Walton Is Top Player By Ken Rappoport AP Sports Writer
Bill Walton UCLA center named Associated Press college basketball Player of the Year for the second straight season. The 6-11 star, known as the Big Red Machine, led UCLA to the nation's top ranking and paced the team with about 20 points and 17 rebounds per game while anchoring the Bruins' standout fast break and shot blocking. Also listed were AP All-America selections with David Thompson and Ernie DiGregorio among first-team picks.
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ABA Scores and Schedule Snapshot
Basketball scoreboard brief listing games by day. Monday had no games scheduled. Tuesday featured Virginia at Dallas, Denver at Memphis, and Utah at San Diego. Wednesday schedule includes Denver at New York, Memphis at Kentucky, and Dallas at Indiana.
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Rookie slugger enjoys a busy day
Arizona spring training recap features Milwaukee prospect Thomas hitting two homers in a Scottsdale morning game and Sun City afternoon win, with Crandall praising his progress. Other majors notes include Roberts’ scoreless start for Houston, Fanzone’s RBI hit, Bench’s first spring homer, and a Pirates win sparked by Hebner and Sanguillen.
Baseball Roundup From Lakeland And Other Scores
Tiger upends Yankee Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers starts second baseman Fred Frazier of the New York Yankees on a trip as Katine was forc ed out Monday at second base. Frank How ard tapped to shortstop Fred Stanley to start the play in the sixth inning of Mon day's game at Lakeland, Fila, two singles for the Pirates. Eddie Leon's two-run single in the ninth inning gave the Chicago White Sox a 3-2 victory over Minnesota. Steven Stone picked up the victory with four innings of shutout relief. In other games, Montreal whipped Baltimore 41, Detroit beat the New York Yankees 7- 5, San Francisco defeated Cleveland 74, and California edged the University of South ern California 2-1.
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Exhibition scores and upcoming games from the Associated Press
The Cincinnati and Boston games open the list with scores 7 to 3 and 8 to 3 followed by numerous results including Chicago A 3 Minnesota 2 Detroit 7 New York A 5 Montreal 4 and more. Several remaining matchups are slated for Florida Arizona and California venues with teams such as Chicago N Pittsburgh Houston Boston New York Detroit Montreal St. Louis San Francisco Oakland and California listed for forthcoming fixtures.
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Muscatine gymnasts honored at first awards banquet
The Muscatine High School girls gymnastics team was honored at the first awards dinner in the MHS cafeteria. Coach Ruth Stroup led the evening with remarks on a thriving inaugural season and the team’s dedication. Special recognition went to athletic director Ant Miller and numerous judges, scorekeepers, and equipment movers. Pam Cecil, captain, was named most valuable gymnast. Awards listed include letters, numerals, and certificates for many team members.
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Bass Club meets for March at Izaak Walton clubhouse
Muscatine Bass Club schedules a Thursday night meeting at the Izaak Walton clubhouse near Fairport on Highway 2. A business session at 8 pm follows a 7 pm film program and reports on the fishing tournament. Members will showcase photos from a February trip to Toledo Bend Texas. Visitors welcome.
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Hawks open spring drills with two aims in mind
Towa City AP reports the University of Iowa Hawkeyes begin spring practice under coach Frank Lauterbur aiming to boost the offense and sort positions. With a 3-7-1 1969 record, the squad emphasizes personnel placement, a more open passing game, and finding a starting quarterback among Caldwell Ousley Skogman Fick Milliken Nessor candidates. The defense returns veterans Earl Douthtt Rick Penney Andre Jackson Dan Dickel and others as 95 players audition, finishing with an intramural game April 14.
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Kans City Omaha Rivalry Headlines Tuesday Matchups
Tuesday games feature Kansas City Omaha at Portland and Milwaukee at Detroit while Los Angeles visits Atlanta and Buffalo faces Kansas City Omaha in Providence. Other schedules include Philadelphia at Cleveland Portland at Chicago Seattle at Golden State Houston vs Boston and Chicago at Boston with multiple city pairings across the slate.
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