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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1987
Page
7
ESPN airs USA versus USSR basketball at 8 p m. followed by NBA action Detroit Pistons at Houston Rockets on WTBS.
Silver Bluff faces Barnwell Friday at 8 p.m. in lower state championships. USC Aiken plans two games this week with USCA visiting Gardner-Webb on Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. Kiwanis Tournament is set for Saturday with details unavailable.
CALLOWHEE NC AP Western Carolina University basketball coach Steve Cottrell resigned effective immediately ending a 10 year tenure. He cited players leaving the program and doubts about progress. Athletic director Terry Wanless named Herb Krusen interim head coach. Harry Meeks remains on staff as assistant.
Former Braves slugger Bob Horner said he has been offered a contract to return to Atlanta and will weigh offers from other MLB teams while avoiding a return to Japan. GM Bobby Cox confirms contract talks and a meeting planned in Dallas. Horner played for Yakult Swallows in Tokyo after Braves stalled, with several teams showing interest this year.
A judge refused a temporary restraining order to stop Earle Bruce’s firing from Ohio State as legal action continues. Phillip D Cameron, OSU graduate and former Buckeyes baseball player, filed suit after Bruce’s nine season firing. Bruce’s attorney John Zonak had filed a $7.44 million suit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against the university and President Edward Jennings.
Oklahoma regains the AP football No 1 after an 11 0 regular season with a 17 7 win over Nebraska. Miami rises to No 2 with 9 0 record. Florida State and Syracuse rise, Nebraska drops to fifth as UCLA falls after loss to USC.
Los Angeles improved to consecutive wins after a 1-7 start as Ron Brown returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score and caught a 26 yard pass from Jim Everett. Art Monk had 93 receving yards with two touchdowns for Washington, while Doug Williams added a scoring pass and a rushing TD.
Syracuse enters the Sugar Bowl with an 11-0 record and national title hopes. Senior Don McPherson and receiver Tommy Kane stress focus on winning, not polls, as Syracuse sits among three remaining unbeaten major programs after a 32-31 comeback win over West Virginia.
USC handed Clemson a 20 7 defeat in the 85th renewal of the rivalry and now seeks revenge on Miami in the Dec 5 game. A year after beating USC 34 14 in Columbia, the Hurricanes loom as Payback No 1 with the Orange Bowl berth at stake and pressure on Miami coming off two recent losses.
Contingent scenario outlines USC's potential climb if John Boyette leads a win over Virginia Tech and Toledo prior to a Gator Bowl upset. The piece weighs how a string of results including Alabama Auburn Florida Florida State and Miami could vault USC into the top five. It notes past bowls like the Orange Bowl loss to Navy and argues for a playoff system to crown a true No 1.
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