North Carolina and NC State in NCAA regional finals showdown
North Carolina led ACC power Kentucky while Wake Forest and North Carolina Charlotte faced Marquette and Michigan in regional semis. Idaho State and UNLV also sparked the bracket as Nevada Las Vegas eyes high pace and Idaho State earns respect in a wide field.
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Associated Press
Tar Heel
North Carolina
Omni
Atlanta
Carolina
Kentucky
College Park
Wake Forest
Winston-Salem
N.C
Deacons
Marquette
Oklahoma City
Charlotte
49Ers
Mighty Michigan
Lexington
Provo
Utah
Nevada
Las Vegas
Idaho State
UCLA
Michigan
Nevada-Las Vegas
Garner earns third base job after trade amid mixed debut
Oakland traded with Pittsburgh sending Garner to the Pirates where he started at third base for Chuck Tanner. In five innings he mishandled a ball over first base and two others, yet delivered a double and triple in three at bats while the Pirates totaled 15 hits including homers by Bill Robinson and Al Oliver.
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A’s
Pirates
Garner
Pittsburgh
Chuck Tanner
Butcher
Bucs
Bill Robinson
al Oliver
Ed Crosby
Wayne Gross
Chicago Cubs
Reggie Jackson
New York
Chris Chambliss
Yankees
Texas Rangers
Fred Lynn
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
Luis Tiant
Red Sox
Cecil Cooper
Boston
Milwaukee
Brewers
Cleveland Indians
California Angels
Seattle Mariners
Ron Jackson
Tony Solanta
Butch Wynegar
Larry Hisle
Roy Smalley
Minnesota
Cincinnati Reds
Steve Yeager
Don Sutton
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Johnnie LeMaster
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
Cliff Johnson
Houston Astros
Toronto Blue Jays
Atlanta
Baltimore
Braves
Rod Gilbreath
Orioles
Eddie Murray
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Royals
Pepe Mangual
Mike Phillips
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Gregg eyes Sebring 12 hour title despite rough airstrip course
Pole sitter Peter Gregg, favored to win the Sebring 12 hour race, acknowledges rough 5.2 mile airport runway surface but says he likes the course. He posted a qualifying speed of 112.094 mph in a Porsche 934, with teammate Jim Busby of Laguna Beach, California, and two other Porsche 934s starting alongside. Gregg set a qualifying record 2 47.003, surpassing last year’s 2 47.937 and 111.470 mph.
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Sebring
Fla
Peter Gregg
Jacksonville
Gregg
Codriver
Jim Busby
Laguna Beach
Calif
John Greenwood
Busby
Graham rolls 709 series in Royal League bowling
Andy Graham of the Columbia Lanes team in the Eastern Lanes Royal League rolled a 709 series on Thursday night. His games were 210 224 and 275 to reach the 709 total.
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Andy Graham
Columbia Lanes
Graham
Surprising McCullough Leads as Wind Routs Players in Jacksonville
In gusty Sawgrass conditions at the $300000 Tournament Players Championship in Jacksonville, Mike McCullough led with 140 after two rounds while others faltered. Seventeen players DNF or withdrew, and several signed invalid scores as the wind punished scores amid a chaotic Friday. Tom Watson stood two back at 142, while Johnny Miller left early for California with 154.
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Bruce Lietzke
Allen Miller
Cesar Sanudo
Johnny Miller
California
McCullough
Tom Watson
Stingers Rally To Handle Nordiques In WHA Showdown
Blaine Stoughton scored twice to lift the Cincinnati Stingers to a 7 3 victory over the division leading Quebec Nordiques. A second period four goal flurry followed a first period by Novice.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Stingers
Blaine Stoughton
Stingers
Quebec Nordiques
World Hockey Association
Quebec
Marc Boileau
Bryan Maxwell
Jean Bernier
Rick Dudley
Nordique
Jim Dorey
Dudley
Dorey
Indy winner has pole spot at Atlanta 500
Hampton Georgia AP reports three Indy winners entered the Atlanta 500 including A J Foyt Johnny Rutherford and Ricky Rudd The rookie Rudd from Chesapeake Virginia notes his 1971 World Karting Association title at Indianapolis as the high point of his rising racing career.
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Hampton
A.J. Foyt
Johnny Rutherford
Ricky Rudd
Rudd
Indianapolis
Chesapeake
Hockey scores from WHA and NHL leagues
WHA Cincinnati defeated Quebec 7 to 3 and New England beat Calgary 3 to 1. Winnipeg triumphed 7 to 5 over Indianapolis. Houston won 6 to 3 against Phoenix. In NHL action Washington 5 Colorado 0. Minnesota 2 Cleveland 2. Muskegon 5 Flint 3. Dayton 2 Port Huron 1. Columbus 5 Toledo 3. Kalamazoo 2 Saginaw 1.
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Cincinnati
Quebec
New England
Calgary
Winnipeg
Indianapolis
Houston
Phoenix
NHL
Washington
Colorado
Minnesota
Cleveland
Court rules Emprise can keep liquor license
The 1st Ohio District Court upheld Cincinnati Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati Gardens, and River Downs Racetrack licenses for Cincinnati Sportservice Inc, a division of Emprise. The ruling followed a 1975 renewal refusal based on a Las Vegas felony conviction tied to a now-deceased agent, with the appellate court noting no current officer or director has felony convictions.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Sportservice., Inc
Emprise
Cincinnati Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Gardens
River Downs Racetrack
Ohio District Court
Statertment of
Liquor Control
Emprise Inc
Las Vegas
Nev
Liquor Board
Ohio
Hamilton County Common Pleas
Louis Jacobs
Purses Rise at Lebanon Raceway Amid Mutuel Boom
Lebanon Raceway increases purses with eight of ten races at or above 1,000 dollars and a 2,000 dollar feature. The card lists detailed outcomes for races one through ten, with top payoffs for Mooncrest, Curious Craig, Gary's Filly, and Quaker T Byrd among others and updated entries for the night.
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Lebanon
J. Lenore
Mooncrest
Magnifico
Pace Byrd Walk
Henry Pace
Berry’s Dream
Curious Craig
Kit Tarrain
Busy Frisco
Gary
Shanty’s Son
Christy Baer
Quinella
Fire Proof
David
Marmary Susan
B. T. Honey
Little Big Horn
Pace. Co. J
Direct
Bret’s Beau
Princess Peggy
Pace Quaker T Byrd
Mr. Samples
Titan Bahama
Bill's Baby
Lady Dartmouth
AT. Rodney
Bengal Tink
Greentree
Beau's Vixen
Jets barred from scheduling home NFL games outside Shea
In a sports brief, the New York Jets were temporarily barred from scheduling any home National Football League games outside Shea Stadium. Other notes recap tennis and bowling results from Hilton Head Island, Helsinki, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and related venues.
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New York
New York Jets
Sheatadium
Hilton Head Island
S.C
Florenta Mihai
Romania
South Africa
Linky Boshoff
Helsinki
Finland
Mark Cox
Britain
Herve Gauvain
France
Philadelphia
Chris Evert
Dianne Fromholtz
ST. Louis
John Alexander
Australia
Raz Reid
Duces Tecum Wins Latonia Feature Race
Duces Tecum ran six furlongs in 1:14.4 to win the Latonia featured eight race at Florence Kentucky. Buffalo's Kid was second and Calico Pie finished third as the show. Nassa Boy and Speedway Gal paid $48.00 for the daily double. Attendance reached 4,609 with total bets of $506,850.
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Florence, Ky
Latonia
Buffalo's Kid
Calico Pie
Nassa Boy
Speedway Gal
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