Astros and Angels among picks as baseball season opens
Milton Richman surveys the 1973 pennant race with Houston as a top NL pick and the California Angels favored in the AL. He cites strong rosters, management, and front offices, then weighs potential rises for Cardinals, Expos, Orioles and Yankees, plus player moves including Lance Clemons trade and Nagy arrival.
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Final NBA Standings and Playoff Schedule
x Won coin toss against LA to secure 1st in the Western Conference. Friday playoff games feature Baltimore at New York, Golden State at Milwaukee, and Chicago at Los Angeles.
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Bucks Win Coin Flip Sets Playoff Chase versus Bulls
Lakers lose the coin toss that decided home court as Milwaukee wins the tiebreaker for the Western Conference playoff series. Los Angeles coach Bill Sharman laments the coin flip and notes the series opens in Inglewood against Chicago with Butler starter Happy Hairston sidelined by a knee injury.
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Injured Sprinter Holds Key To Willard Season
Willard Crimson Flash track team faces a fragile start as knee injury to star Gene Weaver puts 10.5-second sprinter target in doubt. Coach Borchett drums up depth with Maddocks brothers, Buckinghams, Dorsey, Seibert and others while underclassmen Winemiller Shockley join cross country transfer Barnett Loera to bolster hurdles distances and jumps ahead of the Northern Ohio League schedule.
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