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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1984
Page
12
A garbled roster of college basketball results shows numerous schools and scores from various conferences, alongside scattered pro hockey and horse racing notes. Mentions include Alabama A&M, Grambling, Tulane, West Virginia, and Ohio State among others, with scattered venue cues and odds-like fragments.
U S Figure Skating Championships open in Salt Lake City with Peter and Kitty Carruthers aiming for a fourth straight pairs crown after a dazzling short program. Scott Hamilton leads in compulsory figures while Rosalyn Sumners battles Elaine Zayak in a women’s field expected to be tight. Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert begin ice dancing as finals approach with Olympic berths on the line. The Carrutheres plan a bold throw quad in hopes of a high-scoring finish to boost Olympic prospects.
East Rutherford New Jersey AP Lawrence Taylor All-Pro linebacker expected to sign a revised contract with the New York Giants after a release from his United States Football League pact with the New Jersey Generals. Terms reportedly include 6.2 million through 1986 with escalating salaries.
North Carolina remains unbeaten after a 69-66 win over Virginia in Chapel Hill as Michael Jordan scores 23 points. Virginia staged a late 21-1 run to pull within 59-58, but Rick Carlisle’s miss and Sam Perkins’ late free throw clinched the Tar Heels’ 13th victory. Georgetown beat Providence 80-76, Boston College beat Northeastern in OT, Memphis State beat South Carolina, and Oklahoma defeated Colorado in double OT.
Braves slugger Bob Horner, sidelined by a right wrist injury since August, says his wrist is only about 85 percent healed. The 26 year old, who hit .303 with 20 homers and 68 RBIs before the injury, has endured multiple injuries since 1978 and is in early rehab with opening day in view.
Johnny Miller arrives at the $400,000 Phoenix Open golf championship at Phoenix Country Club focused on overcoming putting pressure after a disappointing finish at the Bob Hope Classic. He aims for a strong start to quiet critics, hoping to leverage his two prior Phoenix wins and playoff loss last year to reboot his form.
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