Cowens Named NBA MVP In Poll Of Players
Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics edged Kareem Abdul Jabbar of the Milwaukee Bucks to win the NBA MVP award in a players poll. Cowens led Boston to the campaign’s best record while Abdul Jabbar added multiple prior honors and Wilt Chamberlain and John Havlicek followed in voting. Cowens credited team priorities and playoff focus, while Red Auerbach recalled scouting him at Florida State.
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Patchwork of sports musings and rumors across leagues
A column collects scattered sports notes from boxing to football and basketball. It references John Wooden and a sanctioned biography, draft talk about Brad Van Pelt, track gimmicks, Watts gang control, Ray Jamieson’s recovery, Pedro Lovell, Frankie Crawford Chacon bout plans, and Angels testing psychology in athletes. It notes the NFL and NBA offices, plus a Chargers film. Voices mix humor with speculation across teams and figures.
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L B All Stars in Charity Cage Tilt
The Taung Beach Jantor college and high school all stars meet Abe Johnny Brown all stars tonight at 8 in a benefit game at Lakewood High. Long Beach players include Mark Radford Percy Collins Bab Dilton Mark Lovelace Seol Jenkins Lester Hogan Rob ert Johnson Greg Mobley Mike McGheu Boyd Weaton Dave Leslie Bill Coon Mike Warren Rudy Lakasso Kent McCord John Rainbo Joe Campanella. Donations are 1 dollar.
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Poly Hammers Wilson with Three Homers in Rout
Poly High exploded for 15 hits and four home runs led by Ted Celler Evie Owen and Wes Robinson as they crushed Wilson 10 3 in a Moore League game Strong winds aided the blasts while Owl catcher Steve Rowe homered in the contest Robinson drove in three runs and scored three as Poly won their first league game despite six errors.
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Lakers rally past Warriors as Chamberlain struggles
Wilt Chamberlain again scored only one point while Gail Goodrich and Terry West led Los Angeles with 26 and 18 points respectively. Mel Counts emerged as a strong substitute, boosting the Lakers as Nate Thurmond blocked several shots for Golden State, who played without Cazzie Russell.
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Martin says cop slur sparked arrest in Lakeland
Detroit Tiger manager Billy Martin and minor league teammate The Bless were arrested after a Lakeland officer allegedly used a racial slur. Both men posted bond, denied wrongdoing, and planned to forfeit the amount rather than appear in court. An April 5 court date was set.
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Northridge Tops Long Beach In Sixteen-Run Activity
Cal State Northridge built a 10-3 lead and held on as Long Beach State allowed five unearned runs in the seventh inning at Blair Field. Starter Dave Sale exited after one batter due to a hand injury as Rom Quarn and Doug Oldham struggled to retire the side while the Long Beach defense unraveled.
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Blues gain on Kings in tight playoff race
The Kings’ hopes to overtake St. Louis for the NHB West final playoff spot dim as St. Louis earned a 3-3 tie with Minnesota, while Pittsburgh moved to 71 after beating Atlanta 6-3. Boston’s Phil Esposito led scoring with four goals and an assist as the Rangers fell in a late-season stretch.
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Celtics win finale in rout to set best-ever record 68 14
Boston rolls past Baltimore 111 68 with Havlicek 34 points and Cowens 23 as Silas and Chaney sit. Rockets top Buffalo 188 122 led by Murphy 31, McAdoo 45 pacing double figure effort. Detroit edge Cleveland in OT to fuel draft outlook. Erving debuts as Squires coach in ABA finale with 121 108 win over Nets. Utah beat Pacers 138 136 as divisional leaders pull away.
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Kings Struggle In Defeat As Seals Rally
Kings were outshot 39-19 but mustered little offense besides Bernier who scored on five games against California. Seals earned their 16th win of the year as Pulford blamed poor play with no cohesion.
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WHA highlights UAL game amid disjointed OCR
Highlights from a chaotic Philadelphia Alberta league game with Oilers moving toward fourth place amid errors and overtime suspense. Rusty Paterson, Marron, and Hull feature in scoring flurries as attendance and player stats slip into garbled OCR.
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