Wilhelm Back At Age 48 In Spring Exhibition Debut
Aging knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm, 48, signs with the Mets and struggles in a 9-1 exhibition loss to Los Angeles. He yielded six runs in the seventh inning after a solid career in 21 major league seasons. Other spring results include Baltimore over Texas 6-5 in 14. Montreal over Houston 11-5. Boston over Chicago White Sox 7-5. and Minnesota 1-0 over Atlanta in 11 innings.
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Player Edges Nicklaus In Greater New Orleans Open
Gary Player tops Nicklaus by one stroke at TPC New Orleans with a final 279. Nicklaus, who led earlier, bogeyed the 8th after a sand shot went high, finishing two behind. Casper faded, Ziobro and Lister tied for fourth as Palmer and Trevino did not play. Event boosts Player into fifth on all time money list with 852,752.
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Bucks face Warriors without McGlocklin for several playoff games
The Milwaukee Bucks start the NBA playoffs against Golden State without guard Jon McGlocklin for at least three games.
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Allison Wins Atlanta 500 in Comeback Drive
Bobby Allison of Hueytown Alabama clinched the Atlanta 500, ending Chevrolet’s drought with a late surge from third place. He beat A J Foyt by .16 seconds after leading in the final 60 laps, earning $18,350 as Isaac and Pearson finished third and fourth in a Chevrolet Ford field.
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Bruins clinch East Division title with win over Canadiens
Boston Bruins secure their second straight East Division title after a 5 4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Mike Walton netted twice, Johnny McKenzie added a key third period goal, and Boston heads into playoff week with four games left in the regular season.
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Wilt's Lakers eye title run as playoffs begin
Wilt Chamberlain and the Los Angeles Lakers finish 69 13 with an .841 winning percentage to top the Pacific and start Western Conference semifinals against Chicago. Golden State faces Milwaukee in the other series while Boston, Atlanta, New York, Baltimore, and Cincinnati also secure playoff spots. Celtics roll Pistons 133 120. Hawks top Knicks 120 106. Warriors edge 76ers 116 115. Royals beat Cavaliers 135 122. Ramsay resigns as 76ers miss postseason after a 113 112 scare.
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Nets Lose to Rockets Slipping in ABA East Race
The New York Nets fell 108 91 to the Denver Rockets as Chicago battle for playoff seed. New York still clings to third and eyes Virginia knocking on the door with one game left while Virginia two games from clinching. Kentucky edged the Floridians 105 104 as Artis Gilmore hit the late winner after Warren Jabali’s late Floridians run.
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