Bucks salvage win to stop skid after Knicks loss
Milwaukee defeats Portland 124-111 to end a four game slide following back to back losses to New York. Lew Alcindor scores 33, Geoff Petrie leads Trail Blazers with 27 as Seattle and Los Angeles also win. Cleveland drops to 11 straight losses as Detroit tops the Pistons assist record.
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Beautiful Chaps Turn Bad Quickly in ABA Debut Losses
Texas Chaparrals coach Bill Blakely began with a 142 119 win over Kentucky but the next day in New York his team lost 129 113 dropping to the Western Division cellar. Severn Tart led the Nets with 39 points while Ron Boone had 24 for Texas and Mack Calvin led Floridians with 15. Indiana, Pittsburgh, Memphis and Denver also posted wins in ABA action.
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Pro Cage Standings Show tight NBA race and results
Milwaukee leads with 18 3 record and 857 point pace. Chicago 12 8, Phoenix 14 12, Los Angeles 12 8, San Fran 14 10, Seattle 12 13, Portland 9 18. Sunday results Milwaukee 124 Portland 111. Los Angeles 130 San Diego 112. Seattle 130 Atlanta 107. Detroit 120 Cleveland 99.
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Orr Redeems Rare Mistake in Bruins Win Over Toronto
Orr recovered from a rare miscue to set up Ed Westfal and seal a 4 2 Bruins victory over Toronto. The night also saw New York rout Pittsburgh 6-2 and Philadelphia, California, Detroit, and Chicago win in other NHL action as Rangers extended unbeaten streak and Delvecchio hit twice for Detroit.
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NHL Standings Weekend Fights Report Confusing Entry
A garbled item lists weekend NHL standings alongside an unrelated bout noting Benny Rodriguez of Chihuahua Mexico stopping Mamoru Minami in Tokyo at weight 119 percent and 119. The sequence reads like a mishmash of sports and boxing details with misplaced city and score data.
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Elgin Baylor to Undergo Achilles Surgery
Los Angeles Lakers captain Elgin Baylor, 36, will have surgery Tuesday after tearing his Achilles tendon Friday against Atlanta. An NBA All-Star nearly every year, Baylor vows this is not the end of his career and hopes to rejoin for the playoffs. The team expects a 90 day layoff, until about March 1, before the regular season concludes.
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No. 1 Bruins favored for fifth straight NCAA title
UCLA, ranked No. 1, leads the AP poll with 22 of 24 first place votes and 540 points as Coach John Wooden says the choice is logical given four returning starters. UCLA opens Friday against Baylor in Los Angeles while South Carolina trails. Wooden notes evaluating team strength before games is impossible and warns players not to become overconfident.
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Basilio Likes kin's Chances In Title Fight
Jose Napoles defends his world welterweight title against Billy Backus in Syracuse. Napoles, with 59 of 63 pro wins, fights a left handed challenger trained in Basilio’s ring legacy. Backus, bolstered by confidence from sparring, faces a tough test in the first title bout in Syracuse since 1956.
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