Sports headlines for Wednesday January 5, 1972:

• Indians' Ralston Turns Pro, Takes Denver Job
• Rams' Robertson Wins AP Honor

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  NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Pistons (15-26) 23 19 19 28 89 Bullets (16-22) 26 25 24 36 111 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Bucks (34-8) 31 24 26 34 115 Royals (10-28) 36 23 24 23 106 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Lakers (38-3) 23 30 33 27 113 Cavaliers (15-26) 22 27 30 24 103 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Celtics (28-14) 23 27 26 37 113 Rockets (15-27) 20 33 30 22 105 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Bulls (28-11) 36 28 37 38 139 76ers (17-25) 37 28 21 21 107 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Hawks (15-26) 28 26 28 34 116 Sonics (24-19) 31 28 27 41 127 Att: n/a

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ABA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Cougars (14-29) 28 30 26 32 116 Nets (17-23) 33 32 21 39 125 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Colonels (32-9) 28 37 31 33 129 Stars (30-11) 28 31 29 35 123 Att: n/a