Abdul Jabbar Dominates Rim as Bucks Trounce Blazers
Milwaukee's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar anchored a 111-96 win over Portland as the Bucks’ defense harassed the Trail Blazers to 33.6 percent shooting. Abdul-Jabbar scored 25 points and blocked several attempts, earning praise from coach Larry Costello. Sidney Wicks led Portland with 14 points in a game defined by Milwaukee’s fast break and interior defense.
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Unbeaten Mediapolis, Adel face in 1973 Iowa finals
Mediapolis and Adel meet in the 8 o'clock finals at Veteran's Auditorium after sweeping to the state tournament title game. Mediapolis, 30-0 and top ranked, edged Roland Story while Adel knocked off West Marshall of State Center in a pair of dramatic semifinal wins. Deb Coates paced Mediapolis with 63 points to cap a record-setting run as Roland Story fought back behind Kathy Hennessey, who scored seven straight third-quarter points to spark the Norsemen comeback.
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Coates among best sophs in Iowa girls hoop title clash
Mediapolis and Adel, top two undefeated teams, meet for the Iowa state girls basketball title as Debbie Coates of Mediapolis, 72 points in quarterfinals, seeks standout sophomore season honors. Coach Bud McLean likens her to Denise Long while noting Long’s records. The semi finals saw Mediapolis beat Roland-Story to reach the championship against Adel, which defeated West Marshall in a separate semifinal.
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Bud) McLearn
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ISU Expected to Get That Title
SEATTLE AP The Oregon State Beavers led the NCAA Wrestling Championships finals 66 65 after semis and could win the team title with help from consolations and three finalists. Iowa State counters with Johris Taylor and other finalists as Oregon State aims to counter Taylor Hagen matchups and key upsets shape the team outcome.
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Exhibition baseball scores recap from spring training
The Associated Press reports a slate of exhibition games with Los Angeles beating Baltimore 6 to 3 and Cleveland defeating California 7 to 6. Milwaukee edged Oakland 5 to 2 while Philadelphia blanked Boston 4 to 0. Other results include San Francisco 8 over Chicago and several slated matches in Florida and Arizona venues.
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Stanton girl wins 42 straight free throws at state event
Pam Hummel of Stanton sank 42 consecutive free throws to win the Town Girls State Basketball Free Throw contest in Des Moines Iowa. Donna Mathias of Knoxville was runner up by hitting 24 of 25. The state record is 81 in a row set by Kathy Marlow at Ames on Feb 24.
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Holdouts fuel baseball spotlight with Texas trade
Texas Rangers acquire controversial slugger Alex Johnson from Cleveland for pitchers Rich Hinton and Vince Colbert who was not on the Rangers roster. Johnson, a holdout, reports to camp in Florida to join the Rangers as designated hitter amid doubts he will reform his play. Meanwhile Vida Blue seeks salary parity as spring exhibition games unfold across the league with several contests ending in Sunouts.
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