Bruins Face Purdue Size Edge in NCAA semifinal
UCLA coach Larry Brown aims to slow Purdue center Joe Barry Carroll, a 7 foot 1 All America, as the Bruins meet the Boilermakers in Saturday's NCAA semifinal at Market Square Arena. Louisville and Iowa open the doubleheader with key guards Griffith and Lester, while Carroll looms as the Cards’ primary obstacle.
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Aguirre Named Player of the Year for 1979 80
Mark Aguirre of DePaul won The AP College Player of the Year for 1979 80 receiving 16912 votes at a news conference in Indianapolis The ceremony also honored DePaul coach Ray Meyer as AP Coach of the Year UCLA upset DePaul in the NCAA playoffs after the regular season finish Macy and Griffith were runners up with 9212 and 29 votes respectively.
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Dissidents Enter Indy 500 Entry List Grows
Indianapolis Motor Speedway has received invites from five former Indy 500 winners tied to the dissident CART group. Former champs Al Unser, Johnny Rutherford, Rick Mears, Mario Andretti, and Bobby Unser are entered or expected to race for Penske Racing after a court-ordered entry last year. Remaining active winners not entered by Thursday were A J Foyt and Gordon Johncock.
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