Suns Visit Lakers In Final Meeting Of The Season
The Phoenix Suns travel to the Forum to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the sixth and last clash of the season. Wilt Chamberlain leads the Lakers with 58 percent field goals and 21 rebounds per game, while Gail Goodrich may miss the Suns game with an ankle injury.
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Knickerbockers Alter Plan Give Ball to Blunder-prone Player
A roundup of sports anecdotes notes Knicks award the game ball to the player who made the most mistakes rather than the top scorer. It covers Joe Torre and Satchel Paige pension changes, Ted Williams’ pitching cameo, Gordie Howe’s family influence, and comments on Bowie Kuhn’s ongoing reception by owners, players, and press.
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Frank Sinatra
Bo Belinsky
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Valley Presbyterian Clinches YMCA Basketball Title
Valley Presbyterian won the second half of the YMCA church basketball title by defeating Scottsdale Methodist 74 to 50. Keith Jefferson led with 28 points, supported by Bill Nesselroad with 20 and Dave Phillips with 18. Lotty Winter scored 16 for Scottsdale Methodist.
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Ex-preppers shine as Scottsdale grads excel nationwide
Rex Baumgartner of Cal Lutheran, a 1965 Scottsdale High alumnus, won the West Coast NAIA wrestling final and advances toward Omaha. Teammate Ray Shadig, 1966 Scottsdale grad, took the consolation title at 191 pounds. East coast runner Jim Osman, Coronado 1966 graduate at West Point, lowers the 1 mile to 4 12.6 and runs 1 47 half mile, nearing world mark.
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Dons and Titans in Central Conference Playoffs
Coronado faces Tempe, No. 2 in the state, at 7:30 p.m. in Chandler to open the Central Conference playoffs. Arcadia meets Westwood at 9 p.m. Winners advance to Chandler for the conference final tomorrow night, with the winner advancing to the state tournament to face Skyline Conference champ.
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Arizona State closes WAC play at Arizona in Tucson
Arizona State University finishes Western Athletic Conference play in Tucson against the University of Arizona. The Sun Devils stand 10-14 overall with a 4-5 WAC mark and seek to avoid a fifth straight losing season. Texas El Paso ends its season March 4 in Sun Devil Gym.
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Sun Devils edge Chapman in opening baseball duel
Arizona State University, coming off a 5-0 season opener against Cal Poly Pomona, hosts Chapman College in a 7 30 p.m. game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium as part of a bid for a third NCAA title in five years. Lefthander Larry Gura pitched the opener. Jeff Osburn and Lenny Randle contributed key hits, with two Cal Poly errors paving the way for a four run eighth. Ken Hansen to start tonight’s game for ASU after finishing last season 8 2.
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Phoenix Roadrunners Race to Avoid WHL Cellar
The Phoenix Roadrunners dropped their fourth straight 4-3 to the Seattle Totems, slipping to fifth place four points ahead of the Denver Spurs as Seattle climbed to third. Milano Marcetta and Tom McVie gave Phoenix a 2-0 lead before Art Stratton and Gayle Fielder sparked Seattle, with Stratton netting the eventual winner early in the final period and Wayne Carleton scoring late.
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