Ball control a factor in NCAA tourney upsets
Oregon State coach Ralph Miller argues first round byes unfairly disadvantage bye teams after Beavers and De Paul both fell in second round following byes. Upsets shake field as eight top squads lose, including Louisville Wake Forest UCLA Iowa Kentucky and Arizona State. Coaches comment on ball control, four corner offenses, and parity fueling surprises across regions.
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Gordon S. White Jr
New York Times
Oregon State
Ralph Miller
Miller
Lamar
Kansas State
Beavers
de Paul
St. Joseph's
Louisville
Wake Forest
UCLA
Iowa
Kentucky
Arizona State
Pat Foster
Missouri
Louisiana State
Foster
Austin
Texas
LSU
Jim Lynam
St. Joseph’s
San Francisco
Kuhn optimistic on baseball labor talks in spring camp
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn in Phoenix says he does not expect a player strike this year. He notes owners and players will likely reach a settlement after serious bargaining once spring camps end. He says the public mood and union patience are not a crisis.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Bowie Kuhn
Kuhn
Arizona
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Parker Sparks Pirates Past Cardinals in Exhibition Win
Dave Parker hit a two run homer on his first swing of the season as the Pirates beat the Cardinals 7-3 in Bradenton. Eddie Solomon earned the win, John Martin the loss, with Pittsburgh moving to 3-1 and St. Louis at 1-2.
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Bradenton
Fla
Dave Parker
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Parker
Rusty Torres
Eddie Solomon
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Solomon
John Martin
Cardinals
Dane Iorg
Pirate
Vance Law
Ed Ott
Lee Lacy
Randy Thomas
Martin
Cubs fall to Angels in 2-0 spring exhibition
In Mesa Arizona AP veteran Rod Carew led California Angels pitchers Mike Witt Steve Brown and Ralph Botting to a 2-0 win over the Chicago Cubs Carew grounded out and scored in the first inning and drove in a run in the fourth after being moved to the leadoff spot with seven AL batting titles and a .333 career average The Cubs totaled six hits with Henderson doubling twice Davis adding a double and a single Witt the winning pitcher Lynn McGlo ten split the five innings for the loser
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Carew
Jim Fregosi
Mike Witt
Steve Brown
Ralph Botting
Cubs
Steve Henderson
Jody Davis
Witt
Lynn McGlothen
Colbern's two run homer fuels White Sox rally
In St. Petersburg, rookie catcher Mike Colbern hit a two run homer as Chicago erased a 5-2 deficit with a four run eighth inning to beat the Mets 6-5. Britt Burns worked five strong innings for Chicago before giving up two in the sixth. Neil Allen struggled as New York fell to 2-3.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Mike Colbern
Chicago White Sox
New York Mets
Neil Allen
Mets
New
York
Britt Burns
Chicago
Dan Norman
Lamar Hoyt
New York
Hubie Brooks
Rich Sweet
Brian Giles
Steamers suspend announcer after MISL quarterfinal incident
St Louis based MISL says Kevin Slaten is suspended from public address duties for the remainder of the playoff season following an onfield punch at Buffalo Stallions forward John Dolinsky. Commissioner Earl Foreman supported the ruling, with Steamers president Stan Musial also backing it.
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St. Louis Steamers
Kevin Slaten
Buffalo Stallions
John Dolinsky
Earl Foreman
Steamers
Stan Musial
Slaten
League
Dolinsky
Foreman
Eddie Olson
Tom Crawford
MISL
UCLA to lose coach Brown as Nets hire him
Larry Brown leaves UCLA after two winning seasons to coach the New Jersey Nets starting next season. Bruins assistant Larry Farmer is named new UCLA head coach, with Nets GM Charlie Theokas confirming Brown's signing. Players react emotionally at Pauley Pavilion as Brown signals departure.
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UCLA
Larry Brown
National Basketball Association
New Jersey Nets
Bruins
Brown
Larry Farmer
Bruin
John Wooden
Nets
Charlie Theokas
Denver Nuggets
Theokas
ABC Radio Sports
Larry
New Jersey
Pauley Pavilion
Kenny Fields
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