Surprise late gamble fuels Texas comeback in Arkansas clash
Texas 10th ranked Longhorns beat 6th ranked Arkansas 23 17 at Memorial Stadium in a game filled with bold coaching calls. Fred Akers passed on a field goal to run a fourth down play turning the tide with A J Jam Jones scoring and Donnie Little adding a 17 yard bootleg for the clinching drive.
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A.J
Jam’’Jones
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Jones
Donnie Little
Memorial Stadium
Gary Stiggers
John Goodson
Texas Tops Arkansas In Openers Trick Play Revealed
Aidan Jones rushed 165 yards on 29 carries including a 1 yard TD as Texas built a 23 10 lead after Arkansas twice cut the margin Darryl Bowles scored late for Arkansas Coach Lou Holtz lamented Arkansas control of the line and ball while Longhorns guard Donnie Little executed a surprise play that handed the Razorbacks a loss.
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Little
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Darryl Bowles
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Carl Robinson
Terry Tausch
Tausch
Robinson
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Lou Holtz
Razorbacks
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Pacers Jags Seek Baseball's Longest Marathon
USC Aiken and Augusta College baseball teams plan a 15 hour marathon on Sept 27 to exceed 100 innings. Action spans Augusta College, USC Aiken, Citizens Field with 7 am noon and 5 pm segments. Proceeds fund Florida trip and stadium lights at USC A field.
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Quarterbacks Scramble To Stay Employed In NFL Cuts
NFL teams reduced rosters to 45 by Monday night as many quarterbacks were waived or traded. Veterans including Bob Lee and Steve Pisarkiewicz lost jobs while rookies like Steve Ensminger and Jeff Knapple were released, with several other players placed on waivers or traded.
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Lee
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St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Pisarkiewicz
Bud Wilkinson
St. Louis
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Cards
Bill Bidwill
Missouri
Gary Huff
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Jerry Golsteyn
Baltimore Colts
Norris Weese
Denver Broncos
Kim McQuilken
Washington Redskins
Mike Kirkland
San Diego Chargers
Ed Burns
New Orleans Saints
Steve Ensminger
Louisiana State
Saints
Jimmy Jordan
Florida State
New England Patriots
Jeff Knapple
Colorado
Broncos
Cliff Olander
San Diego
Navratilova Seeks Open Exit As Upsets Hit
Martina Navratilova voiced disdain for the Open but fell to Hana Mandlikova 7-6 6-4 in a fourth round upset. Other seeds Juan, Fromholtz, Ruzici, and Jordan were also defeated as Shriver and Evert Lloyd advanced, while Borg and Tanner won in the men’s side.
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Navratilova
Hana Mandlikova
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Martina
National Tennis Center
Dianne Fromholtz
Australia
Pam Shriver
Tracy Austin
Virginia Ruzic
Vojtek Fibak
Poland
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Yannick Noah
France
Roscoe Tanner
Brian Teacher
John McEnroe
Pascal Portes
Jimmy Connors
Bernie Mitton
South Africa
Harold Solomon
Ivan Lendl
Brian Gottfried
Eliot Teltscher
Andrea Jaeger
Renata Tomanova
Ivanna Madruga
Candy Reynolds
Barbara Hallquist
Lucia Romanov
Romania
Mandlikova
Mahwah
N.J
Jaeger
Tracy
Chris
Shriver
Austin
Fromholtz
Ruzici
Lloyd
Evonne Goolagon
Russell
JoAnne
Borg
Tanner
Labonte Wins Southern 500 After Near Crash at Darlington
In Darlington Terry Labonte surged from fourth to first on the final lap after a first turn wreck involving David Pearson and Dale Earnhardt. Labonte passed Pearson as caution began and earned $27,325 with an average speed of 115.209 mph. Pearson filed a protest over the final results claiming Harry Gant had passed after the caution. Gant finished second with Pearson third and Benny Parsons fourth depending on judges’ ruling.
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