Sports headlines for Friday December 18, 1970:

• Ninowski Says NFL Paid Him to Drop Antitrust Suit
• Rentzel Indicted On Exposure Charge
• Patriots Give Mazur New Contract
• Agreement Between Flood, Short To Beat Reserve Clause Reported

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  NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Hawks (11-21) 31 40 24 21 116 Bullets (18-14) 27 26 32 27 112 Att: n/a at College Park, MD

Team 1 2 3 4 F Cavaliers (2-34) 23 15 28 28 94 Braves (11-24) 28 31 26 28 113 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Royals (12-18) 28 28 31 35 122 Bulls (19-11) 29 33 37 38 137 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Celtics (20-12) 25 30 23 36 114 Bucks (24-5) 27 35 29 33 124 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Pistons (22-13) 33 37 30 29 129 Rockets (18-18) 30 31 32 23 116 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Blazers (11-25) 18 35 32 33 118 Warriors (21-15) 36 27 32 27 122 Att: n/a at San Diego, CA

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ABA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Floridians (14-17) 29 30 26 27 112 Colonels (22-10) 31 28 26 30 115 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Pacers (19-11) 30 34 27 38 129 Nets (13-17) 33 30 23 31 117 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Rockets (11-20) 27 28 22 44 121 Condors (13-20) 36 26 37 44 143 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Stars (21-9) 33 30 30 30 123 Chaparrals (9-21) 20 27 25 32 104 Att: n/a at Lubbock, TX

Team 1 2 3 4 5 F Cougars (11-19) 32 21 26 19 13 111 Squires (21-11) 23 31 24 20 6 104 Att: n/a at Richmond, VA