Red Raiders clinch SWC title with Arkansas win
Texas Tech edged Arkansas 64 63 in Fayetteville to secure the Southwest Conference crown behind Richard Little's steals and late surge. Tech leads SWC at 11 2 with Baylor and Texas A M tied for second at 8 5 after Tuesday results.
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Former champ offers eye to man he beat long ago
Former British lightweight champion Eric Boon has offered one of his eyes to Dave Crowley, a longtime friend going blind. At a charity event planning meeting Boon, now 52, recalled beating Crowley 35 years ago to win the title and said he could help by donating a cornea after envisioning Crowley’s loss of sight.
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Dave
Knicks Crush Celtics 123-91 as Hudson Leads Rally
New York overwhelmed Boston 123 to 91 in a high intensity game. Walt Frazier and Phil Jackson each scored 20 for the Knicks who built an 18-point first half surge and a 44-point fourth quarter. Don Chaney led Boston with 18 points while Dave Cowens added 15 and 17 rebounds.
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DeBusschere
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Earl Monroe
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Don Chaney
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Cowens
Queens Volleyball Keeps Perfect Record With Monahans Win
Queens volleyball defeated Monahans Lobos 2-1 to remain undefeated and tied for the district lead with Seminole. Glimpses of a 6-9 start, 15-0 sweep, and a 14-11 finish show key contributions from Gloria Brooks, Kathy McAnally, Kim Blackwell and Janice Williams.
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Rosalinda Rodriguez
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Charla Clark
Debbie Spray
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The
Magnussen and Lynn duel for world figure skating title
Canadian skater Karen Magnussen holds a fragile lead over Janet Lynn of the United States as both vie for the women's world title in Bratislava. Russian pair finish near sweep and Soviets lead in ice dance ahead of the free figures windup.
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Czechoslovakia
Karen Magnussen
Canada
Janet Lynn
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Miss Lynn
Rockford
Austria
Trixie Schuba
Gymnists edge Romania at UC in close bar showdown
The U S gymnastics team trailed before the final event, the horizontal bar, but won over the touring Romanian Olympic squad at the University of California Berkeley with a score of 271.1 to 270.9. Brent Simmons earned a 9.6 on the horizontal bar and Ted Marti matched Romania’s 9.5 for Constantin Petrescu.
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Iowa State
Ted Marti
Michigan
Constantin Petrescu
Phillies to open season with stunt at Veterans Stadium
Dick Johnson alias Kiteman will return to Philadelphia to throw the first ball of the 1973 NL season at Veterans Stadium. He previously was injured attempting a centerfield bleacher dive to home plate and will attempt the stunt again.
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Pro golf ponders rare mixed tour format at Inverrary
Pro golf explores simultaneous men and women events on adjacent Inverrary courses with a concurrent mixed team event and a combined purse potentially exceeding 500000 dollars. Montgomery, organizer and Jackie Gleason Classic veteran, says phase two aims to test mixed field interest after strong pro am turnout.
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Associated Press
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Arnold Palmer
Mickey Wright
John Montgomery
Jackie Gleason
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Tuesday college scores from Midwest and Southwest regions
Ohio U 98 Cleveland St 76. Cincinnati 83 Butler 57. Missouri 79 Kansas 63. Wichita St 108 Ball St 76. Iowa St 82 Nebraska 76. Oral Roberts 116 Pan American 79. Illinois Col 78 Eureka 72. Augustana Ill 96 NW Iowa 82. Wis Milwaukee 62 Wis Parkside 60. Texas Tech 64 Arkansas 63. Texas A&M 78 SMU 75. New Mexico St 108 West Texas St 81. Baylor 72 Rice 71. Texas 89 TCU 69.
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Baseball bad man Dick Allen lands record White Sox deal
Dick Allen signed a three year contract for 675600 with the Chicago White Sox making him the highest paid player in major league history. Frank Robinson also signed a two year deal for 300660 with the California Angels. Rusty Staub agreed to a three year 330000 deal with the New York Mets. Johnny Bench had lung surgery but expects no throwing problems.
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Sudden death rule eyed for NFL overtime changes
Tex Schramm, Cowboys general manager and NFL competition committee chair, says a sudden death rule has a good chance at the spring meeting in Scottsdale. He notes last year’s near passage and urges progress with variations like full overtime or ball possession tweaks, aiming for a simple sudden death solution.
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Freeman
Associated Press
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Tex Schramm
Scottsdale
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Dallas Cowboys
NFL Competition Committee
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NFL
Killebrew Likely to Hold Out As Twins Begin Camp
Orlando AP Cal Griffith has signed 24 of 40 Twins players with 16 unsigned including star Harmon Killebrew who seeks a three year 125000 per season contract. The club aims to trim payroll offering about 110000 for one year and workouts open at Tinker Field with Killebrew absent signaling first salary dispute in camp.
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Mario Brown
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State Athletic Commission
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