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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1986
Page
7
A witness asserts Dwight Gooden did not err as police stopped him and used force to detain him. The report appears on page 9A with details unclear from the fragment.
ESPN airs Montreal at St Louis at 8 p m in NHL coverage Ohio State visits Dayton on USA Network at 8 p m WTBS carries Philadelphia at Milwaukee in NBA action
High school basketball schedule lists South Aiken at Greenwood Batesburg Lees Wagener Salley at North Augusta at Silver Bluff St Angela in Curtis Tournament Strom Thurmond at Saluda Gilbert at RS Monetta.
New York AP reports Atlanta forward Dominique Wilkins averaged 31.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.5 steals to fuel a 4-0 week. He scored 57 against Chicago, 28 vs Sacramento, 24 vs New York, and 17 in 22 minutes versus Cleveland while shooting 57 percent.
Bears coach Mike Ditka says the team kept trying to throw rather than run the ball, implying a fix to a strategy that wasn’t broken and criticizing the decision to alter the game plan.
In Pontiac Michigan the Chicago Bears edged the Detroit Lions 16 to 13 behind a fourth quarter rally. Matt Suhey scored on a 4 yard run and Kevin Butler kicked two field goals including the game winner as time expired. Chuck Long in his first NFL start passed for 167 yards and was sacked six times as Detroit grabbed a 13 3 lead.
Temple, ranked 20th, defeated 17th-ranked UCLA 76-65 at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia. Coach John Chaney joked about a one-on-one rematch with Walt Hazzard as the Owls extended their winning streak to five and rose to 8-1. Nate Blackwell scored 22 points, while UCLA’s Jerome Richardson led with 15. Auburn beat Eastern Kentucky 97-82 in the other notable game, with Jeff Moore scoring 32 for the Tigers.
The article argues Atlanta coach Dan Henning risks dismissal as he fails to adapt the Falcons offense to players like Bartkowski. It likens his struggles to Joe Gibbs era tactics, noting misfits between Washington personnel and Atlanta’s roster. Don Shula’s adaptive approach is cited as a contrast.
Mark R McCallum notes Falcons coach Henning failed to align players to system in four years, posting a 21 41 1 record. Marion Campbell hired as defensive coordinator as season started strong then collapsed with eight losses in 11 games. A season ending against Detroit looms as Falcons sit in NFC Western cellar.
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