Sports headlines for Thursday April 15, 1976:

• Messersmith Defends Move
• Yankee Stadium Opens With Win, Some Questions

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NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Bucks (39-45) 27 31 30 35 123 Pistons (37-47) 34 26 32 34 126 Att: n/aSeries tied, 1-1	Team 1 2 3 4 F Braves (47-36) 28 23 22 22 95 76ers (46-37) 22 25 25 17 89 Att: n/aBraves lead, 1 game to 0
Team 1 2 3 4 F Suns (43-41) 30 35 22 29 116 Sonics (44-40) 29 28 29 25 111 Att: n/aSeries tied, 1-1	Team 1 2 3 4 F Cavaliers (50-34) 24 12 27 17 80 Bullets (49-35) 24 22 17 16 79 Att: n/aSeries tied, 1-1

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ABA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Colonels (48-40) 27 31 21 28 107 Nuggets (61-24) 28 30 25 27 110 Att: n/aNuggets lead, 1 game to 0

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