Sports headlines for Thursday April 13, 1972:

• Play Ball! Strike Ends; Season Starts Saturday
• Sample Convicted Of Check Charges
• Bucs, Orioles Picked To Repeat As Champs
• Skins Have No No. 2 Pick, So Rams Get No. 1
• Dave Hill Fires 64, Trevino Quits

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NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Knicks (53-36) 26 27 32 31 116 Celtics (60-29) 17 19 31 27 94 Att: n/aKnicks lead, 1 game to 0

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ABA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Rockets (37-54) 21 25 20 23 89 Pacers (51-40) 22 22 31 16 91 Att: n/aPacers win, 4 games to 3

Team 1 2 3 4 F Nets (48-43) 22 13 24 32 91 Squires (50-39) 28 34 42 34 138 Att: n/a at Richmond, VASquires lead, 1 game to 0