UCLA Tops Preseason Consensus Top 20 For 1980s College Hoops
UCLA is the near unanimous No 1 in the preseason Top 20 with eight of nine forecasters naming the Bruins. South Carolina also received a first place vote. The list includes Kentucky Jacksonville Notre Dame Marquette Penn Western Kentucky Utah State Duke USC Villanova Drake Indiana Kansas Long Beach State Houston Florida State NC State and Duquesne among 35 teams receiving votes. Area fans can see several Top 20 teams in New York City including South Carolina Notre Dame Marquette Penn Western Kentucky Duke Houston and Duquesne.
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UCLA
South Carolina
Kentucky
Jacksonville
Notre Dame
Marquette
Penn
Western Kentucky
Utah State
Duke
Southern California
Villanova
Drake
Indiana
Kansas
Long Beach State
Houston
Florida State
North Carolina State
Duquesne
Georgetown
RPI
St. Joseph’s
Notre Dame’s
Michigan
Minnesota
Illinois
Creighton
New York City
Bucks Smother Cleveland Five in NBA rout
Lew Alcindor scored 34 points for Milwaukee as Oscar Robertson and Greg Smith each contributed 22 in a 134 to 92 victory over Cleveland. The Bucks improved to 22 and 4, while Cleveland dropped to 2 and 29. Wesley led Cleveland with 18 and Johnson had 16.
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Milwaukee
Lew Alcindor
Oscar Robertson
Greg Smith
Milwaukee Bucks
Cleveland
Basketball Association
Alcindor
Robertson
Smith
Walt Wesley
John Johnson
Johnson
Dadrd
McLmre
G Smith
Wesley
Aleindr
Warren
Robertsn
Wis
McGukn
Cooke
Allen
Mikan
Boozer
Rackley
Freman
Sorenson
Zopf
B Smith
Cunghm
Indiana Pacers Top Carolina in Double Overtime 155 143
The Pacers win 155 to 143 over the Carolina Cougars in double overtime in Greensboro. Bob Netolicky scores 30 points, Freddie Lewis 27, Mel Daniels 25 and Roger Brown 25 with Daniels grabbing 20 rebounds. Joe Caldwell leads Carolina with 40 points as fouls hindered the Cougars. Indiana hits 58 of 72 free throws.
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Greensboro
N.C
Indiana Pacers
Carolina Cougars
American Basketball Association
Bob Netolicky
Freddie Lewis
Carolina
Joe Caldwell
Indiana
Cougars
Mel Daniels
Roger Brown
Carolina T
Caldwi
Brown
Carda
Daniels
Harge
Wis
Verga
Armstr
Littles
Keller
Lehman
Becker
Miller
Peeples
Newark
Mahfy
Jana
Card
Lehmann
Lewis
Newmark
Mahaffey
Larry Cole To Start At Left End For Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys activated Larry Cole and may start him at left defensive end Saturday versus the Cleveland Browns after missing three games with a broken right arm. Rookie Pat Tommay replaced him, while Margene Adkins was moved to make room. Ed wards injury status listed probable with Cornell Green a potential starter and safety.
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Cleveland
Dallas Cowboys
Larry Cole
Cleveland Browns
Cole
Cowboys
Pat Tommay
Margene Adkins
Cornell Green
Dave Edwards
Virginia Squires Drub Chaparrals In ABA Clash
Rookie Charlie Scott sparked Virginia in the second quarter to spark a 146 136 victory over Texas. Scott tallied 38 rebounds for the game as Virginia notched its sixth straight win and remained close to Kentucky for first in the Eastern Division. Ron Boone led Texas with 27 points.
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Dallas
Tex
Charlie Scott
Virginia Squires
Texas Chaparrals
American Basketball Association
Scott
Virginia
Kentucky
Ron Boone
Texas
Walther Leads All Star Key League Bowlers
John Walther topped the Troy Association All-Star Traveling League with a 247 614 series and a 207 season average after 13 weeks. Von Vrigian Tom Hartmann Jim Charles Bud Feiden and others followed with high scores and totals as Troy Bowl results showed Troy Bowl B defeating Camp’s 4 0 Otto’s Green Island 3 1 Alpha Lanes 3 1 and Hilltop Bowl and Troy Bowl A tying 2 2.
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John Walther
Walther
von Vrigian
Tom Hartmann
Jim Charles
Bud Feiden
Bob Bringhorst
Jack Milton
Ed Martenis
Les Douglas
Feiden
Mike Puskadlo
Bringhorst
Tom Garrity
Mike Gully
Mike Kott
Camp's
Otto
Green Island
Alpha Lanes
Cohoes Arena
Dancer's Image Wins Derby Purse After 22 Years Court Battle
Franklin Circuit Judge Henry Meigs ruled the Kentucky Racing Commission erred in denying first place money to Dancer's Image for the 1968 Derby. Fuller, Ussery, and others hailed the decision while officials consider an appeal to the Court of Appeals.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Racing Commission
Dancer
Franklin
Henry Meigs
Peter Fuller
Fuller
Boston
State Racing Commission
George Egger
Court of Appeals
Bobby Ussery
Ussery
The
Racing Commission
Calumet Farm
Meigs
Kenneth Smith
George Rabe
Smith
Commission
Smith, Rabe
Churchill Downs
Big Bowls Open With Liberty Bowl Matchup
Colorado and Tulane prepare for Saturday's Liberty Bowl game in Memphis, renewing a clash of power and resilience. The Buffs seek a repeat after a 47-33 win last year without injured quarterback Jimmy Bratten, while Tulane aims to end 30 years of postseason drought with a tough defense and a 7-4 record.
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Memphis
Tenn
Colorado
Tulane
Buffs
Alabama
Greenies
Southern California
Temple
Texas A&m
Jimmy Bratten
Bratten
Warriors Edge 76ers 102-101 In late rally
San Francisco held off Philadelphia 102-101 as Joe Ellis and Jeff Mullins hit decisive field goals in the final 96 seconds. The win adds a dramatic scoreline to an intense meeting between two NBA teams.
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Philadelphia
Joe Ellis
Jeff Mullins
San Francisco Warriors
Philadelphia 76Ers
National Basketball Association
Ellis
San Francisco
Mullins
Philadelpia
Archie Clark
76Ers
Warriors
Ron Williams
Clark
Bill Cunningham
San
Philadephia
Portland Beats Buffalo in Expansion Team Battle
Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Buffalo Braves 120 to 105 as Rick Adelman fueled a second quarter burst with four baskets and 12 points. Geoff Petrie led Portland with 25 points while Bob Kauffman had 23 for Buffalo.
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Buffalo
Portland Trail Blazers
Rick Adelman
Buffalo Braves
National Basketball Association
Adelman
Portland
Geoff Petrie
Bob Kauffman
Herm Gilliam
Portland Buffalo
Halimon F Hummr
Barnett
Warner
Ellis
Kaufma
Petrie
Davis
McEnzie
Garrett
Adema
Gilliam
Scheutz
Bryant
Gregor
Mining
Portlan
Porttland
Barry Nets Top Colonels in 128-99 Rout
Rick Barry scored 27 points as the New York Nets defeated Kentucky 128-99 in ABA action. Barry, in his fourth game in four nights after returning from injury, sparked the surge with a late jumper and a key sequence aided by Bill Melchionni who added 20 points. Dan Issel led Kentucky with 27 in a comeback bid that fell short.
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NEW York
Rick Barry
New York Nets
American Basketball Association
Kentucky
Nets
Dan Issel
Powell
Dove
Ligon
Barry
Issel
Paultz
Dampier
Depre
Carrier
Melchni
Simon
Wright
Green
Hunter
Bunting
Croft A
Taylor
Pratt
Blues Rally Edges Penguins In Wild Five Minute Spurt
The St Louis Blues surged to a 3 2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins as a frantic second period produced all five goals. Wally Boyer opened for Pittsburgh, then Frank St Marseille Red Berenson and Tim Ecclestone put St Louis ahead before McCreary closed the gap.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins
Wally Boyer
Penguins
Blues
Pittsburgh
Keith McCreary
Beaty Paces Utah Stars in 129 100 Win
Zelmo Beaty scored 23 points and pulled 18 rebounds to lead the Utah Stars to a 129 100 ABA victory over Pittsburgh. Donnie Freeman and Red Robbins added 19 points each for Utah while John Brisker had 20 for the Pirates.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Zelmo Beaty
Utah Stars
American Basketball Association
Pittsburgh
Beaty
Donnie Freeman
Red Robbins
The
Stars
John Brisker
Hentz
Robbins
Hightwr
Brisker
Freemn
CaWims
Congdon
Hnsn
Wise
CaWlims
Stone
Nemlka
Pittsburg
Robb
Nemelka
Bulls Edge Hawks 87 86 On Walker Heroics
Chicago Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks 87 86 as Chet Walker hit a 35 foot jumper with 37 seconds left to break an 84 84 tie and added a late free throw. Walker scored 27, Maravich led Atlanta with 17 as the game traded big leads through the night.
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Chicago
Chet Walker
Chicago Bulls
Atlanta Hawks
National Basketball Association
Bulls
Walker
Jerry Sloan
Maravich
Atlanta
Bellamy
Baum GF
Bridges
Brnkle
Clmbrs
Collins
Chappell
Fox
Davis
Guokas
Hazzard
Love
Mariich
Sloan
Valley
Walker Ll
Boerwinkle
Jones Wins Narrow ABA Finish For Memphis Pros
Guard Steve Jones hits a 16 foot jumper at the final buzzer to lift the Memphis Pros past the Denver Rockets 102 to 100 in Memphis. Denver led 44 39 at halftime as Byron Beck scored 32, Jones finished with 29 after missing much of the first half with an eye injury, Cannon hit 32 for Denver and Memphis fended off late Denver rallies. A crowd of 2 198 watched at the arena.
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Memphis
Steve Jones
Memphis Pros
Denver Rockets
American Basketball Association
Larry Cannon
Denver
Jones
Byron Beck
Denver Oyee
Hamond
Beck
Govan
Il S Sible
Dietrick
Keve
Cueto
Iranian lifter Nasiri sets bantamweight press world record at Asian Games
Bangkok AP reports Iranian weightlifter Mohammad Nasiri broke the bantamweight press world mark with a 276.1 pound lift during a special attempt at the sixth Asian Games.
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Bangkok
Mohammad Nassiri
Dodgers Swap Hurlers To Gain Slugger Sims
Los Angeles trades two young pitchers Alan Foster and Ray Lamb to Cleveland for catcher Duke Sims as the Dodgers seek power. Sims will join Tom Haller Bull Sudakis Jeff Torborg and rookie Joe Ferguson in a versatile catching corps. Sims hopes to contribute as a catcher while adding power to a lineup that ranked last in home runs.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cleveland Indians
Duke Sims
National League Dodgers
Richie Allen
St. Louis
Cleveland
Alan Foster
Ray Lamb
Foster
Lamb
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Allen
Sims
Indians
Wes Parker
Tom Haller
Bull Sudakis
Jeff Torborg
Joe Ferguson
al Campanis
Dodger
Pocatello
Ida
Pistons Rally To Beat Celtics In OT Thriller
Detroit trailed Boston by four with 11 seconds left in regulation but tied the game and then exploded in overtime behind Bob Lanier and Dave Bing. Lanier scored 14 in the fourth and 6 in OT, Bing had 33 overall, and Jimmy Walker added 22 as Detroit knocked off the Celtics 121 118 ending Boston’s 10 game run. Havlicek had 32 for Boston while Jo Jo White scored 24.
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Boston
Detroit Pistons
Bob Lanier
Dave Bing
Celtics
Pistons
Lanier
Bing
Jimmy Walker
John Havlicek
Jo Jo White
Detroit
Boston Hewitt
Havlick Ll Proc
Mueller
Klerski
Moore
Cowens
Bin
Chaney
Walker
White
Knives
Nelson
Dischgr
Dinwide
A Wilms
Driscoll
Finkel
South Adds To Senior Bowl Squad
Mobile Alabama AP Two quarterbacks Hunter and Hart headline the 29 man South squad for the 22nd Senior Bowl on January 9. The team includes wide receivers Chesson and Smith tight ends Blanchard and more linemen backs and a kicker plus two head coaches to be announced next week.
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Mobile
Ala
Scott Hunter
Alabama
Leo Hart
Duke
Lynn Dickey
Kansas State
Dan Pastorini
Santa Clara
David Smith
Mississippi State
Wes Chesson
Frank Lewis
Grambling
Tony Blanchard
North Carolina
Chip Kell
Tennessee
Vern Holland
Tennessee A&i
Worthy McClure
Mississippi
John Moring
Tampa
Dave Thompson
Clemson
Bef Sd Winther
Bill Jessis
Texas
Richard Harris
Scott Palmer
John Sage
Jana State
Jack Youngblood
Florida
Rich Kingrea
Tulane
Ronnie Hornsby
Southeastern Louisiana
Isiah Robertson
Souther University of Baton Rouge
Leonard Dunlap
North Texas State
Jerry Moore
Arkansas
Tim Priest
Tommy Wade
Larry Willingham
Auburn
Richard Ciemny
Collegiate Basketball Scores From Across the Nation
Erie defeats HVCC 96 89 and Arkansas State tops Oklahoma 88 73. Northeastern 73 George Washington 56. Alfred Tech 55 Canton Tech 49. Wesleyan 83 Bates 65. Hartford 86 Middlebury 65. Butler 95 Earlham 7. West Virginia 74 Army 71. Wichita State 64 Kansas State 51. Villanova 97 Murray State 63. Brandeis 76 Amherst 76. New York Tech 94 John Jay 41. Buffalo State 102 Oneonta 56. Dayton 91 Miami Florida 77. Stony Brook 70 Salem State 69. American International 92 Merrimack 90. Morgan State 90 Maryland Baltimore 55. Corpus Christi 7. Prairie View 84 Nebraska 69. TGU 64. Mountainers Classic First Round Virginia 79 Boston College
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Erie
HVCC
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Northeastern
George Washington
Alfred Tech
Canton Tech
Wesleyan
Bates
Hartford
Middlebury
Butler
Earlham
West Virginia
Army
Wichita
Morgan State
Maryland-Baltimore
Corpus Christie
Prairie View
Nebraska
TGU
Virginia
Boston College
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Browns
Cahill
Pee Wee
Cahill’s
Troy
Scott Sparks Squires
Texas Carter
Boone
J. Beasly
Kins
Lea
C. Scott
Combs
Barrett
Hamiltn
R Scott
Bradds
Male Beasly
J. Beasley Combs
Amilton
Tropical Park
Liberty
Paul Arendt
Air Force
Arendt
Eddie Crowder
Ward Walsh
John Tarver
Jon Keyworth
Rick Kingrea
Jim Pittman
Mike Walker
Dave Abercrombie
Missouri
Texas Tech
Georgia Tech
Louisiana State
Sacramento
Calif
Montana
North Dakota State
Associated Press
Arlington
Arkansas State
Central Missouri State
Tennessee State
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Delaware
Convention Hall
Atlantic City
N.J
Texas A&i
Wofford
Greenville
S.C
Florida A&m
Miami
Rattlers
Glade Valley Farm
Frederick
Braves
Pete Maravich
Walt Hazzard
Pace
Terry Driscoll
Capital District
Oakwood Cemetery
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