Pro Cage World Eyes The NBA Draft War and Haywood Case
New York AP reports added suspense in the NBA college draft amid the Spencer Haywood dispute. Cleveland holds No 1 after a coin toss with Portland, with UCLA star Sidney Wicks as a top potential pick if signing remains possible. ABA interest looms with Rob era targets and possible loans to the league as Buffalo and Seattle face further rulings.
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la Salle
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Walter Kennedy
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Haywood
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Seattle
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Cubs Please Mr. Durocher
SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA AP Leo Durocher surveys a Cubs spring ahead with a veteran lineup likely in 1971 He cites pitching as the key to breaking from recent second place NL East finishes Offense features Billy Williams Ron Santo and Jim Hickman with 25 plus homers and 100 RBIs Infield glides with Don Kessinger and Glenn Beckett Durocher expects improved pitching with four man rotation and bullpen focus Veterans in bullpen replaced by young pitchers Jim Colborn and Joe Decker show promise
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Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
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Ron Santo
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Glenn Beckett
Durocher
Ferguson Jenkins
Ken Holtzman
Bill Hands
Milt Pappas
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Holtzman
Pappas
Atlanta Yast
Jim Colborn
Joe Decker
Colborn
Phil Regan
Decker
Wooden Not Above A Stall In Bruins Victory
UCLA coach John Wooden used a deliberate stall game to beat Villanova 68 62 and win his seventh NCAA title in eight years. He said the plan aimed to draw Villanova out of its zone defense, despite risking momentum.
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UCLA
John Wooden
Villanova
Bruins
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Tar Heel Star Saves NIT
St Bonaventure and Bill Chamberlain lead a thin field at the NIT in Madison Square Garden. Chamberlain, a 6 foot 6 junior from Harlem, earned the tournament MVP with dazzling layups and jumps, steering North Carolina to an 84-66 win over Hawaii and a 76-71 double overtime victory for St Bonaventure over Georgia Tech earlier.
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St. Bonaventure
Bill Chamberlain
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Madison Square Garden
North Carolina
Duke
Georgia Tech
Tech
Chamberlain
Harlem
Tar Heels
Earl's Recovery Carries Bullets in NBA Playoff Win
Earl Monroe recovered from an early knockout to score 23 of his 29 points as the Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia 111-103 in the Eastern Division semifinals. New York edged Atlanta 110-95, Chicago beat Los Angeles 106-98, and Milwaukee led San Francisco 1-0 as the Western semis continued.
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Monroe
Bullets
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Baltimore
Gene Shue
New York Knicks
Atlanta
Chicago
Los Angeles
Lakers
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New York
Hal Greer
Ad Monroe
Bowling Scores From Local Leagues
Summary of scores across multiple bowling leagues with high game and series figures. Names include Viette Bond Snider Jackson Beckner ZielsDorf Shuck Bugg Hull Dillon Johnson Liegerot Hollon Eubank among others, with team standings such as RED CROWN ALLEY CATS LUCKY FOUR BRUNSWICK KIDS and SUNDAY NIGHT LEAGUE EVENS.
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B. Viette
LUCKY
L. Bond
Brunswick Kids
J. Snider
C. Jackson
Beckner
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M. ZielsDorf
L. Shuck
J. Bugg
C. HuLl
D. Dillon
Johnson
K. Liegerot
O. Hollon
Eubank
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