Tar Heels Reach Final Four With Regional Final Win
North Carolina defeated Villanova 70 66 in Raleigh to clinch a spot in the Final Four in New Orleans. Michael Jordan scored 14 as the Tar Heels built a 19 point lead, with balanced scoring from all starters. Georgetown advanced West Provo Utah and Louisville won Mideast Birmingham, Alabama.
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Rollie Massimina
North Carolina
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Raleigh
N.C
Houston
Boston College
Giantkillers
St. Louis
New Orleans
Georgetown
Provo
Utah
Oregon State
Louisville
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Dean Smith
UCLA
John Wooden
Smith
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Michael Jordan
Fourteen Teams Reach NCA A Final Four Varies
Freshman Ed Pinckney led Villanova with 18 points while James Worthy expressed high emotion about the stakes as North Carolina faced a tough comeback. Houston benefited from Reid Gettys perfect free throw line finishing and Rob Williams scoring 25 as they beat Boston College. Georgetown routed Oregon State 74.4 percent shooting led by Eric Floyd, and Louisville beat Alabama-Birmingham with clutch free throws to advance to the Final Four.
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Ed Pinckney
Villanova
James Worthy
North Carolina
John Pinone
Rob Williams
Reid Gettys
Houston
Cougars
Gettys
Guy Lewis
Lewis
Michael Young
John Bagley
Boston College
Eagles
Eric
Floyd
Georgetown
Oregon State
Charlie Jones
Lancaster Gordon
Louisville
Alabama
Birmingham
Jones
Gordon
Gene Bartow
UAB
Memphis State
UCLA
Denny Crum
ORC Revamps Ottawa Softball With Three Seasonal Leagues
Ottawa Recreation Commission unveils a major softball reorganization with Spring, Summer, and Fall seasons for men and women plus a mid August Co-Ed League. Early sign ups run April 12–21 at the Youth Center with meetings on April 2 and June 2 and August 11.
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Commission
W. 4Th
Ottawa Middle School
USSSA
ASA
Steinbrenner Seethes at Yankees Spring Slump
Yankees drop 8-1 to Orioles as George Steinbrenner demands stronger effort and an extra workout for his players. Orioles hitters led by Eddie Murray and Michael Young pace Sunday action across MLB spring games.
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Eddie Murray
Michael Young
LaRue Washington
Baltimore Attack
Dan Ford
Dan Graham
Orioles
Houston
Atlanta
Larry Parrish
Wallace Johnson
Montreal Expos
Braves
Pittsburgh
Willie Stargell
Mike Easler
Celtics Beat Up On 76ers In Big Win
Celtics rout 76ers 123-113 at Spectrum as Boston extends its win streak to 16 with a dominant performance. Coach Billy Cunningham lauded Boston as “absolutely awesome” while Philadelphia fell short in the home matchup.
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Philadelphia 76Ers
Boston
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia
76Ers
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Celtics
Cunningham
Spectrum
NBA
Washington
New York
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New Jersey
Kansas City
San Diego
Golden State
Utah
Atlanta
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Seattle
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Houston
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Abdul-Jabbar
Moses Malone
No. 1 Midland Upsets Dade North In Juco Title
Midland of Texas, unranked, stunned top-ranked Miami Dade North 93-88 in double overtime to claim the National Junior College title. Chester Smith sealed the win with two free throws in the final seconds as Midland extended their winning streak to 24 and finished 34-4. Anthony Webb led Midland with 36 points and Pontus Williams added 25.
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UPI
Midland
Texas
David
Miami Dade North
Dade North
Chester Smith
Jon Jones
Smith
Anthony Webb
Pontus Williams
Emery Atkinson
Malcom Williams
Stan Cloudy
Niles Dockery
Henderson County
Vincennes
Indiana
Courtney Witte
Malcom Thomas
Gerald Wilkins
Jead Moberly
Pate Triumphs At Players Championship With Water Prank
Pete Dye and PGA Commissioner Deane Beman were dunked by Pete Pate after his victory at the Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach. Pate sank a 5 iron on 18 for a tap-in birdie finishing 5-under 72, 280 total. Scott Simpson and Brad Bryant tied for second at 282. Lietzke 283. Maltbie 284. Green Siadier Watson Ballesteros 286.
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Fla
Pete Dye
Jerry Pate
Pete
Players Club
Pate
Dye
PGA
Deane Beman
Memphis
Deane
Beman
Bruce Lietzke
Scott Simpson
Brad Bryant
Simpson
Bryant
Lietzke
Roger Maltbie
Hubert Green
Craig Siadier
Tom Watson
Seve Ballesteros
Spain
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Chicago White Sox
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