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MINNESOTA AND CALIFORNIA ARE JUST UNDERWAY OUT ON THE WEST COAST. THE SPURS HAD
THE NIGHT OFF TONIGHT. THEY'LL BE OPENING A 5-GAME SERIES AT MEMPHIS TOMORROW
NIGHT.
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AT STEPHENVILLE, LONNIE NICHOLS TODAY WAS NAMED THE NEW HEAD BASKETBALL COACH AT
TARLETON STATE. THE 29-YEAR OLD NICHOLS HAD PREVIOUSLY SPENT THE PAST 3 YEARS
AS AN ASSISTANT AT WEST TEXAS STATE.
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IN THE NBA, THE BOSTON CELTICS TODAY GAVE A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TO COACH TOMMY
HEINSOHN DESPITE MISSING THE LEAGUE PLAYOFFS. HEINSOHN, WHO TOOK OVER THE CLUB
FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF BILL RUSSELL, WAS GIVEN A NEW ONE-YEAR CONTRACT.
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EARLIER, IN THE WASHINGTON-CLEVELAND GAME, THERE WAS A COLLISION AMONG 3
of the Ind.ianss
PLAYERS AS VADA PINSON, JOHN LOWENSTEIN, AND JACK HEIDEMA CRASHED INTO EACH OTHER
ON A SHORT FLY BALL BY THE SENATORS' TOM MCCRAW. PINSON WAS GIVEN 9 STITCHES IN
THE CLUB DRESSING ROOM WHILE THE OTHER TWO WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS AND
OBSERVATIONS. NONE OF THE 3 WIAH KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS.
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THE CALIFORNIA ANGELS HAVE PLACED AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING CHAMPION ALEX JOHNSON
ON THE BENCH. MGR. LEFT PHILLIPS SAYS ITS BECAUSE OF PDOR ALL-AROUND PLAY AND
WHAT HE CALLS A "DEFIANT" ATTITUDE.
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TWO SHOWDOWN GAMES IN PRO BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY ARE ON FOR UTAH AND
KENTUCKY WILL DECIDE THE ABA TITLE WHILE THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS AND MONTREAL WILL
COLLIDE FOR THE STANLEY CUP. BOTH SERIES ARE TIED 3-3 IN THE BEST OF 7 GAMES AND
IT'LL ALL BE OVER AFTER TOMORROW NIGHT.
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Sports], script, May 17, 1971, 10:00 p.m.; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1424620/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.