Houston Tops UCLA For No 1 In UPI College Poll
The University of Houston claims the No 1 ranking with 28 first place votes and 343 points as it moves ahead of UCLA which holds 7 first place votes and 32 points. Houston owns an 18 game win streak after a 71-69 win over UCLA.
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Milwaukee and Phoenix Awarded NBA Franchises
The NBA granted Milwaukee and Phoenix new franchises for the 1968-69 season expanding to 14 teams and aiming for 20 by 1972. The league also announced the 1971 All-Star game to San Diego and the 1972 midseason classic to Los Angeles, with Baltimore hosting 1969 and Philadelphia 1970. A coin toss will decide the first draft order between the two new clubs.
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Wilt Chamberlain Talks All-Star Night at Madison Square Garden
Wilt Chamberlain, in his ninth NBA season and ninth All-Star game, sits tall and candid in a New York dressing room. He reflects on aging, foul shooting, and his impact while noting friend Lew Alcindor as the college star of today.
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Globetrotters target UCLA star Lew Alcindor in six figure offer
Harlem Globetrotters president George Gillett says the team plans to sign Lew Alcindor after graduation with a well into six figure offer. Wilt Chamberlain has volunteered to help, and the Globetrotters would pursue him even if rights go to Phoenix.
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Tronidor Seeks Fourth Straight Victory at Turf Paradise
The winter meeting at Turf Paradise opens with Be Tronidor aiming for a fourth consecutive win in the $1,500 Count Hoist Purse. Six other older horses, Miss La Dial a Seattle winner, Balcony De Prince Blue Remad Lag contend in six furlongs. Durousseau dominates jockeys. Leroy Rodriguez earns Jockey of the Week with five wins in 16 starts.
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Film of Alaska to be shown at SHS Auditorium
Wild Life Wonderland a two hour color film about the Alaskan wilderness will be shown at Scottsdale High Auditorium Wednesday through Saturday. Produced by Ray Loesche a Phoenix winter resident and famed big game hunter the film features the largest caribou taken in Alaska in 1965 narrated by Will Rogers Jr and dedicated to Wiley Post and his father.
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Phoenix Roadrunners Face Vancouver Canucks in WHL Showdown
The Phoenix Roadrunners aim to regain third place in the Western Hockey League by visiting the Vancouver Canucks, who sit at the cellar. A Roadrunners win would finish the homestand strong and pull ahead of San Diego, while a loss tightens the gap to last place. Del Topoli is out with an elbow injury but may return Friday. Fred Hills leads San Diego with 48 points, tied for second in scoring with Len Ronson and Art Jones. Willie O'Ree named Player of the Week for San Diego after five points in a 3-1 win over Providence.
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Prep basketball slate highlights city games
Two high school contests headline the night. Scottsdale High, 5-7 overall and 1-1 in league, meets Coronado, the state’s leading team at 12-2 overall and 2-0 in league. Arcadia hosts Saro, 8-5, 2-0 in league, with Arcadia at 10-6, 1-1 in city play.
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California Bears players threaten mass quitting over Presley suspension
Berkeley varsity basketball players threaten to quit unless the university upholds coach Rene Herrerias's indefinite suspension of 6 10 star Bob Presley. The team accuses top administrators of pressuring the reinstatement and cites unnamed pressures as their reason to not participate until removal of such influence. Presley is not named in the statement, which argues for team welfare and autonomy in disciplinary decisions.
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Teepee narrowly defeats SEA in city leagues finale
Teepee edged SEA 64-60 as Zesiger scored 22 and Jordan 19. Twitchell and Guy led SEA with a late rally but Teepee pulled away. Ocean Blue beat National Auto Glass 46-40. Hustle Inn topped Totem Polo Girl. Ben McGrady and Daved Martin led losers with 10 points each.
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Tart Leads Americans Past Mavericks in 111 104 Victory
Tart, the ABA's top scorer, recently acquired from the Oakland Oaks, scored 28 points to propel the New Jersey Americans to a 111 to 104 win over the Houston Mavericks on Monday night.
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Cage scores from college basketball results list
A roundup of scores shows Tennessee 87 over Kentucky 59 and Ohio State 66 over Georgia Tech 55. Other results include High Point 95 over Pfeiffer 70 and Michigan 99 over Ball State 75.
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