Salukis Host Mustangs After 58 51 Win Over Wichita
Southern Illinois prepares for a Monday 8:05 p.m. matchup with Southern Methodist at the STU Arena after a 58-51 victory over Wichita State in Kansas City. Key SMU players include Lynn Phillips and Bill Voight, with coach Bob Prewitt optimistic about rebound and experience for the season.
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SIU Wrestlers Dominate Illinois Invitational Meet
Southern Illinois University wrestlers led by coach Linn Long topped the field at the Illinois Invitational. SIU claimed five weight-class titles, advanced 15 of 22 entries to finals, and had nine finalists overall. Ed Holloway pinned Bob Underwood in 3:46 to highlight SIU’s strong showing.
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Northwestern
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Ron Kraft
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Sellers Wins NCAA Title in Major College Receiving
All-American Ron Sellers of Florida State captured the major college pass receiving title with 86 catches for 1,496 yards and 12 touchdowns. He climbed from ninth to first after two 14‑catch games, tying records for receptions and yardage while setting the season marks.
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Utah State
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Kentucky
Roger Wehrli
Missouri
Badgers Roll Over Sioux in 94-48 Victory
Wisconsin shook off an early cold spell to rout North Dakota 94-48 as five players reached double figures. Craig Mayberry led with 18 points, James Johnson scored 16, and Tom Mitchell sparked a first-half surge after North Dakota led 13-9 before the Badgers pulled away. Sophomore Jim Wallis topped the Sioux with 11 points.
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Purdue Rally Beats Miami Ohio 78 70 in Basketball
Purdue trailed 39 24 at halftime but surged to a 78 70 victory over Miami of Ohio in Lafayette Indiana. Frank Lukacs led Miami with 25 points while Rick Mount scored 22 for Purdue as the Boilermakers opened the second half with a 13 2 run to seize control.
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Chester Red Bud boys edge in tight late rally
Chester and Red Bud split points as Chester's Mizer 17 and Caron 11 paced 44 initial points while Red Bud's Kach 13 and Krause 11 led 36 in a measured district clash. Lincoln tops Sparta 56 to 39 with Reis 12 and Robison 11 leading the winners. Goreville beats Goreville 65 to 41 as Simpson-Faulkner combine for 33. Trico wins 52 to 48 over Christopher Anderton leads the losers with 23. Du Quoin Sacred Heart 53 Dubois 25.
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Indiana downs Missouri 58 51 in rough shooting game
Indiana defeated Missouri 58 to 51 as the Hoosiers survived a late push. Bill DeHeer led Indiana with 17 points while Larry Gipson scored two quick field goals for Missouri to trim the lead.
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Wildcats Hold Off Butler 73 69 for Third Victory
Northwestern built an early lead and held on to beat Butler 73 69 in Indianapolis. The Wildcats led 20 10 before Butler rallied to 70 69 on two free throws by Steve Norris, then Dale Kelley and Terry Gamber sealed the win with late free throws.
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Copeland beats Toledo with last second shot in OT
Bernie Copeland grabbed a rebound of a missed free throw and hit a jump shot with one second left in overtime, giving Michigan State an 81-80 win over Toledo. MSU erased a 61-50 deficit to force a 76-76 tie at end of regulation.
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Trull Farr lead Oilers to win over Bills in AFL clash
Don Trull passed for two touchdowns and Miller Farr returned two interceptions for scores as Houston beat Buffalo 35 4 in an AFL game. Trull broke the game open with a 40 yard strike to Mac Haik and a 29 yard pass to Alvin Reed. The Bills managed 89 yards and finished the season 1 12 1.
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U S ski team wins Aspen in French American Challenge
The United States defeated France 11 9 to win the first French American Challenge Cup on Aspen Mountain. Rick Chaffee 24 of Rutland Vermont delivered the decisive point as Patrick Russel tangled in the course during a neck and neck slalom race.
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Surprise pick debate as baseball names Eckert successor search begins
Baseball owners form a committee Friday to select Eckert's successor amid a broad search. Mike Burke, Judge Robert Cannon, and Joe Cronin lead the list, with Gen. William D. Eckert expected to depart after a new successor is chosen. A restructuring study signals long-range plans for the game’s future.
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Bolt wins PGA meet in Scottsdale round
Tommy Bolt surged in the PGA Club Pro event at Century Country Club during the third round in Scottsdale as he carded a four iron four-iron eagle on the 489 yard sixth hole. Early leaders include Roland Stafford Vernon Ted Kroll Gary Louis talot and Gene Bone, with Jack Webb adding two back-nine eagles but staying even par. The $50 000 event concludes Sunday with PGA members limited to under a dozen tournaments last year.
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Tar Heels Top Kentucky By Ten In Clash Of ACC SEC
No. 2 North Carolina defeated No. 3 Kentucky 87 77 in Lexington as Charlie Scott scored 19 points and Rusty Clark 17 while Lee Dedmon and Bill Buning added 13 each. Mike Casey led Kentucky with 26 points and Dan Issel added 19.
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