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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1985
Page
9
Shreveport officials report about 40 000 tickets already distributed for the December 21 Independence Bowl. Roughly 20 000 tickets sold locally while about 1 000 were moved by telephone, mainly Clemson fans in South Carolina. a handful were bought by Minnesota supporters.
Virginia running back Barry Ward, a senior from Long Island Virginia, is voted ACC player of the year by the ACC Sports Writers Association. Ward rushed for 1224 yards to set a Virginia school record, breaking Johnny Papit’s 1949 mark, and ranks 11th in ACC history. he will miss the season finale due to academic suspension.
Ron Brown of the Rams and George Martin of the Giants earned NFC players of the week honors. Brown returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in a 34-17 victory over the Packers, the third NFL player to do so in one game. Martin, a defensive end, scored his 11th career TD, added three sacks and a fumble recovery in the Giants 34-3 win over the Cardinals.
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle says the league wants to stay with the three major networks when the 1987 TV contract ends but could pursue pay TV or cable if a court order or other pressures arise. He cites the USFL antitrust suit worth 1.32 billion dollars as a key reason to consider other options.
Ted Turner unveiled plans for the Goodwill Games in Moscow July 5 to 20, 1986. Pepsi Cola will be the event’s first major sponsor as nearly 5000 world class amateur athletes from most countries are expected to compete, with South Africa excluded.
Churchill Downs announced an expanded two option fee payment system for jockeys ending a dispute that led to Latonia cancellations and threatened today’s Churchill Downs card. Also notes Midlands Regional Classic League soccer results with Aiken teams and a historic 200 mph closed course record by Lyn St James.
Celtics push past the 76ers 98 91 as McHale 20 points 13 rebounds Barkley guarded by 6 4, Bird adds 17 points 9 rebounds 11 assists. Boston climbs to 12 2 six games ahead with Parish 22 points 9 boards. Other scores include Rockets over Warriors 130 108 and Bulls over Nuggets 128 123.
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