NCAA fills nine at large berths for 1972 tournament
The NCAA announc es nine at large bids for the 1972 tournament shuffling Marshall to the Midwest. Marshall faces Southwestern Louisiana in the first round at Las Cruces with 16 conference champions joining the 25 team field. Regional moves set for March 16 and 18 with finals in Los Angeles March 23 to 25.
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NCAA hopefuls roll in midweek action with wins
Four at large bids in NCAA contention won on Wednesday led by Marquette crushing Tulane 73-60 and South Carolina topping Creighton 81-64. Providence beat St John s 73-65 and Villanova edged Notre Dame 78-75 as NIT entries Syracuse Niagara and others posted results.
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College Scores Highlight Regional Matchups Across Rounds
A flood of college basketball results lists teams like Indiana Pa beating Geneva 77 53 and Wake Forest over Notre Dame 73 56. Other notable scores include Rutgers 80 Navy 72 and Marquette 73 Tulane 60 with many additional games across the nation.
Blue and Athletics in salary clash with ongoing talks
Vida Blue and the Oakland Athletics remain $42 500 apart amid salary talks as they begin to meet. Blue seeks 92 500 via West Coast attorney Robert Gerst while owner Charles Finley sticks to 50 000. No breakthrough yet but a venue for talks is proposed with Washington DC or Mesa Arizona as next steps.
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City high schools open with multiple five-run wins
Coronado Scottsdale and Arcadia posted 5-1 wins while Saguaro tied Alhambra 5-5 after a late halt. Saguaro led 5-0 before Alhambra tied it. Saguaro pitchers struggled with eight errors aiding Alhambra. Coronado Pc Illinois?
Lakers edge Bucks to cement top NBA showdown
Lakers beat Milwaukee 109 108 at home as Gail Goodrich hit a 15 foot jumper with five seconds left. West scored 28 for Los Angeles while Chamberlain outrebounded Kareem 17 12. Houston, Seattle, Boston and Philadelphia also won in a crowded Western and Eastern race.
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ASU cagers near multiple Western Athletic Conference marks
Arizona State stars Paul Stovall and Dave Hullman lead the WAC in scoring rebounding and field goal percentage as the Sun Devils close the season with a game against Arizona while BYU faces New Mexico and Texas El Paso. Stovall 21.9 ppg 13.8 rpg in conference play. Cosic 21.5 ppg 13.4 rpg. Hullman .623 FG percentage. Bailey .587. Roberts .871 free throw.
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NBA Standings From United Press International
United Press International results show Philadelphia defeating Buffalo 108 99 Seattle over Detroit 116 102 Boston 115 Cleveland 105 Cincinnati 108 Houston 96 Los Angeles 109 Milwaukee 108 Baltimore 95 Phoenix 90 on Wednesday with several close scores and team movements.
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Large field to run in Arizona Downs feature at Turf Paradise
A 14-horse field is entered in Fridays Arizona Downs feature at Turf Paradise with Wild Current Kansas Captain and Emp carrying 117 pounds and Moorabella Susies Brother 145 pounds. Jewel of the Night won Wednesday’s feature by three lengths with Brad Rollins aboard in 1 10.35 for six furlongs paying 4.80 3.00 and 2.40. Sun Dance Chief paid 3 and 2.40 while Bullock paid 32.60.
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Bullets Rally Past Suns In Tight 95 90 Win
Baltimore Bullets erased a 66 48 Suns lead, grabbing a 95 90 road victory as Jack Marin scored 23 and Archie Clark 20. Suns Dick Van Arsdale led with 15, while Paul Silas and others contributed double figures before missing late scoring chances.
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Giants Coach Webster Sues ABC for 1.5 Million
New York Giants coach Alex Webster filed a 1.5 million defamation suit in Manhattan Supreme Court against ABC TV. Co defendants include sportscasters Jim Bouton and Sal Marchiano over a December interview and telecast that portrayed Webster as incompetent and unable to explain Giants 1971 season problems.
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