Salukis edge Terrapins in overtime for third place
Southern Illinois defeats Maryland 73-72 in overtime at the Sun Carnival tournament in El Paso. Dick Garrett scores 28, including two free throws with 13 seconds left in OT, lifting SIU to a 73-72 win over Maryland and third place.
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Larry Odell
Dick Garrett
Southern Illinois University
Maryland
el Paso
Tex
University of Texas At
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Centralia
LIU
Rich Drescher
Garrett
Marylanders
Salukis
Benson
Jackson
Southern
Colorado Tops Miami in Bluebonnet Bowl Thriller
Injured QB Bob Anderson led Colorado from behind with two late second half scoring drives to beat Miami Florida 31 21. He rushed 17 times for 108 yards and added a 38 yard TD run after entering in the third period. Miami s Bill Miller engineered an 85 yard drive to briefly take the lead before Colorado sealed it with a late interception.
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Houston
Bob Anderson
Colorado
Buffs
Miami Hurricanes
Florida
Anderson
Bill Miller
Miami
Hurricanes
Miller
Jerry Dannan
Wilmer Cooks
Dallas
Tex
Ted Hendricks
South and North Shrine game captains named in Orange Bowl
Mike Livingston of Southern Methodist and Tommy Tran tham of Duke were named the South's co captains for today's Shrine game in Miami. North practice emphasized a sharp passing game with Bill Anders and John Wright making circus catches and coach Bump Elliott praising the passing attack.
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Fla
Mike Livingston
Southern Methodist
Tommy Trantham
Duke
Bill Anders
Ohio State
John Cartwright
Navy
John Wright
Illinois
Bump Elliott
Ken Hebert
Houston
Jim Hagle
Hebert
Eldridge Dickey
Tennessee A&m
Major Hazleton
Florida A&m
Yastrzemski Wins First Ty Cobb Award
Atlanta report says Carl Yastrzemski won the first Ty Cobb Award from the Atlanta chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America as baseballs most exciting player. He beat Bob Gibson for the honor named for the late Georgia Peach of the Detroit Tigers after helping the Red Sox win the American League crown and reach the seventh game of the World Series.
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Atlanta
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox
Ty Cobb
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Yastrzemski
St. Louis Cardinal
Bob Gibson
Georgia Peach
Detroit Tigers
Red Sox
Kota Kinabalu Named Capital in Sabah Heritage Change
Sabah’s capital formerly Jes selton is renamed Kota Kinabalu to honor the ascent and aspirations of Sabahans. Chief Minister Tun Mustapha bin Datu Harun told the legislature that Mt Kinabalu, at 14555 feet, is the region’s highest peak and a symbol of independence from colonial legacy.
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Malaysia
North Borneo
Sabah
Jesselton
Mt. Kinabalu
Southeast Asia
Tun Mustapha bin Datu Harun
George Jesse
Wichita State tops Michigan State 90 80 in tight basketball clash
Warren Armstrong scored 26 points as Wichita State earned a 90 80 victory over Michigan State ending a three game skid. Carl Williams added 16 while Lee Lafayette led MSU with a career high 31 as Wichita shot 62 percent in the first half and led by 19.
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Warren Armstrong
Wichita State
Shockers
Michigan State
Wichita
Lee Lafayette
Armsstrong
Carl Williams
Lafayette
Williams
Armstrong
Dieringer Signs with Chrysler to Drive Plymouth Roadrunner
NASCAR driver Darel Dieringer, 41, from Charlotte, signs with Chrysler Corp to drive a Plymouth Roadrunner in 1967. His chief mechanic is Mario Rossi of Spartanburg, who has prior work with Dieringer, and Rossi will guide the team alongside Dieringer’s previous Bud Moore Mercury experience.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Darel Dieringer
Johnson Ford
Ford
Chrysler Corp
Dieringer
Plymouth
Mario Rossi
Spartanburg
S. C
Charlotte
Mario
Black Hawks edge Flyers for ninth straight unbeaten
The Chicago Black Hawks beat Philadelphia 3-2 to extend their nine game unbeaten run and stay two points ahead of Boston in the NHL East. Stan Mikita scored the winner with Pit Martin and Kenny Wharram also tallying for Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago Black Hawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston
New York
Stan Mikita
Pit Martin
Kenny Wharram
Oilers Cruise to AFL Division Title with 41-10 Win
Houston Oilers overwhelmed Miami 41-10 to clinch the AFL Eastern Division title in a single season, racing to a 14-3 halftime lead and extending the advantage in the second half. Hoyle Granger and Woodie Campbell paced the attack, with Beathard passing and Wittenborn adding conversions and field goals as Miami’s Bob Griese saw his streak end without an interception in the first half.
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Oilers
Miami
Fla
Houston Oilers
Dolphins
Pete Beathard
Hoyle Granger
Woodie Campbell
Houston
New York
Jets
San Diego
Oakland
Ed Longin
Longin
Campbell
Wittenborn
H—Campbell
Lusteg
Granger
Beathard
H—Granger
Griese
Murphy Tops Major College Scoring Race
Calvin Murphy of Niagara takes the lead in the NCAA major college scoring race with 45.6 points per game, edging Pete Maravich of LSU at 45.9. Elvin Hayes of Houston sits third at 35.7, while Joe Allen of Bradley leads field-goal percentage at .721 and Bob Dennis of George Washington tops free throws at 22 for 22.
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Calvin Murphy
Niagara
NCAA
Pete Maravich
Louisiana State
Paol Pete
Murphy
Elvin Hayes
Houston
Joe Allen
Bradley
Bob Dennis
George Washington
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