Arizona Downs Cup signals big weekend at Turf Paradise
Arizona Downs heats up with the 18th Arizona Downs Handicap at one mile and one-sixteenth. Star Barbacoma faces Blazing Silk and O Be Joyful as Zip Pocket Day honors Arizona’s famed performer unfolds with a public appearance and parade. Durousseau named Jockey of the Week as Munsell, Durousseau and Anderson chase meet standings.
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Arizona Downs
Turf Paradise
Southwest
Barbacoma
Blazing Silk
Sunland Park
New Mexico
Arizona
Zip Pocket
Chicago
Arlington Park
Scottsdale
Silk
Tanorac
L. J. Durousseau
Durousseau
George Munsell
Jeff Anderson
Louis Schwab
McKechnie Leads Roadrunners To Key Playoff Win
Phoenix rookie Walt McKechnie scored and assisted as the Roadrunners defeated Vancouver 2 0 to narrow the gap for the final Patrick Cup playoff berth. Rick Charron earned his fifth shutout of the season.
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Minnesota
NHL
Bob Kabel
Bob Charlebois
McKechnie
Rick Charron
Vancouver
Phoenix
Russell shines for Celtics in playoff opener
Russell powered the Celtics to a 123 116 win over the Pistons in the Eastern Division series opener. He grabbed 34 rebounds and featured a 46 point second period burst as Boston built a decisive lead.
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University of San Francisco
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
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Chicago Bulls
Pistons
Detroit
Boston
Celtics and Pistons battles spark late rally
Celtics struggle as Havlicek and Siegfried help build a late surge while Detroit roars back from 18 down with Bing scoring 30. Lakers sink Bulls as West 33 and Baylor 32 pace the champions in a high scoring showing.
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St. Louis
Oo Russell
John Havlicek
Larry Siegfried
Dave Bing
Detroit
Pistons
Bing
NBA
Jerry West
Elgin Baylor
Lakers
Bulls
West
Baylor
Los Angeles
Floyd tightens grip as Pensacola Open lead stands
Ray Floyd, 25, from St. Andrews Illinois, holds a one stroke lead going into the final round of the Pensacola Open in Florida. He says he has shifted to a serious game plan, after previously taking holidays and missing scoring goals. Floyd won the St. Petersburg Open in 1968 and has earned over $25,000 this year with solid showings in Crosby Los Angeles Hope San Diego and Citrus events.
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Fla
UPI
Ray Floyd
St. Andrews
Ill
Floyd
St. Paul
Crosby
Los Angeles
Hope
Baseball scores and HL results across cities
Pro scores show San Francisco blank California 0, Washington 4 Philadelphia 2, Chicago A 6 Minnesota 5, Cincinnati 6 St Louis 5, Detroit 2 New York A 0, Houston 11 Oakland 4, Boston 6 Atlanta 2, Baltimore 3 New York N 0, Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 0 HL. Pittsburgh 4 Minn 4, New York 4 Toronto 2, Detroit 5 Boston 3, Montreal 7 Chicago 2
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Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cubs Lose to Indians as Jenkins Shines in Spring Game
Ferguson Jenkins pitched six innings allowing three hits as the Cubs fell 5-4 to the Cleveland Indians. Adolphe Phillips added two hits for Chicago while Tom Mandile and Rob Gardner struggled on the mound. Indians rallied from a 4-0 deficit to seize the lead late in the game.
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Sardenitl
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Maye
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Plummer
O- Jones
Smith
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Woodson
P Jenking
Nelson
Ph Mandile
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Savage
Chicago
Mayo
Sims
Kessinger
Santo
Kofa tops Saguaro Sabercats in stormy second inning
Kofa erupts for four runs in the second inning to beat the Saguaro Sabercats 41 at the Cat field Saturday. Jeff Oscarson and Bill Swisher produced the Cats lone first inning run while George Martinez Freddie Rico and Greg Benjamin star for Kofa with key hits including a three run triple.
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Freddie Rico
Martinez
Rico
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Mike Zarakovich
Greg Benjamin
Benjamin
Mark Schmitt
Hannon
Bill Evans
Arnie Vandermelen
Randy Bishop
Mike Clayton
Kurt Holland
Oscarson
Mike
Pfitzer
Palmer and Gay win Arizona Closed tennis titles
Butch Palmer and Carol Gay, the top seeds, won the final day titles at the Arizona Closed. Palmer defeated unseeded Craig Nessage 6-0 6-1 for the men's crown. Gay from Arizona State beat Connie Pearson 6-1 9-7 for the women's title, and partnered with Jan Seely to win the doubles 3-6 7-5 against Pearson and Det. Clayton. The men's doubles went to Nessage and Bill Tull, who beat Don Pimley and Don Thompson 3-6 6-2 6-1.
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UPI
Butch Palmer
Carol Gay
Palmer
Craig Nessage
Miss Gay
Arizona State
Connie Pearson
Jan Seely
Miss Pearson
Det. Clayton
Nessage
Bill Tull
Don .Pimley
Don ‘Thompson
Sun Devils Sweep Michigan Twinbill in Phoenix
Arizona State improved to 15-2 by sweeping a two game series with Michigan at Sun Devil Field. The opener featured a 13-10 comeback win and a 4-0 victory, with Jeff Pentland and Ron Davini delivering pinch hit grandslam homers in the sixth inning of the first game. The teams close the series with a 7:30 p.m. game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
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Arizona
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Michigan
Sun Devil Field
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Sun Devils
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Ron Davini
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