Beavers Cap Mesa in prep baseball toppling Jackrabbits
Scottsdale Beavers roll to a 5-3 victory over Mesa Jackrabbits as Scottsdale hitters tout four errors by Mesa. Randy Kushell, Don McKee and Craig Swartwood led a 12-hit attack while Jack Lawson pitched a four-hitter with five strikeouts. The win improves Scottsdale to 6-4 non league and sets up a league opener with McClintock.
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McKee
Scottsdale
Rick McDonough
Beavers
McClintock
Arcadia
Jim Hanson
Titans
Chandler
Skip Schifino
Rooney to head NFL expansion committee
Dan Rooney named head of the NFL expansion committee by Commissioner Pete Rozelle. The 40 year old Pittsburgh Steelers general manager will join Gerald Phipps Lou Spadia and Tex Crumm on the four member panel as the league studies adding new teams toward 32 by decade's end.
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Pete Rozelle
National Football League
Rooney
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NFL
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Rozelle
Camelback Inn
Art
Steelers
Gerald Phipps
Denver Broncos
Lou Spadia
San Francisco Forty Niners
Tex Cramm
Dallas Cowboys
Rules Not the Problem In Modern Sports Debate
The piece argues owners kept football rules stable while fans tire of constant changes across sports. It cites historic players like Red Grange and Vince Lombardi and criticizes many rule tweaks in basketball baseball and beyond. It says rule changes rarely fix declines in fan interest and blames players era shifts for today’s malaise.
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Connie Mack
Casey Stengal
Red Grange
Vince Lombardi
Adolph Rupp
Wizards
Babe Ruths
Lou Gehrigs
Ty Cobbs
Bob Fellers
Weber State Rallies To Down Northern Arizona 9 6 In Big Sky
Weber State erased a deficit to defeat Northern Arizona 9 6 in Ogden Utah. Dave Hock delivered the go ahead single as Weber State scored twice in the third and twice more in the eighth to pull away. Ron Fisher John Edward each had three hits for NAU while Jim McCanland and Dave Howard added multi hit days for the Lumberjacks. Weber State and NAU set for a doubleheader today.
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UPI
Weber State
Northern Arizona
Wildcats
Weber
Dave Hock
Ron Fisher
John Edward
Jim McCanland
Dave Howard
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Jones homers twice as Mets blank Phillies in opener
Cleon Jones hits two home runs as New York tops Philadelphia 3-0 in openers. Tom Seaver earns first win while Tug McGraw secures a save. Other NL results include Pirates over Cardinals, Cubs over Expos, Braves over Astros in 13 innings, and Padres over Dodgers. In AL, Tony Oliva stars as Twins beat A’s 8-3. Red Sox rout Yankees 15-5. Orioles overwhelm Brewers 10-0. Angels beat Kansas City 3-2 under new manager Bobby Winkles.
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Steve Carlton
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Philadelphia Phillies
Tom Seaver
Tug McGraw
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Milwaukee
California
Bobby Winkles
Kansas City
Runners clinch first WHL title with 4 0 win over Gulls
Phoenix Roadrunners secure their inaugural Western Hockey League championship by shutting out the San Diego Gulls 4 to 0 behind goaltender Gary Simmons. Andy Hinse opened scoring 37 seconds in, with Bob Barlow John Gorton and Jack Declee adding goals as Phoenix outshot 40-15.
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Denver Spurs
Salt Lake
San Diego
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Gulls
Andy Hinse
Bob Barlow
John Gorton
Jack Declee
Coronado trounces Maryvale 129 81 in gym action
Coronado gymnasts overwhelm Maryvale scoring 129.0 to 81.0 as the Dons improve to 4-0 and hold the top state ranking. Gary Ading nears an 8.0 all around with 7.4 and wins floor and high bar while Don Stanley posts an Arizona high 8.6 on rings. Cardella wins parallel bars and trampoline. Everett adds a rings finish.
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Maryvale
Panthers
Gary Adrng
Arizona
Ading
Don Stanley
Stanley
Frank Cardella
Jeff Everett
NBA playoff upsets boost three teams in action
In first round play the Bullets beat the Knicks 97-89 behind Elvin Hayes 34 and strong defense to stay alive. Hawks beat Celtics 118-105 with 88 by Hudson, Gilliam, and Maravich as they trim series deficit. Bulls topple Lakers 96-86 with Bob Love 24 as Chicago narrows the conference semifinal to 2-1.
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Phil Chenier
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Herm Gilliam
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Chet Walker
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Lakers
Bob Love
Icago
Chaparral Faces Tolleson in Monday Track Duel
Sports schedule lists Chaparral at Tolleson for track at 4 p.m. and Scottsdale Community College at Arizona State for college golf freshman action at 1 p.m. on Monday results to follow.
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Chandler
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Grand Canyon College
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