Port Lavaca Plans a Multimillion Dome Sports Complex
Athletic Director James Cleveland unveils a proposed Port Lavaca sports complex with a 120000-seat domed stadium and 16000-seat assembly center plus six Goofy Golf courses. The plan includes tolls on the Port Lavaca Causeway and school entrances to fund construction, with local coaches and athletes predicting national attention and job creation.
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New Orleans
Orlean
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
NBA
James Cleveland
Cleveland
United States
Canada
Seadrift
Alcoa
Point Comfort
Diebel's
Cornett Center
Bane’s
Watson's
Diebel
Cornett
Kaufman
Shrimpettes
Raquel Welch
Calhoun
Janette Barlow
Miss Barlow
Sandies
Doug Colvin
Mickey Mouse
Janie Waghorne
Dan Watson
Goofy
Tatum
Crockett
Bill Kyle
Kyle
el Campo
Bridgeman sparkles in overtime as Louisville beat Syracuse
Louisville extended a late rally by Syracuse into overtime, with Bridgeman scoring 12 of his 21 in OT and making key steals to lift Louisville to a 96-88 win. Murphy added 20 points, Bunton led Louisville with 24, while Hackett and Williams paced Syracuse’s comeback.
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Chicago
Ind
Louisville
Orangemen
Jim Lee
Allen Murphy
Syracuse
Bridgeman
Lee
Denny Crum
Murphy
Rudy Hackett
Hackett
Jim
Williams
Knicks near playoff berth as aim narrows in NBA race
The Knicks hold a slim shot at one of the East wild cards as Houston and Cleveland contend for second in the Central. A Knicks-Cavaliers showdown looms with four games left, while the Bucks, Lakers, and Pistons face elimination from the chase.
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Associated Press
National Basketball Association
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Milwaukee Bucks
New York Knicks
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Bucks
Boston
Detroit
Milwaukee
Pistons
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Houston
Cavaliers
Cleveland
Rockets
Celtics
Bullets
Bulets
Warriors
Bulls
Golden State
Chicago
Kings
Bla Lock Leads LPGA Money Race After Phoenix Victory
Atlanta AP reports Jane Bla lock surged to the top of the LPGA money list after winning last weekend in Phoenix, edging ahead of rivals as the season progresses.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Jane Blalock
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Phoenix
Ranger pitching logs key wins in Florida exhibition
In Pompano Beach Texas Rangers pitchers dominated again as Jackie Brown, lauded by Billy Martin as the club's top spring hurler, worked five shutout innings. Lenny Randle collected three of the Rangers' 10 hits as they defeated the Atlanta Braves, lifting Texas to 14-11 while Atlanta fell to 7-16.
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Fla
Texas Rangers
Jackie Brown
Billy Martin
Lenny Randle
Rangers
Atlanta Braves
Wooden bows out at top as UCLA downs Kentucky
UCLA clinched a 92-85 NCAA title game victory over Kentucky, capping John Wooden’s 40-year coaching career with his 10th title in 12 years. Rich Washington Meyers and Ralph Drollinger keyed the effort, guiding a tempo that wore down Kentucky and sealed Wooden’s farewell.
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UCLA
John Wooden
Kentucky
SAN Diego
Wooden
Bruins
Jabbar
Walton
Kevin Grevey
Ralph Drollinger
Pete Trgovich
Wildcats
Dave Meyers
Grevey
Andre McCarter
Trgovich
Johnson
Expos overpower Astros in Florida exhibition
Montreal Expos crushed the Houston Astros 7-1 in Cocoa as Tom Griffin struggled with five first inning walks. Dennis Blair held Houston to six hits and one run through 7.2 innings while Larry Lintz Pete Mackanin and Tim Foli drove in early runs for Montreal.
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Cocoa
Fla
Houston Astros
Preston Gomez
Griffin
Larry Lintz
Pete Mackanin
Tim Foli
Expos
Dennis Blair
Montreal
Slo-pitch roundup as Cards rout UFC champions 14-1
Slo-pitch roundup shows Janey's Cardinals exploiting layoff to crush defending women champions 14-1 in season opener. Pharmacy blasts Rockies 25-4, Butane edges El Norteno 6-5, Air Force outlasts Weavers 6-5 in extra innings. Tonight Cheyenne vs Pharmacy, Eagles vs Circle 7, Queens vs Dodd Pharmacy, Dyn-O-Mites vs VFW.
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Jaycees
Stanton
UFC
Pharmacy
Rockies
Calhoun County Butane
el Norteno
Air Force
Weavers
Umpires Association
Lener Hunt
Hazel Barnes
Butane
Jamie Aguilar
Danny Rokyta
Bob Pesek
Leroy Walthers
Rafalski
Crownoval
Cheyenne
Eagles
Circle
Queens
Dodd Pharmacy
Dyn-O-Mites
V.F.W
Coach paces local netters in Easter Tennis Tourney
Doug Newbern Calhoun tennis coach teamed with Joe Robinson Stroman to win the doubles title in the Victoria Tennis Association Easter Tournament. They defeated Sam Houston State’s No. 1 team and other strong lines from Dallas and Houston to claim first place. Calhoun’s 16-year-olds Benavides and Pribyl reached the semifinals, with Stapp and Stapp also winning a first round in mixed doubles. Other entrants included Port Lavaca players Delgado Torres Hubbard Stofer in younger divisions.
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Doug Newbern
Calhoun
Joe Robinson
Stroman
Victoria Tennis Association
Newbern
Robinson
Sam Houston State
Dallas
Houston
Robert Benavides
Matthew Pribyl
Benavides
Paul Stapp
Stapp
Lana McClurkan
Steve Delgado
Port Lavaca
Sonny Torres
Ronald Hubbard
Preston Stofer
Dodgers top ballot with nine All Star nominees
Dodgers place nine players on 1975 All Star ballot tying record. Nominees include Ferguson Yeager Gavy Lopes Russell Cey Buckner Wynn Crawford. Balloting runs May 24 to July 6 with starters chosen at Milwaukee. Managers Dark and Alston select pitchers and reserves.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Bowie Kuhn
Oakland A's
New York Mets
Dodgers
Joe Ferguson
Steve Yeager
Milwaukee
States
Canada
Alvin Dark
A’s
Walter Alston
Ferguson
Yeager
Steve Garvey
Dave Lopes
Bill Russell
Ron Cey
Bill Buckner
Jim Wynn
Willie Crawford
Calhoun Eyes Share Of First In 25-AAAA Baseball
Victoria visits Sandcrabs at Sandcrab Field for a 7 p.m. district showdown. Calhoun sits 6-11 overall, 2-1 in district, after a season-opening loss to Victoria. Sandcrabs, Stinga Rees and Bay City lead the league, while Victoria stands 11-7. Coach Rodriguez weighs starters Tasler or Torres and possible lineup shifts to boost offense.
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Victoria
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Sandcrabs
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Bay City
Curtis Gladney
John Rodriguez
Mike Tasler
Dennis Torres
Torres
Cuero
Rodriguez
Gary Crone
Mitch Goodrich
Tim MeeCarney
Glenn Marek
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Lavaca
Astros
Doug Rader
Rafael Bastista
Greg Gross
Detroit Tigers
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Buddy’’ Winder
Southland Life InsuRance Company
Virginia
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