Bulls veteran Jim King retires to coach and GM role
Chicago Bulls guard Jim King announced his retirement from professional basketball on Monday and said he accepted a coach and general manager post with Athletes In Action in Phoenix. The Phoenix group, linked to Athletes For Christ, will field an amateur basketball team to play a college schedule in the Southwest.
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Islanders Likely Pick Denis Potvin For 1st Round
Montreal report says the New York Islanders hold the first overall choice in the draft for over age players and are expected to select Denis Potvin from the Ottawa 67s. Potvin posted 35 goals 88 assists and 123 points this season, touted as the hottest junior prospect since Bobby Orr.
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Daniels Named Third 1973 Arizona Western Coach
C A Al Daniels, former Indian Hills Community College head coach in Centerville Iowa, is appointed the third football coach at Arizona Western College in 1973. He succeeds Charlie Dine who resigned after being named last January to replace Ray Butcher. Dine is now Boise State assistant while Butcher serves as Utah State assistant. Daniels held a 22 5 1 record in three years at Indian Hills.
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Nixon awards Citizen's Medal to Clemente widow
President Nixon awarded the first Presidential Citizen's Medal to Roberto Clemente's widow after the Pirates outfielder was killed while flying relief supplies to Nicaragua. Nixon praised Clemente for sacrificing his life on a mission of mercy as his sons and former teammates watched.
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Gurney leads rain shortened practice at Indianapolis
Dan Gurney's three car team dominated a rain shortened session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Only 10 driver car combinations faced cool windy conditions to lap the 2- mile course with Bobby Unser posting the top speed of 192.102 mph.
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Chemists claim slo-pitch win over Dyna Form
Curley Chemical defeated Dyna Form 9-7 in the Superstition League by Brian Middleton contributing a double and a single. Larry Huffman and Tom Tate added two singles for Dyna Form while Roman Village beat Morris Athletic 4-3 in another game.
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Semipro players recover after deadly Lake Havasu bolt
Two semipro players Herbert Noye and Bob Hormann were removed from the critical list and described in satisfactory condition at Lake Havasu Community Hospital after a lightning bolt struck Blythe California teammates during a game. Wade was killed and six others injured when the bolt forked out and hit players in the stands.
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Two Swimmers Misidentified as SST Members
A Progress report wrongly named Doug Richards and Mike Wagner as Scottsdale Swim Team members. Both swam unattached for high school clubs during the weekend meet. Arizona Interscholastic Association rules bar high school athletes from swimming for other amateur teams.
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Beavers Clinch Playoff Bid In High Scoring Win
Scottsdale High advances to the division playoff after an 11 1 victory over McClintock. Beavers pitcher Jack Lawson suffered a broken forearm on a first inning pitch but finished the game with a four hitter and 14 strikeouts. Dan McKee and Dan Gottleib each had three hits while Rick McDonough added two. Scottsdale draws Mesa in the first round at Rendezvous Park. Lawson will wear a cast for about six weeks.
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Jackson Knocks Wood as A's Rally Past White Sox
Reggie Jackson hit a three run homer and a sacrifice fly to power the Oakland A's to a 5-1 win over Wilbur Wood and the Chicago White Sox. Ken Holtzman pitched four hits for Oakland. Other AL scores included California 3 Kansas City 2 in 10, Boston 1 Baltimore 0 in 11, Cleveland 2 Milwaukee 1, Detroit 8 New York 0, Texas 7 Minnesota 6 in 9 11 innings, Texas 6 4 11 innings in the nightcap. NL results included Philadelphia 10 St. Louis 5, Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 2 in 10, San Diego 7 San Francisco 1, Atlanta 7 Houston 1. New York-Chicago game postponed by cold weather.
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Senior Little League DeBrosse Leads K K Twins Past Yankees
Greg DeBrosse slugged a single and a double with 13 strikeouts as the Senior Twins beat the Yankees 6-5 in Kiva Kaibab play. Bobby Jenkins added two hits, while Scott Field and Eric Kessler homered for the Yanks.
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