LSU Climbs to Lead SEC with 92-71 Win Over Vanderbilt
LSU overpowered Vanderbilt 92-71 to seize first in the Southeast Conference race. DeWayne Scales and Lionel Green fueled inside play with 41 points and 31 rebounds, while Vanderbilt’s Wayne Dobbs lamented the Tigers' sharp execution. Notre Dame, Louisville, and Alabama won their games as Creighton, Oregon State, and Mississippi State posted notable results elsewhere.
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Ken Rappoport
Louisiana State
Vanderbilt
DeWayne Scales
Lionel Green
Commodores
Dobbs
Scales
Notre Dame
Loyola
Chicago
Louisville
Memphis State
Alabama
Georgia
LSU
Tigers
Tracy Jackson
Irish
South Bend
Pecos Youth Basketball Schedule Highlights Local Games
Tuesday features Pecos girls and boys across age groups with Airlawn Beauty versus Paul Williams at 5 30 p m and 6 15 p m matches. Thursday brings men's and boys games including Triple H Shoes against Popular Thriftway at 6 30 p m and 7 30 p m showdowns. Saturday lists 8 9 year olds Interstate Texaco versus Pecos Savings and Loan at 9 a m and 10 12 year olds Reeves Co Sheriff s Dept versus the 2 Team at 10 30 a m.
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Pecos
Airlawn Beauty
Paul Williams
St. Catherine's
Sports Action
Western Auto
Reeves County Young Homemakers
Fuentes Furniture
AD Auto Sales
Triple H Shoes
Popular Thriftway
Reeves Co. Sheriff's Dept
Delaware Basin
First National Bank
Duval
H and H
Holiday Inn
Pecos Boy's
U.S. Army
Gibson's
Pecos Automotive
Mustang Mud
Taylor Flowers
Pecos Insurance
Automotive Proving Grounds
Alton Hughes Real Estate
Interstate Texaco
Pecos Savings and Loan
Trans Pecos Steel
Katy Motel
Pecos Enterprise
Zavala A Team Finishes 9 0 In Regular Season
Zavala Junior High School girls basketball, A team, ended regular games with a 9-0 record and 12-2 including tournaments. They scored 534 points in 12 games while opponents totaled 232. Top scorers were Rene Shorter 175, Lynn Green 141, Apolonia Lujan 128, Renata Evans 84. Team emphasized collective effort and improved from 5-3 last year.
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Zavala Junior High School Girl's
Zavala ‘A
Rene Shorter
Lynn Green
Apolonia Lujan
Renata Evans
Sandra Tarno
Zavala
Basketball Scores from Monday Night Games Across the East
East region results feature Babson 58 over Amherst 45 and Colgate 77 defeating Army 75. O E Stroudsburg beat Rider 73 74, New Haven 103 over Connecticut 70, Northeastern 83 over New Hampshire 81, Pitt 71 over Hawaii 52, and Pitt Johnstown 61 over Frostburg State 59. Robert Morris 80 over Adelphi 73, St Bonaventure 101 over Hofstra 81, Stonehill 100 over Boston University 62, with others listed.
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Associated Press
Babson
Amherst
Colgate
Army
O. E. Stroudsburg
Rider
New Haven
E. Connecticut
Northeastern
New Hampshire
Pitt
Hawaii
Pitt-Johnstown
Frostburg St
Robert Morris
Adelphi
St. Bonaventure
Hofstra
Stonehill
Boston St
South Alabama
Georgia
Alcorn St
Miss. Valley
Citadel
Davidson
Cleveland St
George
S. Dakota
Yankton
Florida
A&m
Tuske- S
Scoreboard highlights multiple college basketball results across regions
A crowded scoreboard lists numerous men’s college games with final scores across the Southeast, Midwest, South, and West. Notable outcomes include Tennessee Chattanooga 73 over Western Carolina 70, Virginia State 105 over J.C. Smith 103, and Louisville 103 over Memphis St. 82, among many others with teams like Alabama, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech, and several regional schools appearing in compact results.
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Louisiana St
Vanderbilt
Louisiana Tech
Centenary
Louisville
Memphis St
Middle Tenn. St
Morehead St
Mississippi St
Tennessee
N. Alabama
Nicholls St
N.C. Charlotte
Georgia St
Louisiana
N. Georgia
Piedmont
Coaches Move Highlighted In Early Football and Baseball News
Ray Handley resigns as offensive backfield coach at Air Force Academy to take linebacker coach post at Stanford. Iowa State promotes Dave Cox to assistant athletic director. Virginia Tech appoints Chuck Hartman as head baseball coach.
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AIR Force Academy
Ray Handley
Stanford
Iowa State University
Dave Cox
Virginia Tech
Chuck Hartman
Defensive end sues football league
Bubba Smith, former Baltimore Colts defensive end, pursues a 2.5 million suit against the National Football League. In retrial before Judge Ben Krentzman, the case recalls a knee injury suffered in a Tampa Stadium exhibition with the Steelers. A hung jury previously halted the matter.
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Tampa, Fla
Baltimore Colts
Bubba Smith
Smith
National Football League
Colts
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tampa Stadium
U.S
Ben Krentzman
Tony Cunningham
Colt
Rick Volk
Franco Harris
NBA to expand to 24 teams by 1980 81 season
NBA plans expansion adding two clubs to reach 24 teams by 1980 81. Commissioner Larry O Brien notes new investors aren t sought but interest exists. Possible new franchises include Dallas Minneapolis St Paul Miami Toronto Cincinnati Pittsburgh and St Louis with prices affecting current teams gains. Motta All Star Game comment notes shift toward coach selection by position.
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Alex Sachare
National Basketball Association
NBA
Larry O’brien
Board of Governors
O'Brien
Dallas
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Miami
Toronto
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Washington Bullets
Dick Motta
Pontiac
Mich
Motta
NHL All Stars Face Soviet Challenge Cup Dispute
The New York hosted three game Challenge Cup with the NHL All Stars and Soviet National team clashing over whether international or NHL rules apply. A meeting was planned to resolve the rule issue as teams prepared for opening night at Madison Square Garden and a worldwide TV audience.
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Frank Brown
NEW York
National Hockey League All-Stars
Madison Square Garden
Victor Tikhonov
Viacheslav Koloskov
NHL
Garden
New York Islanders
Mike Bossy
Marcel Dionne
Los Angeles
Barry Beck
Colorado
Ron Greschner
Ayala Fined In Misuse Check Plea Before May Title Fight
Boxer Mike Ayala, set for a May 12 World Boxing Council featherweight title bout, was fined 153 dollars after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor bad check charge that was reduced from a higher grade in exchange for restitution. He awaits sentencing on an aggravated assault conviction. The check was a 75 dollar fake drawnNov. 25 1977. Ayala is ranked No. 1 featherweight and will face the winner of Lopez Castanon on May 12 at the Convention Center Arena.
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San Antonio
Texas
Mike Ayala
World Boxing Council
Ayala
Bennie Martinez
WBC
Danny Lopez
Roberto Castanon
Convention Center Arena
Cavaliers ask Frazier for move expenses details
In Detroit over the weekend, the Cleveland Cavaliers pressed for an itemized accounting of Walt Frazier's moving costs from New York to Cleveland in fall 1977. The grievance hearing, part of NBA dispute proceedings, made no progress.
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Richfield
Ohio
Cleveland Cavaliers
Walt Frazier
New York
Cleveland
New York Knicks
Cavaliers
Detroit
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Wiley Peck
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John Johnson
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Kyle Macy
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Pat Cummings
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Jon Manning
Greg Webb
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Dave Hargett
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Reee
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Eddie Sutton
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Harding
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Rap- Coll
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Athletes In Action
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Riojas
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Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
Soviets
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Bobby Clarke
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Chris Evert
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the Forum
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Cincinnati Reds
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Christ Hospital
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Tommy Hudson
Joe Groskind
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