Lakers tie Bucks in regular season finale for top seed
The Lakers beat Golden State 96-89 to finish 60-22, tying Milwaukee for best NBA record. A one game playoff or coin toss was debated after a 15 minute team meeting, with players and NBA officials weighing the method to decide seeding. Other finales included Boston over Baltimore and Detroit in OT over Cleveland.
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Mazon Baseball Sign-up Held Early Spring Sessions
Mazon youths sign up for Minor Little and Pony Leagues April 2 and 3 from 7 to 8 30 pm at the Mazon fire station Officials report 55 players last year with higher attendance expected A 4 per player fee is charged plus mandatory candy sale effort The top seller wins a Schwinn bicycle The Minor League serves ages 8 to 11 Little 11 to 13 Pony 13 to 16 Adkins calls for two to three more Minor League managers
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Seaver Sparks Mets Amid Pitching Controversy
The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-0 as Tom Seaver pitched six innings of two hit ball amid a brewing dispute over his preferential treatment. General manager Bob Scheffing defended Seaver's right to pitch whenever ready, while Jerry Koosman had complained.
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Cowens Named NBA MVP in Vote Against Abdul Jabbar
Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics won the NBA Most Valuable Player award, edging Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 67 first place votes to 33 and 444 points to 339. Cowens averaged 21 points and 17 rebounds, guiding Boston to a record season and becoming the first Celtic MVP since Bill Russell in 1964-65.
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Olympic athlete urges limits on federal sports role
Olympic decathlon champion Mathias told a House subcommittee that government should not intervene in sports unless amateur athletic bodies fail athletes. He noted the Richmond Russia meeting ban shows the need for legislation to resolve AAU and NCAA disputes, while opponents warned against a federal sports bureaucracy.
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Esposito's four goals pace Bruins to 6 3 win
Esposito scored four times including an empty netter as Boston beat the Rangers 6-3 to clinch second in the NHL East. The hat trick hero added a shorthanded strike, power play goal, and late tally in a 10th straight Bruins victory. Montreal also won and set NHL record for fewest losses.
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Hull lauds WHA progress after 50th goal season milestone
Bobby Hull, star of the WHA Atlas, says the upstart league has progressed beyond expectations after a 4-3 overtime win by the Winnipeg Jets over the Chicago Cougars. Hull reached 50 and 51 goals, despite an injury layoff and legal battles between leagues. He notes fans and rivals still chase him, and he misses family in Chicago.
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Foreign horses win Display Handicap at Aqueduct
Foreign horses have dominated the Display Handicap at Aqueduct with six winners in the last eleven runnings. In 1970 Hitchcock, a Germany bred entry, won, while Paraje from Argentina took the previous two editions.
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Luck NIU cage coach DE KALB Ill
Emo ry Luck 45 named head basketball coach at Northern Illinois University the third Black mentor in an Illinois college cage program. Luck joined NIU in 1969 as assistant coach and instructor succeeding Tom Jorgensen who resigned after 10 seasons. Jorgensen cited lost enthusiasm and desire to pursue business.
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