man to beat in bobsled as Americans Lamey and Sheffield drive the two man sleds.
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France
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Jean-Claude Killy
Peggy Fleming
Gerhard Nenning
Austria
Edmund Bruggman
Switzerland
America
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Stone
Jim Heuga
Squaw Valley
Calif
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Stade de Glace
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Arlington
Mass
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Rockford
Ill
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Boris Said
Fair Haven
Tony Nash
Robin Dixon
Romania
West Germany
United States
Paul Lamey
Manchester
N.H
Gary Sheffield
Lake Placid
N.Y
Falcons Fall In Close Battle On Late Buzzer
Fenwick loses 51 49 to Springfield Catholics after Tim Wilch ties the game with a 25 foot jumper with 23 seconds left, Ervin nets the winning shot at the buzzer. Appell and Harrison pace Springfield with 19 and 15 points as Fenwick drops to 4 11 while Springfield improves to 10 6. Wilch leads Fenwick with 13 points and Vernon adds 12.
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Falcons
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Joe Harrison
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Harrison
Tom Vernon
Springsfield
Fenwick
Arizona Edges New Mexico In Continental Shootout
Arizona defeated New Mexico 69-68 as Greg Howard was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct after injuring Dick Root. Kordik led Arizona with 24 points and nine rebounds in a rough game that featured punches and ejections. In the other contest Marquette beat DePaul 58-53 with Zoretich and Smith tossed for fighting.
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Associated Press
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New Mexico
Dick Root
Gordon Lindstrom
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Greg Howard
Root
Mike Kordik
Marquette
DePaul
Bob Zoretich
Nine Reds Sign For 1968 Season
Cincinnati Reds announce nine players under contract for 1968 after six recent signings. The latest names include pitchers Bill McCool Bill Kelso and Teddy Davidson first baseman Fred Whitfield and rookie outfielders Stan Swanson and Darrell Chaney.
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Cincinnati Reds
Bill McCool
Bill Kelso
Teddy Davidson
Fred Whitfield
Stan Swanson
Darrell Chaney
Buckeyes Move Top of Big Ten After Wisconsin Win
Ohio State rose to the Big Ten lead with an 86-64 win over Wisconsin as coach Fred Taylor praised the team for stepping up. The Buckeyes improved to 11-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play, while Dayton and Xavier also won to fuel the race. Xavier meets Dayton Wednesday in a key Muskies vs. Flyers showdown with Bob Quick and Don May each scoring 28 points in weekend wins.
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Philadelphia
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Flyers
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Porsche Sweep Erases All Doubt at Daytona
Porsche achieved a 1 2 3 finish in the Daytona 24 Hours, with Hans Herrmann Jo Siffert and Vic Elford in the top cars. Alfa Romeo showed three small entries finishing fifth to seventh as Porsche signals a possible Sebring upgrade while planning for the season. The winning distance was 2526.69 miles at 106.697 mph, short of the 1966 Ford record.
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Germany
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Ken Miles
Lloyd Ruby
Persistency Pays Off For Knicks In Boston Thriller
The Knicks rally back from a 20 point deficit to beat the Celtics 110-108 in Boston for their first regular season win there since December 22, 1962. Walt Frazier Bill Bradley and Walt Bellamy fueled the comeback as Bradley keyed the stretch off the bench. In other NBA games Philadelphia routed San Francisco 141-117 to take a 3-2 edge over Boston while St Louis beat Cincinnati 106-100 Detroit edged Baltimore 117-115 and Los Angeles defeated Seattle 137-131.
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Walt Bellamy
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Daniels 24s Lift Muskies Past Pirates in ABA Action
Mel Daniels scored 24 points and grabbed 24 rebounds as Minnesota defeated Pittsburgh 114-95 to pull within a half game of the leaders in the Eastern Division. Pittsburgh pressed without Connie Hawkins who is out with a blood clot in his left leg.
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Anaheim
Houston
New Orleans
Denver
Connie Hawkins
Stu Johnson
Severn
Darel Carrier
Louie Dampier
Steve Chubin
Oakland
Les Selvage
Ben Warley
Haddix Signed As Buc Coach In Pirates System
Pittsburgh Pirates announce Harvey Haddix signed as pitching coach for their minor league system. Haddix, a former Pirate, once pitched 12 perfect innings before a 13th inning loss, and previously coached for the New York Mets last season.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Haddix
New York Mets
USLTA seeks change in rules for open tennis events
The United States Lawn Tennis Association on Saturday urged a change in international rules to let any country decide if open tournaments may be held. Failure to gain approval could prompt the USLTA to withdraw.
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United States Lawn Tennis Association
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Americans Aim for Speed Skating Gold in Olympic Outdoor Race
The event will be at an outdoor rink beside Stade de Glace as the United States eyes its strongest Olympic speed skating showing yet. Terry McDermott from Birmingham Michigan returns for another shot at the 500 meters with Neil Blatchford of Northbrook Illinois posting fast times. Dianne Holum of Northbrook and Mary Meyers of St Paul lead the women’s team while Lydia Skoblokova of the Soviet Union, a four year ice champion with six prior Olympic golds, challenges them.
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Birmingham
Mich
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Northbrook
Ill
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Mary Meyers
St. Paul
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