Indiana State Faces NCAA Opener Amid Bird Injury Doubts
Indiana State, 29 0, confronts the Virginia Tech Jacksonville winner in Kansas amid Larry Bird thumb injury uncertainty. Bird downplays severity but teammates fear impact as Eight other top teams debut in Sunday action including UCLA North Carolina Michigan State Notre Dame Arkansas Duke DePaul and more.
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Purdue and Indiana Triumph in NIT Openers
Purdue's Mike Scearce poured in 26 points to lead the 14th ranked Boilers past Central Michigan 97 80 as Neil Bemenderfer added 17. Indiana defeated Texas Tech 83 61 behind 30 from Joodson. Alabama beat St Bonaventure 96 69 with King pouring in 29 and Alcorn State upset Mississippi State 82 72.
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Rockets and RHS clash in Coca-Cola Invitational showdown
Roswell and Goddard set for a night baseball doubleheader in the Coca-Cola Invitational after both posted Thursday wins. Roswell beat Lovington 13-4 and Goddard blanked Gallup 8-0 as Odessa Ector defeated Artesia 10-8 and Ysleta routed Fort Stockton 11-0.
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Lobos need strong inside shooter after NIT exit
New Mexico coach Norm Ellenberger says the 79-68 first round loss to Texas A&M shows the Lobos must recruit an inside scoring threat. He plans to add several new players, including a power forward, and emphasizes size over speed to improve next season.
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Sanders Makes First Hole-in-One at Roswell 110-yard 9th
Fred Sanders aced the 110-yard No. 9 hole at Roswell Country Club with a pitching wedge Thursday. He played alongside Gilbert Licon when the ace occurred marking his first-ever hole-in-one.
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Colts fall to Portales in district tourney loss
Portales Rams defeated the New Mexico Military Institute Colts 58 to 35 in a District tournament game. Portales led 24-17 at halftime and dominated the second half 34-11. Dave Osborn led NMMI with 20 points while Mike Ryan scored 14 for Portales.
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Casals Thanks Austin Backing Victory In Philadelphia Tennis
Rosie Casals credited Kathy Jordan for eliminating Tracy Austin in the first round of the Philadelphia tournament. Casals then defeated Jordan 6-4 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals as seeds Fromholtz Barker Stevens Turnbull Wade May and others advanced.
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Ali testifies in $10 million boxing lawsuit deposition
Muhammad Ali gave a lengthy deposition in a federal case over a title fight at the Louisiana Superdome. He spoke briefly and walked to a downtown office, while being sued by promoters Jake DiMaggio Ciaccio and others for slander related to the September event.
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