UCLA Reclaims No 1 In AP College Basketball Poll
UCLA tops the AP college basketball poll with 23 first place votes and 1,151 points, moving ahead of Indiana State after last week’s setback. The Bruins, 20-3, beat Arizona State 85-83 and Arizona 110-86. Notre Dame and North Carolina hold 3rd and 4th as LSU climbs to 5th.
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Sycracuse
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Georgetown
Purdue
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DePaul
Ind St
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Gaytown DC
Spectacular Bid Tops Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park
Grey colt Spectacular Bid, owned by Hawksworth Farm and trained for the Triple Crown bid, won the Fountain of Youth Stakes by 8 lengths at Gulfstream Park. Jockey Ronnie Franklin praised the colt’s progress as he now targets the Florida Derby on March 6 and the Kentucky Derby. Lot O’Gold finished second, with Bishop’s Choice third in the seven horse field. Spectacular Bid’s win followed a Hutcheson Stakes victory earlier this month, extending his win streak to seven, including two this year. The crowd of 20,463 produced a large minus place pool while Spectacular Bid paid 2.20 2.10 and Lot O’Gold paid 2.10.
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Fountain of Youth
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Christian coach resigns from TCU basketball program
Tim Somerville resigned as Texas Christian University basketball coach amid player criticism of his strict style. In two seasons he posted a 10-40 record after being promoted from assistant in 1977 to lead the program, saying he could not recruit players matching his highly disciplined system.
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Eastern storm disrupts college basketball and racing
A Monday snowstorm across the Eastern seaboard forced postponements of several college basketball games including Temple vs Rider and Maryland vs Wake Forest. Racing at Aqueduct Bowie Keystone Penn National Waterford Park was canceled, with Bowie and Keystone also shut down. Bowie’s General George Stakes with a $35000 purse was canceled for the first time due to two feet of snow.
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Weather and travel disruptions ripple through sports slate
Monday night events across major leagues were postponed or delayed from the Northeast to Scotland due to ice and snow. Whitey Herzog endured a marathon travel day to reach spring training, joking that he felt traded seven times after a series of fog-cancelled flights and reroutings.
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Odessa Chargers Win Pecos Invitational Championship
Over 300 spectators witnessed the Pecos Community Recreation Department Men’s Basketball Invitational. The Odessa Chargers defeated Reeves County Sheriff’s Dept in the semi finals 55-47 and beat Balmorhea in the final 66-49 to claim the title. Reeves County Sheriff’s Dept finished second with Angelo’s Worst third and Hondo Drilling fourth. All Tournament picks included Jesse Riggins Donald Walker Linver Mosby from Reeves Co. Sheriff’s Dept and Tommy Brownfield from Balmorhea.
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Discrimination rules worry Missouri football funding
Columbia Missouri AP Barbara Uehling chancellor at the University of Missouri warns HEW Title IX interpretations could end or shrink college football programs. She notes no explicit exemption for football and says the NCAA and other Big Eight leaders share caution. She urges government to reconsider the guideline burden and asks HEW to clarify how expenditures are counted for revenue sports.
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University of Missouri
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Health, Education and Welfare
NCAA
David S. Tatel
Washington
Federal Agency
Missouri Faces HEW Letter on Football and Women’s Athletics
Uehling forwarded the HEW communication to Missouri lawmakers seeking support for a football exemption from equal funding rules. The chancellor warned Columbia would incur 400,000 in direct costs if football remains non exempt, even with any exemption costs would run 250,000 to 300,000 annually. Women's athletics funding rose from 15,000 to 500,000 over five years.
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Hawks Recall Savard. Kelly Sent To New Brunswick AHL
Chicago Hawks recall forward Jean Savard after brief earlier stints this season and send Bob Kelly to the AHL’s New Brunswick team. Savard totaled 21 goals and 23 assists in 44 games with New Brunswick before the recall, while Kelly had 2 goals and 1 assist in 46 games with Chicago this season and 59 penalty minutes.
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