LaSalle Opens NCAA Title Defense vs West Virginia
Lasalle Explorers led by Tom Gola open defense of their NCAA title meeting West Virginia in one of eight preliminary games. Ivy League champion Columbia beat Pennsylvania. Princeton faces Brown as the NCAA tournament begins. Finals set for Kansas City March 18-19.
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Mounties 19th In Final Hoop Poll
The Associated Press places San Francisco at No 1 in the final regular season college basketball poll with a close vote over Kentucky. The Dons and rivals prepare for tournament play as the AP confirms the top ranking amid season end momentum.
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College basketball rankings shuffle after conference champs
The final 1954 season rankings show San Francisco with 67 first-place votes and Kentucky 58 as No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, while La Salle sits third. Iowa leaps to No. 5 after Big Ten title, Minnesota drops to 11 and UCLA falls to 13 after Pacific Coast results. North Carolina State rises to No. 4, Duquesne up to six, Utah stays seventh, Dayton nudges up, with Notre Dame and Oregon State affecting several moves.
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Jackie Pung Captures Jacksonville Tourney Victory
Jackie Pung, a Honolulu housewife, shot a par 72 to break a four way tie and win the $5,000 Jacksonville Women s Open with a 72 hole total of 297. Mary Lena Faulk Patty Berg and Fay Crocker were one stroke back. Pung becomes the LPGA s first two time winner this year, after also winning the Sea Island Open.
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Senators Eye Yost Move To Outfield In Camp
In spring training, managers dip into position shifts to test depth. Washington boss Chuck Dressen weighs Eddie Yost moving to the outfield if a replacement at third can be found. Harmon Killebrew is the focus, with work on throwing as Dressen eyes third base in time.
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