Colleges start annual shootout in NCAA pairings
Notre Dame beat San Francisco 93 82 in South Bend as the Dons suffered their first loss in 30 games. San Francisco drew Nevada Las Vegas in Tucson while Notre Dame met Hofstra in the East Regional. Michigan edged Marquette 69 58 as McGuire retires after the season. Other at large bids went to Providence Louisville Arizona Detroit and more as the NCAA announced its 32 team field and NIT bids were issued.
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NCAA tournament pairings West Midwest and Mid East regional lists
Readable OCR lists pairings for the NCAA tournament by region with cities Raleigh Philadelphia Norman Tucson Bloomington Batesville and Bates Rouge. Teams include VMI Duquesne North Carolina Purdue Hofstra Notre Dame Princeton Kentucky Tennessee Cincinnati Marquette Arizona Kansas State Providence Arkansas Wake Forest UCLA San Jose State Long Beach State San Francisco Nevada Las Vegas Utah St John's Michigan Holy Cross Charlotte Miami Ohio Central Michigan Middle Tennessee Detroit Syracuse Tennessee Kentucky and other matchups.
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Lakers Hold Off Cavaliers In Close Rally
In Los Angeles, the Lakers survived a late Cavaliers surge to win 104-99. Campy Russell sparked the comeback with pressure defense as Cleveland closed a 22-point gap, but Jerry West’s team held on. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Russell led with 20 points each, keeping a 1½ game edge over Portland. Cavs fall to 18 in the Central. Oakland Coliseum hosts 1977 exhibition openers with Houston Aug 8 and San Diego Aug 27 as the Raiders renew rivals.
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Jim Chones
Elmore Smith
Washington
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Cavaliers Rally Past Lakers In Box Score Fight
Cavaliers and Los Angeles clash as both teams post uneven shooting totals. Abdul-Jabbar leads LA with 26 while Brewer and Russell contribute for Cleveland amid a rugged, error-filled contest.
Fosse Leads Indians In Intrasquad Game
In Tucson, Ray Fosse collected four hits as the Cleveland Indians split action in an intrasquad game. Wayne Garland twirled two hitless innings and Dennis Eckersley pitched well, while Boog Powell and Bill Melton featured for the Rocky Colavito squad in an 8-4 win over the Joe Nossek squad.
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Wittenberg Heads to NCAA Division III Nationals
Wittenberg, fresh from a 69-67 comeback win over Ashland, clinched a second straight Great Lakes Regional title and advances to the national quarterfinals to face Rose Hulman. Coach Larry Hunter expressed confidence as Rick White led the Tigers with 27 points and was named regional MVP.
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Barons keep their beards on after win
New York Rangers beat the Cleveland Barons 4 3 despite late rallies. Dan Newman scored twice and Ken Hodge scored the winning goal with 3 18 left as Cleveland’s players sported beards to cope with a rough season. The victory comes amid four games in five nights and a playoff chase with the Atlanta Flames.
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Ohio boys basketball sectionals move to district play
The first stage of Ohio's boys basketball tournament ends as two district four-team brackets begin this week at Captain Admiral King for large schools and Elyria High for middle schools. No Class A teams remain in the area. Elsewhere Norwalk (11-9) faces Lexington (4-16-3) in Ashland Class AA, while Berea Midpark (4-15-5) meets Padua.
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Koch wins Crirgs Open to reach tour goal
Gary Koch sprints to a two shot victory at the Crirgs Open, finishing 274 to top Joe Inman and Dale Hayes at 276. The win boosts Koch toward a top 60 money list finish, after a season of sporadic form and early setbacks.
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Tournament sidelights spotlight district basketball action
Bay, Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville and others prepare for Class AAA and AA district games with semifinals Thursday through Friday. Elyria state ranked meets North Ridgeville. winners clash Saturday for a regional bid. Lorain Catholic Firelands, Elyria Catholic Brookside also in district play with histories of titles and limited postseason success.
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Trail to Columbus district play recalls old sectional clashes
Recap of area high school hoops noting Elyria vs North Ridgeville in 1969 and Lorain Catholic vs Firelands in a district semifinal. Highlights include Elyria Catholic and Lorain Catholic longest win streaks, high scores, margins, and a humorous aside on North Ridgeville’s Keith Payne. Also mentions Newark’s upset loss to Delaware and coach Dan Erdie.
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