NCAA Tournament Opens with Top Ten Teams in Action
The 1981 NCAA tournament tips off with Virginia facing Tennessee and Notre Dame meeting Brigham Young at Atlanta venues. Utah hosts North Carolina while Illinois plays Kansas State. LSU must beat Arkansas as the regional action unfolds with key players sidelined or slowed by injuries.
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Associated Press
Virginia
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Louisiana State
Indiana
Utah
University of Illinois
Wyoming
Kansas State
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jack Hartman
ESPN
Rolando Blackman
Oregon State
Illinois
Eddie Johnson
Mark Smith
Mideast
Midwest
Virginia Cavaliers
Tennessee
Omni
Atlanta
Ralph Sampson
DePaul
Arizona State
Brigham Young
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Bloomington
Ind
Hawks
St. Joseph’s
Boston College
Indiana Hoosiers
Alabama-Birmingham
New Orleans Superdome
Baton Rouge
LSU
Arkansas
Kansas
Wichita State
Lee Baker
Steve Ray
Orlando Woolridge
BYU
Danny Ainge
Frank Arnold
Utes
Tar Heels
Carolina
Dean Smith
al Wood
James Worthy
Sam Perkins
Danny Vranes
Karl Bankowski
Tom Chambers
Alabama
Birmingham
Gene Bartow
UCLA
Memphis State
Tony Martin
Iowa
Ozell Jones
Alaska
Tigers
Kentucky
Ethan Martin
A.S. Reed
Louisville
Maple Leafs stun Blues goalie Liut in 6-2 win
Maple Leafs, 15th in the standings, overwhelmed Blues star Mike Liut and St. Louis 6-2 as Ron Zanussi and Bill Derlago led Toronto. Lars Boschman and Darryl Suttler added goals while coach Red Berenson noted a late-season sag by the Blues. Zanussi cited a team-wide physical effort in securing the victory with playoff implications two weeks away.
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Mike Liut
St. Louis Blues
Liut
Blues
Maple Leafs
Toronto
Red Berenson
Ron Zanussi
Michel Larocque
Leafs
NHL
Bill Derlago
Laurie Boschman
Darryl Suttler
Brian Sutter
St. Louis
Zanussi
SIU May Name Coach March 30 Ex Saluki Ramsey In Running
SIU Carbondale may name its new basketball coach March 30 as the search narrows. Bill O'Brien heads a four member committee evaluating applicants and will trim to three for interviews. Ex Saluki Joe Ramsey, now at MilliKen, is among several candidates mentioned along with others from Division I and junior colleges.
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Siu
Saluki Ramsey
Alan Fredman
Mike Chamness
Southern
Carbondale
Sayers
O’brien
Saluki
Joe Ramsey
SIUC
Ramsey
Harry Gallatin
Jack Hartman
Siu-C
Milliken University
Decatur
Sandoval
Oklahoma
Sooners
Alvan Adams
Phoenix Suns
NBA
Robert Morris Junior College
Carthage
Robert Morris
L.C. Brasfield
Joe Gottfried
Jack Morgenthaler
Western Illinois University
Tim Russell
Wabash Valley College
Mount Carmel
Steve Newton
Murray State University
Loren Wallace
Cairo
Ken Trickey
Oklahoma City University
Paris
Effingham St. Anthony
Chuck Bell
Wyoming
Jeff Carling
Centralia
Kimmundy-Alma
Sherill Hanks
Quincy College
Willis Reed
New York Knicks
St. John’s University
Barton
Ashman
Logan
Carterville
Barbie Drew
Helen Bardo
Sala
Salukis Bowed By Miami In Hurricane Classic Clash
Miami Florida erased a 3-0 Salukis lead and won 11-5 in Coral Gables to pull even atop the Hurricane Classic standings at 2-1. SIUC falls to 3-3, while Miami improved to 23-1 and Maine and Miami of Ohio sit at 1-2.
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Salukis
Miami
Florida
Fla
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Coral Gables
SIUC
Ohio
Maine
Corey Zawadzki
Gary Kempton
RBI
Hurricanes
Logan to keep in-district focus for basketball players
John A Logan Community College will mostly rely on in-district players for both men's and women's programs as the district board approves 11500 in scholarships. Coaches Nascent plans emphasize aiding local talent while recruiting centers and forwards from outside the district as needed.
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Logan
Nick Sortal
Southern Illinoisan
John A. Logan Community College
John A. Logan
John Sala
Illinois
Marion
Herrin
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Tom Ashman
Ashman
Wabash Valley
Southern Illinois College Conference
Gary Barton
Barton
Logan School Board
Wabash Val
Mount Carmel
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