Walton has Bruins extend win streak to 60 against Loyola
Big Bill Walton stars for top ranked UCLA in an 87 73 win over Loyola Chicago. Walton scores season high 32 points and grabs 27 rebounds to offset 27 turnovers as UCLA extends its nation leading 60 game winning streak. Coach Wooden eyeing Notre Dame test Saturday in South Bend.
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Casper's Upswing After Disappointing 1972 Season
Billy Casper, 41, buoyed by a rain soaked first round in the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach, led with a 66 as he eyes a rebound season. Weiskopf, Massengale, Green and Eastwood trailed, while Nicklaus and Palmer faced weather and mixed results amid the three course format.
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Weiskopf
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Cesar Sanudo
Orville Moody
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Jack Nicklaus
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Dave Marr
Mason Rudolph
Les Peterson
Bobby Greenwood
Ray Floyd
Lou Graham
Cypress Point
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Cypress
Lee Treving
Spyglass Hill
Bruce Crampton
Confessions of a loser sports writer laments Philadelphia
Philadelphia writer Ralph Bernstein reflects on three decades covering local pro teams and the city’s “city of losers” label. He recalls Joe Frazier’s rise and fall, the Phillies last pennant, 1960 Eagles, 1967 76ers, Flyers missteps, and a pattern of mismanagement and bad luck shaping Philadelphia sports lore.
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Philadelphia
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Associated Press Sports Writer
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Philadelpha
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Basketball Association
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Bucks
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Joe
George Foreman
Willian Pennatop City Hall
Phillies
Bobby Shantz
Jim Bunning
Ken Loeffler
Texas A&m
Cajun International Bass Tournament Opens At Toledo Bend
Fishermen from Missouri and Arkansas lead after day one of the Cajun International Bass Tournament at Toledo Bend Lake. Howard Holmes of Branson, Missouri won $500 for the biggest bass at 8 pounds 5 ounces, while H J Stevens of El Dorado, Arkansas led the overall weight with 4 pounds 8 ounces. The event, sponsored by Project Sports of Texas, offers $20,000 total prize money and runs three days ending Saturday with top honors including $4,006 for most pounds and $1,000 for the largest bass among 135 anglers from 11 states.
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Howard Holmes
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H.J. Stevens
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Project Sports, Inc
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Colts Acquire Hoaglin From Browns For Draft Choice
NFL moves include Baltimore adding center Fred Hoaglin from Cleveland in exchange for a third round pick. Other notes list coaching changes and player trades across leagues, with Rams acquiring John Hadl and Sixers dealing John Block.
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Tom van Arsdale
National Basketball Association
Switzer Seen As Likely Oklahoma Replacement If Fairbanks Resigns
Chuck Fairbanks weighs a Patriots offer while Barry Switzer, his top aide and Oklahoma assistant, is seen as the probable successor. Switzer’s promotion hinges on Fairbanks’ decision, with official steps and recruiting timing dictating the timetable.
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University
University of Oklahoma
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National Football League
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Joe Paterno
Baseball writers dinner honors major leaguers in Houston
The 13th annual Houston Baseball Writers Association dinner will award Billy Williams of the Cubs the Tris Speaker player of the year honor after a .333 NL batting title season. Other honorees include Wood as pitcher of the year, Cedeno as MVP Astro, Fisk rookie of the year, Colbert slugger of the year, Hilton minor league of the year, Tom Gorman umpire of the year, and Rollie Fingers with a World Series Award.
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Dickie Kerr
White Sox
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Fisk
Johhny Keane
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Gorman
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