Tar Heels reach Final Four. tough win and record notes
North Carolina beat Villanova 70-60 in the East Regional final at Raleigh to advance to the Final Four in New Orleans. Michael Jordan led UNC with 15 points as James Worthy and other starters reached double figures. Villanova’s Ed Pinckney had 18. Houston and Georgetown also won regional finals to join UNC, with Louisville clinching the Mideast title by edging Alabama-Birmingham 75-68.
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Alabama
Dean Smith
Indiana
Smith
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John Wooden
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Michael Jordan
Ed Pinckney
James Worthy
John Pinone
Rob Williams
Reid Gettys
Cougars
Gettys
Guy Lewis
Lewis
Eagles
DePaul
Michael Young
John Bagley
Bagley
Tom Davis
Rich Shrigley
Eric
Floyd
Hoyas
Thompson
Ralph Miller
Midland College tops Dade North in double OT for NJCAA title
Unranked Midland College Chaparrals upset 33-1 Miami Dade North 93-88 in double overtime to win the NJCAA tournament as Chester Smith sealed it with late free throws. Spud Webb scored 36 and Pontus Williams 25 for Midland, while Emery Atkinson led Dade North with 29. In other games Henderson County beat Vincennes 72-64 for third, Moberly beat Dixie 80-73 for fifth, Jamestown beat Mercer 76-68 for seventh.
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Midland College
David
Miami Dade North
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Smith
Midland
Spud Webb
Pontus Williams
Emery Atkinson
Dade North
Malcom Williams
Stan Cloudy
Niles Dockery
Henderson County
Texas
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Indiana
Courtney Witte
Malcom Thomas
Gerald Wilkins
Moberly
Missouri
Dixie
Utah
Chris McMiullin
James Winley
Jamestown
Mercer
New Jersey
Pate wins TPC golf in memorable splash finale
Pete Dye was dunked in the lake by Jerry Pate after the win at the Tournament Players Championship in Ponte Vedra. Pate celebrated by tossing Dye and PGA Commissioner Deane Beman into the water, then leaping in himself amid cheering fans and television coverage.
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Memphis
Deane
Beman
Wilkins Leads Georgia In NIT Semifinal Showdown
Domini que Wilkins, a top scorer and junior forward for Georgia, headlines the NIT semifinal night at Madison Square Garden against Purdue while Bradley meets Oklahoma. Wilkins has boosted his draft stock with 24, 23, and 27 point performances in recent NIT wins.
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Dominique Wilkins
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Georgia
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Bradley
Oklahoma
Gene Keady
Mississippi
Alabama
Temple
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Detroit Pistons
District 5 5A and Region I Gymnastics Meets at Permian
Gymnastics meets in District 5 5A and Region I are set for the next two weekends at Permian High School fieldhouse. The organizers Harold Green and Rod Ivy warn of a judge shortage as Texas lacks enough certified gymnastics judges.
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Harold Green
Rod Ivy
Ector County Independent School District
Texas
Ivy
Omaha
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Odessa Col
Ivy and
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Durham
Keady
Texas A&m
Braves
Tulane
Dayton
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