Pro cagers begin playoffs tonight in NBA openers
The Knicks host Capital at Madison Square Garden and the Bucks meet the Lakers in Milwaukee as the NBA playoffs begin. Willis Reed and Wes Unseld anchor a balanced East clash while Kareem Abdul Jabbar and the Bucks face a resurgent Lakers in a tight West pair.
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Reed
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Unseld
Garden
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Buck
Larry Costello
Kareem Abdul-Jabber
Oscar Robertson
Elmore Smith
Frazier
Cubs beat Angels as Madlock fuels spring win in Palm Springs
Cubs knocked off the Angels 4 1 in Palm Springs behind Bill Madlock who collected four hits to lift his spring average to .592. Steve Stone shut down California over six innings while Frank Tanana took the loss. Ollie Brown was sold to Houston earlier in the week as Chicago regained the Cactus League lead. The Angels head to Dodger Stadium for the weekend series finale against Los Angeles.
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San Diego
Milwaukee
Brewers
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Madlock
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Tanana
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Los Angeles
Astros Trade Gambles Highlight Spring Exhibition Play
Houston general manager Richardson gambles on bold moves this off season. He sent Jimmy Wynn to Los Angeles for Claude Osteen who pitched eight shutout innings as the Astros beat the Red Sox 3 0. Jerry Reuss won 16 games last year and improved with nine innings in later outings. The Rangers beat the Yankees 7 4 with Jeff Burroughs grand slam. Padres edged the Giants 4 3 in ten innings to push their spring record to 8 9.
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Ken Henderson
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Rick Wise
Mike Easler
Rangers
Yankees
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Rich Billings
Three girls gym teams claim wins in weekly meets
Saguaro defeated Westwood 92.40 to 82.20, Arcadia beat Sunnyslope 80.05 to 67.15, and Scottsdale downed Coronado 82.62 to 72.50. Saguaro’s Sally Hoyta won all around with 30.55, edging Robin Maish 30.45. Coronado’s Marie Bauer won the all around with 31.15 and took the beam and bars titles.
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Westwood
Arcadia
Sunnyslope
Scottsdale
Coronado
Sally Hoyta
Robin Maish
Hoyta
Kethy Nemmers
Andourth
Helén Gonners
Pam LeVan
Kelly D’archangelo
Donna Lipphardt
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Jan Immer
Lynn Moreno
Beth Buchanan
Mary Arendt
Linda Leipprandt
Lori Scallon
Lisa Cauffman
Su Brier
Marie Bauer
Patti Vassar
Lynn Heidemann
Beth ‘Bonnet
Susan ‘Wellman
Kay Swartwout
Kelly Corder
Tina
Marianne Flick
Shird
ASU Faces Stanford in Riverside Intercollegiate Meet
Arizona State meets Stanford in Riverside to advance toward the title game as Brigham Young and UCLA play earlier. The Sun Devils seek a Saturday finals berth and aim to wrap up the Blue Division if Stanford loses. Wisconsin snapped ASU’s five-game run with an 8-7 win, erasing late ASU leads on wild pitches and two big four-run innings.
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Sun Devils
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UCLA
ASU
Wisconsin
Badgers
Dwight Mueller
Dale Hrovat
Hrovat
Sun
Nine Twisters head to regional gymnastics meet in California
Nine members of the Scottsdale Girls Club Arizona Twisters gymnastics team depart by plane for the United States Gymnastics Federation regional meet at Fountain Valley High School near Long Beach. They aim to qualify for nationals during a two day event. Junior qualifiers include Jerri Cameron Pam Godward Julie Goeway Diane Lewis Tammy Manville Terri Osborne and Jan Shelley. Seniors are Jan Goeway and Kittia Kennedy.
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Fountain Valley High School
Long Beach
Calif
Twisters
Jerri Cameron
Pam Godward
Julie Goeway
Diane Lewis
Tammy Manville
Terri Osborne
Jan Shelley
Jan Goeway
Kittia Kennedy
Curl shines with sub par rounds in New Orleans event
Rod Curl refuses to fear bad luck and fires consecutive sub par rounds at the Greater New Orleans Open Lakewood course. He credits his chipping and putting for a near flawless show, joining a lead pack including Nicklaus Barber and Trevino as 67s. The wind eased and fog delayed play, but top pros like Crampton and Watson posted strong scores.
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Lakewood
Jack Nicklaus
Miller
Barber
Curl
Bruce Crampton
Lee Trevino
Tom Watson
George Archer
Larry Hinson
Jim Simmons
Crampton
Nicklaus
Titans Swim Past Tempe 71 Titans Dominate With Swanson and Chalmers Leads
Arcadia's Titans defeated Tempe 71 to 24 Thursday in a meter-pool meet led by Mark Chalmers who won two events 100 and 200 freestyle and anchored the winning 400 free relay. Relays dominated as Rob Huntington and Mike Bak contributed big runs with strong finishes across multiple events.
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Tempe
Mark Chalmers
Titans
Chalmers
Mike Bak
Bill ‘Swanson
Rob Huntington
Huntington
Steve Schaffer
Tom Wie
Tom Palmer
Schaffer
Arendt
Swanson
Palmer
Bak
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Gary Gulledge
Jeff Pence
Jim Bailey
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Hank’s Union Service
Hayden Rd
Roosevelt
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