Quickness fuels Murphy 30 points in Rockets win over Hawks
The 5-foot-10 Calvin Murphy sparked Houston with 30 points in a 96-95 victory over Atlanta as Rudy Tomjanovich sat out ill. John Drew led Atlanta with 22, while Ed Ratliff added 20 for Houston ending a seven-game funk. Knicks top Cavaliers 100-89 with Phil Jackson 29 points. Warriors 108, 76ers 100 as Rick Barry scores 55 to lift Golden State. Kentucky Colonels 113, San Diego 109 as Dampier nets 20. Denver edges San Antonio on late free throws and quickness.
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Independent league opens season with two games Monday
The Pecos Independent Bas will begin its season Monday with two games in Barstow, featuring Netball League actions to start the independent circuit.
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Miller trails by 5 in Crosby pro am
Johnny Miller sits five shots back after a 1 under par 71 in the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. He trails Hubert Green and Larry Ziegler, as Jack Nicklaus and others post 71s in the sunlit field on the Monterey Peninsula course setup.
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Italians win Monte Carlo Rally in dominant Lancia sweep
Sandro Munari and Mario Mannucci drove a streamlined Lancia Stratos to victory in the 43rd Monte Carlo Rally, finishing three Fiat Abarth 124 coupes behind by 3 minutes 47 seconds. Fans mobbed the finish as Italy sealed a strong national encore after 1972. Finn Mikkola user overhauled Markku Alen for third by 41 seconds with Ilkka Kivimaki.
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Pecos boxers set for Odessa regional Golden Gloves
Pecos fighters compete tonight and tomorrow in Odessa in the four night regional Golden Gloves tourney finals. Open class features Dan Levario Armando LuJan. high school Arnulfo Granado Pete Garcia. Joe Luis Fuentes is a novice. juniors Rolando Garcia Arturo Rubio Arvel Matta. Fight time 730 pm with ringside 250 admission general 150. Trophies awarded to divisional winners after Saturdays finals.
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Arnulfo Granado
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Midland
Cowboys Schedule Preseason Games with Steelers Raiders and Vikings
Dallas will host the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers in Texas Stadium for a Saturday night preseason game on September 13 and also announce a September 6 exhibition with the Oakland Raiders. Earlier, Dallas set August 23 against the Minnesota Vikings. Non division regular season foes include Green Bay Detroit Los Angeles Kansas City New England and the New York Jets with home and away games within the conference.
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Kiner Credits Greenberg For Hall Of Fame Success
Ralph Kiner credits Hank Greenberg for his success and says Greenberg mentored him after 1947. Greenberg, enshrined in 1956, helped keep Kiner with Pittsburgh when a slump led to a minor league assignment. Contemporaries include Detroit leading homer champ Greenberg and 1946 NL homer king Kiner.
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Pecos Eagles Seek First Half Cage Title In Kermit
In district 2-AAA basketball Pecos Eagles battle Kermit Yellow Jackets in Kermit for a potential co lead in the first half standings. A Fort Stockton upset in Odessa could shift the race, with Pecos driver Kenneth Williams pacing the Eagles and averaging 21.6 points over five district games.
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Banquet Speaker Is Longtime Coach Bob Wright
The annual high school football banquet will feature Bob Wright as keynote speaker. Wright, recruiting coordinator and PR director for Texas A M athletic department, began coaching in Olney and Brownwood before advancing to Howard Payne College. Tickets are $2.50 from booster members.
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