Playoff Push Shapes Key NCAA NIT Picks Across Conferences
Bracket attention centers on Cincinnati vs Bradley for MVC winner to reach the NCAA. Big Eight may stage a playoff between Kansas State and Colorado. Middle Atlantic contenders Temple Lafayette St. Josephs vie for NIT bids. Southwest leaders Texas Tech SMU clash for a Fort Worth playoff. Wisconsin upset Ohio State headlines.
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Delaware
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Rice
Southern Methodist
Arkansas
Tech
SMU
Fort Worth
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McGill Seeks Pro Fame After Record Season
Billy McGill of Utah, the nation's top scorer at 38.8 points per game, finishes a standout season with 1009 points and a Skyline Conference title run. He has drawn interest from pro teams including the Harlem Globetrotters and Lakers, with Gardner predicting a top three NBA draft pick on March 26.
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Harlam Globetrotters
Jack Gardner
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Gardner
National Basketball Association
NBA
Wilt Chamberlain Near 4000 Point Season Record
Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors is six days from becoming the first NBA player to reach 4000 points in a season. He has 3921 points after a 129-128 win over New York with 58 points on Sunday and heads into a clash with Boston led by Bill Russell.
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Wilt Chamberlain
National Basketball Association
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Knicks Suniay
Warriors
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Bill Russell
Celtics
Chamberlain
Syracuse
Philadelphia
Paul Rizin
Vay
Rens Retake Lead in Topsy-Turvy Eastern Division
The Pittsburgh Rens win for the third straight, beating Kansas City 114-93 to pull a half game ahead of idle Chicago in the American Basketball League Eastern Division. Hawaii Chiefs rally past San Francisco Saints 110-102 as Bill Spivey scores 28 for the Chiefs. In other notes, a historical NHL record is referenced for Nele Stewart’s four-second two-goal burst.
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Pittsburgh
Kansas City
Chicago
Steers
Hawaii Chiefs
San Francisco Saints
Chuck Curtig
Rens
Hawaii
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Chiefs
Saints
Bill Spivey
G.B
Cleveland
New York
Canton
Ohio
Small College Tourney Field Almost Complete
Wheaton, Ill AP North Central Conference champion Augustana SD may join State College of Iowa in a showdown for the conference title and playoff berth. Seven teams clinched conference crowns to reach the 32 team NCAA college division tournament with games set March 15-16 in Evansville Indiana. Albright and Union Tennessee named at large selections. Harvey Chrouser announces regional ties with Florida A&M versus Youngstown and Wittenberg versus Gannon in the Mideast at Akron Ohio.
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Albright
Union
Tenn
Harvey Chrouser
Wheaton College and
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Mideast
Akron
Ohio
Florida A&m
Youngstown
Witten. Org
Gannon
High School Tournament Scores From Across Ohio
A compilation of high school basketball results from Ashtabula to Columbus and beyond. The list includes matched scores such as Be av ercreek area games and Cincinnati showdowns, with numerous teams like Taft, Walnut Hills, St. Xavier, Xavier, McNicholas, Purcell, and St. Ignatius, among others.
Campbell Wins Baton Rouge Open in Record 274
Joe Campbell claimed his first PGA Tour victory since November with a 274 total at Baton Rouge Country Club. He finished two ahead of Bob Rosburg after a weather-affected 36 hole final, posting a 67 and 68 to break the tourney record of 275 set by Sam Snead in 194?4. Campbell earned 3800 dollars and described the final round as a turning point aided by a rain birdie on the 10th.
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Ohio State
Wisconsin
Bucks
Baton Rouge
Joe Campbell
Campbell
Bob Rosburg
Sam Snead
Doug Sanders
Doug
Rosburg
Canadian Risks Ranking Tonight In Frisco Bout
Canadian heavyweight champion Bob Cleroux defends his status in a 10 round bout against George Logan at San Francisco Civic Auditorium. Cleroux, 21, has won five straight with four knockouts and sits No 4 in Ring rankings, No 7 by the NBA with a 29 2 1 record. Logan, 25 from Boise, holds 21-5 with 13 knockouts and seeks to rebound into the top 10 after a December upset.
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Rugged George Logan
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San Francisco
Civic Auditorium
Ring
Sonny Liston
Eddie Machen
Zora Folley
National Boxing Association
Cleroux
Montreal
Cecil Gray
Logan
Argentina
Alejandro Lavorante
Promoter Seeks To Seal Pact For Patterson Liston Fight
Promoter Tom Bolan of Championship Sports Inc plans a Philadelphia trip to finalize a heavyweight title bout with Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson. Patterson must approve the contract before an expected June New York bout. Liston agrees to 12 percent of all net receipts after initial terms.
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Tom Bolan
Championship Sports Inc
Sonny Liston
Liston
Floyd Patterson
Bolan
New York
Patterson
Tlockey Coaches Agree Big Game Tuesday In Detroit
Rangers coach Doug Harvey and Red Wings coach Sid Abel agree the Tuesday clash in Detroit is pivotal in the NHL playoff race. Detroit's 4-2 win Sunday narrowed New York's lead to one point with Detroit holding a game in hand and two more head-to-head meetings left this season. Chicago remains three games back after winning 5-2 over Montreal and Toronto beat Boston 5-1 as both chase Toronto for second place.
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Holdout Stars Jay Cepada Top Major League List
Major league holdouts include Joey Jay and Orlando Cepeda as 17 unsigned players threaten spring training. Rocky Colavito signed a 1962 deal at 48 500 after a four day stoppage. Jay seeks 200 000, Cepeda demands a 100 percent raise from 30 000, while Giants and Reds navigate amid intra squad drills.
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Reds
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Cepeda
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Camilio Pascual
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Ray Moore
Twins
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Cookie Rojas
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Boston
Erio Chacon
New York Mets
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Los Angeles Angels
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Phoenix, Ariz
Pitchers Shine In Scrimmages As Teams Prep For Season
Bob Miller Clem Labine and Sherm Jones led a 40 run win over the Jayvees while Washington varsity also won with Ray Ripplemeyer and Jim Hannah tossing three scoreless innings. Vern Law pitched three innings allowing two runs as Danny Murtaugh praised him. Jim McNertney drove in five for the White Sox scrimmage and Willie Davis powered three hits for the Dodgers in an intra squad tilt with Joe Moeller tossing three scoreless frames.
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Jayvees
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Vern Law
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Jim McNertney
Chicago White Sox
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Joe Moeller
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Minnesota's Pelletier Punts For 3.5 Yard Avg In 1961
Jerry Pelletier of Minnesota was a quarterback in the 1961 Big Ten season and recorded 14 punt returns. He averaged 3.5 yards per return, reflecting limited yardage impact that year.
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Jerry Pelletier
Jed
Fight results from New York and Belfast boxing cards
New York bout saw Paul Ross outpoint Manuel Alvarez in bantamweight action. Belfast show featured Freddie Gilroy stopping Billy Rafferty in Scotland. Tokyo card had Sadao Yaoita defeating Cuate Sanchez on points.
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