Cubs and Giants Open Cactus League in Scottsdale
Celebrities will be at Scottsdale Stadium Friday as the Chicago Cubs meet the San Francisco Giants to open Cactus League play. First pitch is at 1 p.m. Leo Durocher leads the Cubs while Maureen Cassady, Queen of the Giants Booster Club, presides over all Giants games in Phoenix.
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Eastern Washington students march for athletic policies
Nearly 1,000 Eastern Washington State College students marched in freezing weather to support coaches in a dispute over allowing black athletes to salute the National Anthem with a clenched fist. The campus code bans political expressions on the field and is opposed by the Black Student Union.
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State basketball tournament opens in Phoenix
The state high school tournament starts at Veterans Memorial Coliseum with Phoenix Union seeking a third Class AAA title in four years against Mesa Westwood. Other Class AAA games include Glendale vs Tucson Catalina and Prescott vs Tucson, with semifinals in Classes C B and AA and interdivisional playoffs continuing tonight.
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Sun Devil Nine Opens Three-Game Series at Home
Defending national champion Arizona State University returns to action Friday with a three game series against San Fernando Valley State at Sun Devil Field in Tempe. ASU is 1-2 after dropping its opening series to San Diego State last weekend.
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Homes Club Triumphs In Phoenix Suns League Final
IG Homes Unit defeated Scottsdale Boys Club 58 38 for the league title at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Both teams entered unbeaten, with a tight game until late in the third quarter. George Hall scored 21 for the winners while Steve Feldhaus led with 6 and Tom Feldhaus added 14. Mike Lunsford finished with 15.
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West, Counts lift Lakers past Baltimore in clutch finish
Jerry West scored 13 of his 32 in the final period to lift the Los Angeles Lakers 94-91 over Baltimore as the race in the NBA Western Division tightens. West hit a key free throw and Counts added jumpers to secure the lead with 1:30 left. Boston beat San Francisco 115-110 and Cincinnati edged San Diego 127-125 in other games.
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New Mexico Upsets Top Ranked UTEP and Texas El Paso
New Mexico upended Texas of El Paso 78 70 as UTEP suffered a rare loss. Jacksonville defeated Miami 108 97 as Waugh Wedeking led with 26 points and Houston edged Creighton 62 58 to reach the NCAA tourney.
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Nicklaus Opens Favorite as Citrus Invitational Tee Off
Nicklaus Orlando favorite. Jack Nicklaus, 20 pounds lighter and rested after a month off, leads the $150,000 Florida Citrus Invitational at Rio Pinar as defending champ Ken Still returns from injuries. The four day event at Rio Pinar, 12 miles east of Orlando, features 144 players with 100 top golfers invited and one amateur, Steve Melnyk.
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Arizona Wildcats edge Sun Devils in final WAC game
Bill Warner of Arizona and Seathern Hill of Arizona State led scoring as Arizona beat Arizona State 90 to 89 in Tempe. Dave Hullmar missed a late free throw to tie. his second charity shot rolled in or out as the clock expired. Arizona finished 12-14, 8-6 in the WAC. Arizona State closed 4-22, 2-12.
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Sun Devils frosh overpower Wildcats 102 85
Arizona State University freshmen topped the University of Arizona 102 to 85 as three Sun Devils scored over 20 led by Mike Contreras with 31. Brad McNamara 28 and Pee Kundla 23 added the win while Wildcats Jay Warner 25 and Phil Edwards 19 led Arizona.
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Washington to reveal BYU plans by April 1
The University of Washington will announce its policy on athletic events with Brigham Young University by April 1 after reviewing its relations with the Mormon school. Activist students led by the Black Students Union pressed for termination of scheduling, citing LDS priesthood exclusion of Negroes. Executive Vice President John R. Hogness said no games are scheduled before February 1971.
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