Pistons Rally Past Royals 119 115 on Late Free Throws
Detroit defeated Cincinnati 119 115 after overcoming a nine point halftime lead. Howie Komives iced the win with two late free throws as Nate Archibald fouled him at the buzzer. Dave Bing led Detroit with 28 points while Johnny Green tallied 29 for Cincinnati and 18 rebounds.
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Nate Archibald
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Dennis Green
Edison
Firelands
Chargers
Western Reserve
Jim Swisher
John Zadell
Gene
Frazier Clay bout set as richest one shot sporting event
Joe Frazier and Cassius Clay agreed to meet for the undisputed heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden New York on March 8 1971 with a guaranteed 25 million total for the two fighters and an expected near 30 million gross. Promoters Jack Kent Cooke and Jerry Perenchio touted closed circuit TV as the biggest payoff in sports history. Both fighters predicted knockouts amid pre bout banter while holding undefeated records 26 0 for Frazier and 31 0 for Clay.
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Cassius Clay
Jack Kent Cooke
Madison Square Garden
Jerry Perenchio
Chartwell Artists of
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Perenchio
United States
Canada
Clay
Patterson to Face Forte in Miami Beach Showdown
Former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson will meet Levi Forte in a boxing bout at the Miami Beach Convention Hall on Friday January 15, promoter Chris Dundee announced.
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Floyd Patterson
Levi Forte
Miami Beach Convention Hall
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Firelands Rips Edison in non league basketball battle
Edison loses its fourth straight, 74 66, as Firelands builds a large halftime lead and holds on. Tom Bibb 25 for Edison and Jerry Draga 21 for Firelands lead scoring. Edison turnovers 37 on the night.
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Jerry Draga
Ken Rose
Big Red Trips Trojans 62 53 In Plymouth
Plymouth defeats South Central Trojans 62 to 53 to hand them their first loss in two years in Johnny Appleseed Conference action. Junior John Conley scores 16, Bill Van Wagner 14 with 21 rebounds, Jim Cutright 13 and 18 rebounds.
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John Conley
Bill van Wagner
Jim Cutright
Baker South Crna
Ousley
Early
Lacy Enzor
Risner
Totals
Foreman Plymouth
Ream
Conk Outright
Van
Wagner Taylor Fazio
S. Central
Plymouth Reserve
Buckeyes Ready for Rose Bowl Final Tilt Against Stanford
Ohio State players vow to keep an unblemished mark as they prepare for the Rose Bowl in Pasadena Stanford offense. Rex Kern says the seniors want a strong finish while John Brockington and Bruce Jankowski aim to cap college careers with victory. Stanford alumni senators weigh in with playful political taunts as district wrestling at Edison notes top stars Pat Welfle and Tom Weilnau eye Norwalk clash.
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Edison
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Pat Welfle
Tom Weilnau
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