Orioles overpower Pirates in 10-5 spring win
Orioles explode for 10 runs on 14 hits to beat the Pirates 10-5 in an exhibition. Nelson Briles, who was the World Series hero earlier, gave up nine runs in five innings. Boog Powell and Don Buford hit two and one homers respectively for Baltimore.
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Alex Lachare
Associated Press
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UCLA and Louisville clash in top college basketball showdown
UCLA aims for a sixth straight national title as undefeated UCLA led by John Wooden faces a Louisville team coached by Denny Crum in a key national semifinal. North Carolina meets Florida State in the other semifinal with a Los Angeles final set for Saturday.
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Jack Stevenson
Associated
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Willie Mays Leadoff Experiment Shifts Giants Lineup
Giants manager Charlie Fox moves Willie Mays to leadoff in spring to pressure for younger players. Bonds drops in order as Kingman may start at third while McCovey targets cleanup duties. Speier experiments with switch hitting and Giants pursue strong pitching to defend NL West title.
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Eric Prewitt
Associated Press
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Alan Gallagher
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Dick Dietz
Chris Speier
Tito Fuentes
Speier
Niland to play football in Paris
Two Super Bowl players join 42 NFL stars for a charity demonstration game in Paris on May 27. Nick Buoniconti of the Miami Dolphins and John Niland of the Dallas Cowboys will lead the lineup as part of a charity sports week for the American Hospital in Paris.
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American
Baseball and college sports names collide in quotes storm
A string of provocative statements from baseball and college figures runs through this NEA collection. Bowie Kuhn warns Finley to move Oakland or exit baseball while Vida Blue negotiates beyond Major League pay. NCAA, NBA, ABA figures clash over contracts and scholarship ethics as players push legal action. The piece rounds out with quotes from NFL, NFL merger politics, Csonka, Carlton, Rozelle, and UK coach Rupp amid a broad sports rights and monopoly debate.
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Bowie Kuhn
Charles
Finley
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Oakland
Vida Blue
Walter Byers
NCAA
Howard Porter
ABA
Pecos and Lamesa Meet in Andrews Tourney
The Pecos Eagles face Lamesa in the Andrews baseball tournament second game at 5:30 p m Thursday. Eight teams compete eight are AAA except one AAAA with five from District 2 3A Seminole Fort Stockton Monahans Andrews Pecos Dumas Lamesa Berger. Pecos holds a 7 6 record after a poor stretch. five of their last seven losses followed a 5 1 start.
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Eagles face Lamesa in Andrews tourney opener
Pecos with a 7-6 record meets Lamesa in round one of the Andrews baseball tourney aiming to stay above .300. The two teams split in a March doubleheader, and Lamesa recently lost 5-0 to Crane, whom Pecos beat 12-2. UCLA versus Louisville looms tonight with predicted scores around 84-66 or 77-76.
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Houston wins rights for Super Bowl VIII in 1974
Houston officials secured Super Bowl VIII for Rice Stadium after a double site vote at the NFL owners meeting in Honolulu. Bud Adams suggested voting on two sites, Los Angeles got 1973 and Houston was awarded 1974, aided by 12 600 hotel rooms and dealer car support during week of the game.
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Bud Adams
NFL
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