Young wins U S first gold in Innsbruck speed skating
Sheila Young, 25, vaulted to the United States first gold of the 12th Winter Games at Innsbruck by clocking 42.76 seconds in the 500 meters, breaking the Olympic record. She earned a silver in the 1500m earlier and remains a leading U.S. hopeful as the Games continue.
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Milwaukee
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Heavyweight college hoops thrillers lift Rutgers Marquette
Rutgers 86 West Virginia 76 as Rutgers extends its 18 game win streak with a fast start and late surge led by Jim Bailey. Marquette 78 Manhattan 59 dominated the boards with Jerome Whitehead driving 22 points and 12 rebounds as coach Al McGuire's squad rolled to victory.
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Old guys stumble in Bob Hope Desert Classic field lead
Buddy Allin shot 68 to take a seven under 135 and the second round lead in the Bob Hope Desert Golf Classic in Palm Springs. Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper each shot 64 and 65 respectively to stay near the front as the five day, 90 hole event continued.
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Casper
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Eldorado
Marathon golf tour splits rounds across four desert courses
Allin Nev il and Murphy played at Bermuda Dunes while the rest of the leaders were at Eldorado. The 128 pros compete one round per day on Bermuda Dunes Eldorado La Quinta and Indian Wells with a different three man amateur team each day before Sunday’s final at Indian Wells. Trevino Watson Irwin and Crenshaw are not competing.
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Maravich Leads Jazz Past Rockets in 114-111 Win
Pistol Pete Maravich scoring 35 points, including 13 of the Jazz’s final 17, lifts New Orleans past Houston 114-111 despite an ailing ankle. Detroit beats Atlanta 111-108. Kansas City tops Los Angeles 117-109. Spurs rally to 124-116 over Nets.
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San Antonio
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Eagles Seek Second-Half District Crown at Ector
Pecos Eagles travel to Odessa to face league leader Ector in a showdown for the 2-AAA second half title. Ector sits 2-0 in the half and 12-0 in the prior district, while Pecos rides a 1st-half late push and sports top scorer Linver Mosby at 29.2 ppg. Dwight Randolph of Ector and Butch Rogers of Pecos pace a trio of local scorers as Seminole and Fort Stockton results shape the district slate.
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Freshman Cagers Compete in Dual Tournaments Coast to Coast
Pecos freshmen play in two concurrent tournaments with squads in Loving New Mexico and Odessa Texas. Both events began Thursday and conclude Saturday, winding up the season for units coached by Jim Strother and Lawrence Williams.
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Wells indicted for robbery in Beaumont case
Jefferson County grand jury charges Warren Wells, former Raiders star, with stopping a woman and her 4 year old daughter and demanding money as they left a Beaumont business last March. Greg Lowery sues Texas Tech for negligence over ankle injury. North Texas State West Texas State game postponed due to weather. Kenny Jenkins is dropped from Texas Arlington basketball squad for academic issues.
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