Fiesta may dodge Christmas Day bowl for big TV deal
Fiesta Bowl president Jim Meyer seeks a threefold TV fee boost to 375000 and larger stadium capacity to attract top independents after dropping the WAC. The Arizona State Penn State matchup on Christmas Day could end the era amid Pac-10 realignment and hopes for prime time revenue.
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Ralph Bernstein
Tempe
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Florida State
Jim Meyer
CBS
Fiesta
Arizona
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Stanford
UCLA
Frank Kush
Sun Devils
Penn
ABC
Memphis
Rose
Sugar
Cotton
Orafige
Greyhound Bus Company
Salvation Army
Little men lead ASU and BC past first round foes
Arizona State and Boston College advanced in the All-College Tournament on Tuesday night. Blake Taylor scored 31 for ASU in an 82-66 win over Oral Roberts, while Ernie Cobb poured in 26 as BC beat Oklahoma City University 77-71.
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Oklahoma City
Arizona State
Boston College
Blake Taylor
Oral Roberts University
Ernie Cobb
Oklahoma City University
Miami
Ohio
San Francisco
Bill Cartwright
Cartwright
Bill
Dons
Bill Gaillard
Taylor
Sun Devils
Young Titans
Oral Roberts
Basketball profits boom at Arizona
University of Arizona reports basketball profits far outpacing football in 1975 76 with 306 167 versus 81 272 and notes the sport’s rising revenues tied to exciting teams. Athletic Director Dave Strack credits Snowdens recruiting and higher attendance for stronger finances.
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Tucson
University of Arizona
Dave Strack
Strack
Fred
Snowden
Arizona
Bugs Bunny Returns for Marriott Championship Guests
Bugs Bunny and Olympic track star Jesse Owens join local golf pro Tom Lambie as special guests for the Marriott’s Great American Championship events this year following last year’s notable attendance.
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Bugs Bunny
Jesse Owens
Tom Lambie
Four Scottsdale teams in Phoenix Christmas Tournament action
Scottsdale leads city teams at 4-1 facing Camelback at Central High at 7 p.m. Camelback is 3-2 and recent foe East and South Mountain are noted. Saguaro (3-3) plays Phoenix Union at South Mountain gym at 7 with Marty Jakubowski limited left finger bone chip. David Bullock may appear tonight. Chaparral (4-2) meets Carl Hayden at Maryvale High at 7 and Arcadia (2-4) visits Alhambra (4-2) at 8:30.
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Scottsdale
Camelback
Central High
Beaver
Bob Kulovitz
Chicago
East
Associated Press
South Mountain
Bill Owen
Saguaro Sabercats
Phoenix Union
Coyotes
Sabers
Marty Jakubowski
Saguaro
David Bullock
Chaparral
Carl’ Hayden
Maryvale High
Arcadia
Alhambra
Local prep basketball slate in five gym venues tonight
Five prep boys basketball games tip off at 7 p.m. Saguaro at Phoenix Union South Mountain, Chaparral at Carl Hayden Maryvale, Scottsdale at Camelback Central, Arcadia at Alhambra late 8 30 p.m. Arcadia vs Alhambra and a 6 p.m wrestling finals at Gerard gym. Hockey continues in holidays tourneys at Oceanside and Tower Plaza with 4 45 p.m. starts.
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South Mountain Gym
Chaparral
Carl Hayden
Maryvale
Scottsdale
Camelback
Central High Gym
Arcadia
Alhambra
Alhambra Gym
Gerard Redcoat
Gerard Gym
Arizona Holidays
Oceanside Ice Arena
Tower Plaza
National Golfers of America
McCormick Ranch Palm
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Kansas City Kings
Phoenix Suns
UCLA
Arizona State
Boston College
Women reporters face locker room access in sports
Female reporters contest exclusion from baseball and football locker rooms while some sports open access. Quotes from Melissa Ludtke and others detail discomfort, traditions, and calls for a postgame interview room to balance equity yet face male resistance.
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Sports Illustrated
Time Inc
Popular Sports Weekly
Melissa Ludtke
Ludtke
Dodger
Tommy John
John
Salter
Laurie Mifflin
Rangers
New York Daily News
Mifflin
NBA
Suns pound Sonics 131-105 on home court
Phoenix shoots 61 percent and runs past Seattle 131-105 to improve to 20-12 while Seattle drops to 16-20. Lee scores 30, Davis 23, Westphal 22 as Bratz nets career high 35 in the victory with Adams sidelined by tonsillitis.
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Walt Davis
Ron Lee
Paul Westphal
MacLeod
Alvan Adams
Seattle
Slick Watts
Lee
Suns
Davis
Westphal
Fred Brown
Sonics
Marvin Webster
Mike Bratz
Portland
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Cleveland
Indiana
San Antonio
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Philadelphia
Atlanta
Washington
Detroit
Denver
New York
New Jersey
Boston
Houston
Kansas City
Eastern Conference standings snapshot and entries
The Atlantic Division leaders and records from the Eastern Conference show team wins and losses. Numbers indicate games back and performance marks for teams including top clubs and mid table squads in the AP compiled standings.
Pueblo tops AAA poll as Winslow bumps CdO
Pueblo High School of Tucson earned five first place votes and 68 points to hold the No. 1 spot in the AP Class AAA basketball poll. Winslow High moved Canyon del Oro from the top group, with St. Marys Phoenix second, and East Phoenix and Mountain View Mesa rounding out the top five. Rincon Tucson and Cortez Phoenix also listed in ranks, while Westwood Mesa entered at No. 8 and McClintock Tempe rose to No. 10. In AABC voting Winslow led with 57 points followed by Canyon del Oro Gilbert Nogales Mohave.
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Tucson
Associated Press
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Canyon del Oro High
Arizona
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Mesa
Washington High of
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McClintock High
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Gilbert High
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Gilbert al Nogales
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