Sports headlines for Wednesday January 9, 1974:

• Club Owners Refuse To OK Padre Sale To Everett Group
• Roy Smalley Jr., No. 1 In The Draft, Signed By Rangers
• Chargers, Bengals Trade Quarterbacks

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  NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Bulls (30-15) 17 20 24 28 89 Celtics (31-8) 26 22 34 24 106 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Lakers (24-20) 20 27 21 26 94 Pistons (27-17) 24 34 35 30 123 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Cavaliers (14-30) 28 15 18 25 86 76ers (13-29) 26 20 30 14 90 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Rockets (14-31) 14 20 31 36 101 Suns (17-27) 23 33 18 31 105 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Kings (16-31) 18 26 24 28 96 Sonics (20-28) 39 20 23 18 100 Att: n/a

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ABA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Squires (12-27) 22 20 33 28 103 Rockets (20-21) 29 30 31 29 119 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Nets (28-17) 28 21 24 35 108 Tams (11-33) 16 26 28 24 94 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Conquistadors (18-27) 29 26 30 27 112 Stars (26-15) 27 20 34 34 115 Att: n/a