Michigan Edges Wisconsin In Big Ten Thriller
Michigan, ranked 20th, beat 16th ranked Wisconsin 83-75 to move to 5-1 in the Big Ten and 13-3 overall as Campy Russell led with 25 points and Jan van Breda Kolff and Terry Compton each scored 22 for Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 82-65 while Alabama topped Florida 98-79 and Louisville edged Drake 75-73.
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Michigan State adopts green and white uniforms in 1903
In East Lansing Michigan AP reports that Michigan State athletic teams began using green and white colors in 1903 when Chester Brewer became athletic director. Brewer coached football baseball basketball and track.
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Feeding Tidbits Risk Involving Horses And Hands
A columnist recalls an incident where a sugar lump fed to a brewery’s horse led to a severed finger, highlighting the dangers of feeding tidbits. Advice emphasizes keeping fingers flat, feeding only in private, and posting safety rules. Owners should review liability insurance for stable visitors.
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Racing Roundup at Tracks Amid Poor Track Conditions
At Suffolk Downs crews worked on a troubled track after January thaw. In Liberty Bell’s Middletown Purse Pichagua won by a length over You Picked A Beauty. Cornish Monarch captured Narragansett Park’s feature, prevailing by a length over Con isthan.
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Virginia Tech to name Jimmy Sharpe as coach
Alabama assistant Jimmy Sharpe is expected to be named head coach at Virginia Tech after meeting with officials including president T. Marshall Hahn. Sharpe, 34, has 11 years at Alabama and led the wish bone offense. Gobblers had a 2-9 record last season under Charlie Coffey.
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Three Named To Baseball Hall Of Fame
NEW YORK Sunny Jim Bottomley and Samuel Big Thompson were elected to baseballs Hall of Fame along with umpire Sam Conlon and Jocko Conlon for league runs batted in titles.
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WEL Signs Early Draft Picks in Anaheim
In Anaheim California the McAlister and Booker Brown Western entry in the World Football League signed early draft picks Kermit Johnson and James from Southern California.
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Eagles Lions Make Grid Trade
Philadelphia Eagles traded center to Detroit Lions for defensive back Will Germany in a National Football League deal. The move involves the No. Mike Evans to the Lions as part of the exchange.
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Herb Washington Equaled Track Classic 60 Yard Dash Record
World record holder Herb Washington won the 60 yard dash at the Philadelphia Track Classic, equaling the meet record of six seconds flat.
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Russian Grandmaster Gives Gifts to Son in Augusta
Viktor Korchnoi, the Russian grandmaster, in Augusta to play Henrique Mecking in the world chess championship quarterfinals, received rock record albums for his 14-year-old son Igor from WBBQ radio. Igor had listed the albums he wanted, and WBBQ arranged shipments. The gifts include works by Alice Cooper The Beatles Procol Harum Moody Blues Simon and Garfunkel and the Osmonds.
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Warm Weather Delays North Carolina Skiing Hope for February
Warm temperatures in the North Carolina mountains have limited skiing this season with natural and artificial snow scarce. Seven Devils resort president Charles Griffin says operations are about 25 percent of normal but expects better conditions in February and March if patterns hold.
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