Baseball season opens with new clubs and divisional play
Opening day ushers in a season with four new clubs five rookie managers and Bowie Kuhn as commissioner. Washington faces New York as Nixon to toss first ball while Detroit and Baltimore vie in the American League and the Cardinals Mets Dodgers Giants Braves Mets vie for early postseason spots.
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Wes Unseld Named Rookie of the Year in NBA
Wes Unseld of the Bullets captured the Rookie of the Year honor, edging Elvin Hayes 53 to 25 in votes. Unseld, MVP winner, led his team to the Eastern Division title and averaged 18.2 points and 13.8 per game with 1,491 rebounds. Hayes, a San Diego standout, led the league with 24 points per game and ranked fourth in rebounds.
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Celtics Roll Over Knicks in Eastern Finals Opener
Celtics, led by Bill Russell age 35 and a veteran lineup, overwhelmed the Knicks 168 to 100 in Sunday’s series opener. Havlicek 25, Howell 21, Bryant 13, Russell 16 rebounds, and Frazier’s 34 for New York highlight a dominant Boston performance as the series shifts to Boston Wednesday.
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Lakers advance to West final after sweep of Warriors
Los Angeles routs San Francisco 116-78 to complete a four game NBA playoff series win over the Warriors. Jerry West scores 29 as the Lakers limit the Warriors to 77.9 percent shooting and set up a Western Division title clash with the Hawks or Rockets.
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Canadiens Bruins Blues Sweep Early NHL Playoffs
Montreal, Boston and St. Louis each completed four game sweeps in the first round as Los Angeles tied the series with Oakland. Montreal edged the Rangers 4 3, Boston beat Toronto 3 2 while St Louis defeated Philadelphia 4 1. Seattle?
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