Celtics Fall To Pistons In Boston Thriller Playoff Upset
Detroit beats Boston 109-98 as Dave Bing and Eddie Miles lead with 27 and 23 points respectively. Hal Greer, Chet Walker, and Matt Guokas spark late comebacks in a high scoring playoff night with Philadelphia and Chicago also winning.
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NBA Semifinals Scores and Schedule Highlights
Western Division Chicago 104 Los Angeles 98 as Los Angeles trails 1 2 in the series. Eastern Division Philadelphia 138 New York 132 in two overtimes, Philadelphia leads 2 1. Detroit 109 Boston 98, Detroit tied. Friday features St Louis at Oakland in ABA San Francisco leads 2 1. Minnesota 116 Kentucky 107, Minnesota leads 2 1. Pittsburgh 133 Indiana 114, Pittsburgh wins 3 0. No games scheduled Friday. Minnesota at Kentucky on Friday.
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Garth Patterson Wins Four at Bowie in Feats
Garth Patterson rode four winners at Bowie race track on Wednesday. In Yonkers, Pop commonshine is favored to win the $25,000 Adios Festival Pace Final with Lucien Fontaine driving tonight. Alvaro Pineda rode four winners at Santa Anita including Brief Admiral and Miss Redoubt in purse events. Johnny Rotz rode a triple at Aqueduct and NYU alumni named to aid in basketball talent recruitment.
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Stanford Favored In NCAA Swim Meet
HANOVER New Hampshire AP Stanford is the favorite to defend the NCAA Swimming and Diving title at Dartmouth as the 45th championships begin. Despite Greg Buckingham's absence Stanford features Dick Roth Luis Nicolau and a strong roster. Indiana is seen as the main challenger with four top divers and Olympic teammates Kevin Berry and Bob Windle.
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NBA Wins First Battle for Hayes in San Diego
AP reports Elvin Hayes signed with the NBA Rockets after a bidding war with the ABA. Terms loosely pegged around 440000 over four years. Hayes chose San Diego over ABA Mavericks despite a 500000 offer, citing desire to play against the best and city appeal. Baltimore now seeks the No 2 draft choice as Seattle moves up.
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Baseball scores and spring games with multiple matchups
Scores include Atlanta 5 Houston 3 St Louis 8 Chicago A 2 Minnesota 1 Baltimore 0 in 11 innings New York A 4 Boston 2 Oakland 4 Detroit 2 Philadelphia 4 Los Angeles 0 Cleveland 7 Calif ornia 3 San Francisco 10 Chicago N 6 Cincinnati 5 New York N 4 Atlanta St Louis at St Petersburg Fla Cincinnati Philadelphia at Clearwater Fla New York N Detroit New York A Chicago A Sarasota Fla Pittsburgh Washington Pompano Beach Fla Chicago N California Scottsdale Ariz San Francisco Cleveland Phoenix Ariz Boston Baltimore Mile ami night Minnesota Oakland Orlando Fla
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Bowling Scores Wednesday Night Highlights and Leaders
Wednesday bowling scores feature top performances across leagues. J Schmoe led with 169 for High in 4 games at 10-30. P White posted 167 in 30-high. D Sheffi and S Wolgast posted series 547 and 513 respectively for Pizza Village and Peoples Bank.
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West Division title hangs in balance as NHL teams stumble
Los Angeles drops 5-3 to Minnesota and Philadelphia falls 3-0 to St Louis, keeping the West race tight with three to four games left. Pittsburgh rallys past Oakland 7-4 as Toronto shutout Montreal 6-0 in the East. Wayne Connelly sparked Minnesota and Glenn Hall posted another Flyers shutout. St Louis stays in playoff hunt with win over Philadelphia. Pittsburgh remains three points back of St Louis.
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Rico Carty Hospitalized For TB Tests In Florida
Atlanta slugger Rico Carty entered the Southeast Florida Tuberculosis Hospital for a series of extensive physical exams to determine if he has tuberculosis. A hospital spokesman said seven doctors and consultants will review his case as Atlanta teammates are tested as a precaution. If confirmed, Carty could miss the season, with possible replacements named from among Braves players.
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Yankee Youngster Ferraro Loses Eye Disease Fight
Yankee rookie Mike Ferraro was found to have glaucoma during a team eye checkup in Fort Lauderdale. The 24 year old will be on lifelong medication but should be able to continue playing, team officials said. The season’s first spring exams marked the Yankees first such program.
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Missouri Tigers Open Texas Trip With Doubleheader Wins
Big Eight baseball action sees Missouri win 7-6 over Air Force and 8-4 over Arkansas as Butch Davis belts two homers and four RBIs. Bob Todd adds a three-run homer in the opener, Arkansas errors aid another victory. Oklahoma State tops Houston 9-1 behind Alan Johnson four hits and four RBIs.
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