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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1987
Page
7
The Star & Stripes faltered as gear failure allowed New Zealand to narrow the helm to 2-1 in the Americas Cup Challenge. The incident was reported on page 9A.
ESPN airs Ross Scott versus Carl McCalop from Akron at 7 30 p m kicking off a boxing night followed by WTBS NBA action Houston Rockets at Detroit Pistons at 8 05 p m Frankie Randall faces Al Martino in a lightweights bout from Atlantic City at 9 p m and ESPN covers Race No 5 if needed from Australia as the Challengers Final in the America s Cup at 11 p m
Girls start at 6 30 p.m. with boys following. Columbia visits South Aiken Pelion plays Wagener Salley Airport hosts North Augusta Wansea meets Silver Bluff Dreher at Aiken King Academy vs St Angela Strom Thurmond faces A C Flora Ridge Spring Monetta battles Blackville Hilda H K T competes at Williston Elko College sends USC Aiken men to the Dixie Classic in Boiling Springs North Carolina January 16 17.
Los Angeles reports Ted Tollner, fired as USC head coach last month, has reportedly decided to accept an assistant job with the Buffalo Bills as wide receivers coach. He was also considered for Hawaii's head coaching post.
LA QUINTA Calif AP David Edwards faced a chilly dilemma as he fought wind and rain at the Bob Hope Classic. After keeping steady for 17 holes he hooked a 3 iron into a pond on the 18th for a double bogey allowing Andy Bean to take a three stroke lead on Thursday.
A reader quotes a coach explaining the difference between a sack and a hit in football. The remark highlights how the action depends on whether the quarterback is surprised and unguarded, and how officials assess tackle quality and player safety.
USC Aiken Lady Pacers beat Erskine College 63 45 to improve to 7 3 overall and 3 0 in district. Gwen Redditt Jackie Dean and Lisa Barnes led with 14 points each while Cora Sheeringa was held to 12 points 14 rebounds.
Erskine 45 USC Aiken 63 as Portia Shumate and teammates struggle against USC Aiken’s balanced attack. Shumate 0-0, Sheeringa 6-10, Miller 3-11 lead Erskine scoring. Scott 14 and Barnes 14 pace USC Aiken with Redditt 14 and Washington 12 key contributions. Halftime USC Aiken 34 Erskine 19.
Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics is the AP Male Athlete of the Year, edging Roger Clemens. Bird, 30, praised his Celtics status and $2 million annual pay with three years left plus an option, while acknowledging rival figures like Tyson Norman LeMond and Maradona among other top finishers.
The Sporting News honored a Boston athlete as the 19th annual Man of the Year at a Boston luncheon. He downplayed the praise, becoming the fourth Boston figure to win Male Athlete of the Year after Ted Williams in 1957, Carl Yastrzemski in 1967, and Fred Lynn in 1975.
Martina Navratilova was named The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 1986 with 377 points, winning 57 first place ballots and 1,905,841 in earnings. Pat Bradley finished second, Jackie Joyner third, and other top contenders included Debi Thomas and Grete Waitz. Navratilova also led the year with an 89 3 record and surpassed career earnings of 11.7 million.
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