Arena Outgrown Richmond May Lose SC Tourney Site
The Southern Conference weighs moving its 1964 basketball tournament to Charlotte if Richmond Arena cannot add 4,000 seats to reach 9,000 capacity. The conference committee postponed a decision while awaiting studies by a contractor and the city inspector, with a March 25 deadline for findings. If feasible, the tournament will stay in Richmond. otherwise Charlotte Coliseum becomes likely.
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Five Unbeaten Teams Remain In State Cage Tourney
In the Virginia state scholastic basketball playoffs five unbeaten teams advance toward nine berths. Clintwood and Martinsville clash for Group I-B honors while R E Lee and James Monroe vie in Northern action. Group II and III semifinals set matchups across Blacksburg Charlottesville and Salem with key showdowns for berths to next weekend's finals.
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Lynn Phillips
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Princeton Cap n Kids Put Tigers in NCAA Berth
Princeton clinches Ivy League title and an NCAA Regional bid after a 65-53 playoff win over Yale led by Art Hyland and 19-year-old Bill Bradley. The article notes other NCAA regional playoff results including Tennessee Tech Morehead and Stanford UCLA implications, plus Xavier and St Bonaventure advancing in other tournaments.
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Stable pony toppled injuring trainer at Gold en Triangle Stable
Steve DiMauro, longtime trainer for Golden Triangle Stable, survived as a jockey with minor injuries but cracked ribs after a stable pony he rode toppled backward. The incident highlights risk in the barn and ongoing work with horses.
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Golden Triangle Stable
Yankees Dodgers Favored In 1963 World Series Preview
Vegas odds put the New York Yankees at 2 to 5 to win the American League pennant while the Los Angeles Dodgers are 2 to 1 to take the National League. Giants are 5 to 2 and openers in Florida Arizona and California tag spring games.
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Associated Press
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Exhibition Baseball Sunday Matchups Listed
Sunday's exhibition games feature Chicago versus Cincinnati in Tampa Los Angeles versus Milwaukee in West Palm Beach New York versus St. Louis in St. Petersburg Philadelphia versus Pittsburgh in Fort Myers Chicago versus Boston in Scottsdale Houston versus Los Angeles in Palm Springs Cleveland versus San Francisco in Phoenix New York versus Baltimore in Miami Minnesota versus Detroit in Lakeland Kansas City versus Washington in Pompano Beach
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Robin Roberts Pitches 35 Shutouts in National League
Robin Roberts of the Baltimore Orioles owns a lifetime total of 35 shutouts the most by any American League pitcher. All 35 came when he pitched in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies before joining the Orioles.
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Baltimore Orioles
Philadelphia Phils
Grambling First Seed in NAIA Tournament in Kansas City
Grambling La College led by Willis Reed and Hershel West earns top seed as the 1962 NAIA Basketball Tournament begins in Kansas City. The Tigers, 26-2, defeated Prairie View and Dillard in district play to reach their fourth Kan sas City appearance in five years. Augsburg Winston-Salem Oklahoma Baptist Howard Payne Rockhurst Western Illinois Indiana State also among top seeds.
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Howard Payne
Rockhurst
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Ti ger Middleweight Champion Real Name Revealed
The boxing world learns middleweight king Dick Ti ger is actually Ricard Ihetu with the revelation prompting questions about ring identity and lineage in the sport.
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Dick Tiger
Ricard Ihetu
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