Prep sports schedule drives busy week for local teams
Local prep events roll in with interdivisional girls track qualifiers at Tucson Cholla High. State running finals start 7 p.m. at Cholla. field events join later for the first Class AAA girls meet. Central Division baseball towns host Mesa Hohokam Park openings and key matchups through Friday.
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Saguaro
Andie Shapiro
Arcadia
Clare Chalmers
Scottsdale High
Susan Wellman
Mesa
Hohokam Park
Arizona State University
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Phoenix College
Gerard High
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Westwood
Casa Grande
Titans
Catalina High School
ASU
Dan Plant
Mesa Community College
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Tempe Municipal
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Dodgers coach Lasorda coins nicknames for players
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda assigns playful nicknames to star players to keep them loose. Frick and Frack cover Bill Russell and Davey Lopes, Hondo for Lee Lacy, the Penguin for Ron Cey, Popeye for Steve Garvey, Mo for Rick Monday, Johnny B for Dusty Baker, and Vinney for Steve Yeager while Don Sutton remains unnamed.
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Bill Russell
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Davey Lopes
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Lee Lacy
John Havlicek
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Ron Cey
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Rick Monday
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Steve Yeager
Vinney
Yeager
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Boog Powell
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Cleveland
Charlie Hough
Hope Diamond
Johnny Oates
Manny Mota
Burt Hooton
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Red Adams
Frazier torn between money and friend in Garden bout
Smokin Joe Frazier weighs loyalties as he backs friend Ken Norton’s rival Duane Bobick in a 12 round heavyweight clash at Madison Square Garden. The outcome could shape the next title challenger to Muhammad Ali with Bobick seen as the new wave while Norton is veteran.
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Ken Norton
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Bobick
Joe
Frazier
George Foreman
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Foreman
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White Hope
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Eddie Futch
Futch
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Walton Keys Blazers Win In NBA Playoff Showdown
Bill Walton scored seven straight baskets in the fourth quarter to rally the Portland Trail Blazers past the Los Angeles Lakers 102-97. Portland leads the best-of-seven series 3-0. next game Friday in Portland. Abdul-Jabbar had 21 for LA. Abernethy 16 for the Lakers.
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Portland Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers
Blazers
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Lakers
NBA
Walton
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Tom Abernathy
Lucas
Abdul-Jabbar
Abernethy
Cazzie Russell
Rockets seek to rally at home in semifinal clash
Houston coach Tom Nissalke downplays the Rockets pace as they host the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of the NBA semifinal. He says slow play can still win in the playoffs and stresses limiting the 76ers fast break while Doug Collins and Rudy Tomjanovich express confidence and readiness for wins in Houston.
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Chaparral
Coronado
Houston
Tom Nissalke
Rockets
Philadelphia 76Ers
Nissalke
76Ers
Doug Collins
Philadelphia
Collins
Rudy Tomjanovich
Julius Irving
Portland takes 3-0 series lead with 102 97 win
In the NBA semifinals Portland defeated Los Angeles 102 to 97 to move ahead 3 games to none. Upcoming games include Philadelphia at Houston with Philadelphia leading 2-0 and a doubleheader of Philadelphia at Houston and Los Angeles at Portland scheduled for Friday.
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National Basketball Association
Portland
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Houston
Montreal blanks Bruins to lead series 2 0
Montreal defeated Boston 3 to 0 in game two of the NHL Finals extending their series lead to 2 0 with victory at Boston on Thursday.
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Boston
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