Miami and Minnesota reach Super Bowl VIII in 27-10 wins
Fran Tarkenton led the Vikings to a 27-10 win over the Cowboys, earning a fourth Super Bowl bid for coach Don Shula’s Dolphins, who defeated the Raiders 27-10 as Larry Csonka ran for 117 yards and three TDs. The two teams will meet in Houston for the title.
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Miami
Minnesota
Dolphins
Oakland
Dallas
Fran Tarkenton
Tarkenton
Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Cowboys
Vikings
Golden Richards
Cowboys
Texas Stadium
John Gilliam
Mel Renfro
Cornell Green
Cowboy
Viking
Bob Bryant
Roger Staubach
Green Bay Packers
Don Shula
Miami Dolphins
Packers
Vince Lombardi
Larry Csonka
Oakland Raiders
Jimmy
Snyder
Rice Stadium
Houston
Shula
Baltimore Colts
New York Jets
Washington
Csonka
Area Cage Teams Come Up Short In Saturday Games
South Webster edged Alexander 66 63 to win the Ross Southeastern Holiday Tournament final after a 48 48 stalemate as Phipps led South Webster with 30 points and McDaniel paced Alexander with 22. Frontier beat Warren Local 52 44, East Knox defeated North Gallia 61 54, with notable scoring from Knick and Schwartz.
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Richmond Dale
South Webster
Alexander
Ross Southeastern
Spartans
Southeastern
Huntington Local
Brian Phipps
Jeff, McDaniel
Jim Kirkendall
Dave Colburn
Dave Lemon
Scott Phipps
Jeeps
B. Phipps
Bouts
Taulbee
S. Phipps
Rice
Smith
Vermon
Totals
Thomas
Colburn
Gilders
Kirkendall
McDaniel
Meek
Howard
East Knox
North Gallia
Pirates
Bulldogs
North
Gallia
Mike Schwartz
Jeff Buckingham
Tim Stout
Greg James
Mike Camden
Ralph Smith
Weddington
Logan
Camden
Robinette
James
Stout
Frazee
Buckingham
Dague
Shriver
Schwarts
Hissong
Kirk
Connors and Evert Reach Australian Open Finals
American stars Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors advanced to finals at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Evert defeated Julie Heldman 6-2 6-3 to meet Evonne Goolagong, while Connors beat John Alexander 7-6 6-4 6-4 to face Phil Dent. Evert predicted a strong effort for the doubles with Connors.
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Melbourne
Australia
Chris Verts
Jimmy Connors
Miss Evert
Julie Heldman
Houston
Connors
John Alexander
Kooyong Center
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Evonne Goolag
Texas Tech Defeats Tennessee in Gator Bowl Thriller
Joe Barnes ran for a score and threw 79 yard and seven yard TD strikes to Lawrence Williams and Andre Tillman as 11th ranked Texas Tech beat Tennessee 28 19 in Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Joe Barnes
Lawrence Williams
Andre Tillman
Texas Tech
Tennessee
Hockey Standings and Monday Matchup
The latest standings show Toronto 4 Chicago 3 New York Rangers 4 Minnesota 3 Boston 8 California 1 Detroit 4 Atlanta 2 Philadelphia 5 Buffalo 4. Monday features Buffalo at Detroit.
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Toronto
Chicago
New York Rangers
Minnesota
Boston
California
Detroit
Atlanta
Philadelpha
Buffalo
Carolina
Kentucky
New York
Virginia
Memphis
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Indiana
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Philadelphia
IBM
Capital
Cleveland
Houston
Milwaukee
K. C.-Omaha
Los Angeles
Golden St
Portland
Seattle
Phoenix
Kansas City-Omaha
Golden State
Kansas City
Montreal
N.Y. Rangers
N.Y. Islanders
Vancouver
St. Louis
Minnesota Ul
Pittsburgh
New York Islanders
Ohio U Beats Ohio State in Nonconference NCAA Action
Ohio University held off a late surge by Ohio State to win 84-79 in Charlotte Invitational play. Davidson edged Miami of Ohio 97-87 in the tournament final with John Falconi scoring 26 and earning MVP honors. Syracuse defeated Loyola Chicago 78-59 in consolation. Toledo beat Akron 71-59 behind 22 by Mike Parker.
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North Carolina
Miami
Ohio
Davidson
Rich Hampton
John Falconi
Syracuse
Phil Lumpkin
Chicago Loyola
Mike Parker
Toledo
Akron
College Basketball Scores From Various Games and Tournaments
A roundup of college basketball results across conferences and tournaments. Notable scores include South Notre Dame 94 over Kentucky 79 and Duke 105 over Yale 80, with numerous others listed from the Midwest, West, and holiday tournaments.
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South
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Duke
Yale
Vanderbilt
Vermont
Miss. St
Memphis
Christian Bros
SE la
Elmhurst
Grapplers Place Second at Barnesville Invitational
Athens finished runner up at the Barnesville Invitational wrestling meet led by two divisional champions from Athens and eight top four placements. Linsly Military Academy won the team title 71 to 67 over Athens with notable matches including Don Smith and Joe Winesdorffer in 98, Phil Taylor and Ray McKenzie in 105, and 126 through 185 weight class bouts. Robert Simpkins suffered a first period arm fracture in the 138-pound bout and underwent surgery.
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Barnesville
Athens
Linsly Military Academy
Robert Simpkins
Frank Simpkins
Kirk Cummings
Don Smith
Bill Hall
Joe Winesdorffer
Mike Greg
Smith
Phil Taylor
Mel Frederick
Ray McKenzie
Taylor
Bob Mendenhall
Mike Brunk
Brunk
Brent Crumm
Scott Kimble
Challen Stewart
Gary Keller
Terry Mercer
Keller
Joe Hall
Darry Hepburn
Bill Mansfield
al Fenning
Fenning
Eugene White
Dan Rogers
Denny Hepburn
Rob Simpkins
Simpkins
Pat Mace
Carl Hall
John Barnhart
Mace
Kirk Stuckey
Scott Ashley
Russ Pickering
Ted Elliott
Russ Webster
Scott Smith
Jack Brum
Tim Gagle
Bob Carter
Ken Abbott
Abbott
Jay Graham
Ken Kirk
Bill Duntee
Graham
Bill Moorehead
Mike Huettel
Dave Leach
Moorehead
Rick Glendall
Akron picks up double figure scorers in win at Toledo
Four Toledo shooters reached double figures led by Parker and Brown for Akron with Nate Barnett and Larry Jenkins each scoring 20. Kent State dropped to 4-4 after a 77-70 loss to Assumption in Evansville consolation play while Long Beach State captured the Evansville Tournament title 75-67 over Evansville. MAC non conference play closed with Kent State hosting Ohio next Saturday as Miami visits Western Michigan and Bowling Green meets Toledo.
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Parker
Larry Cole
Jim Kindle
Larry Brown
Nate Barnett
Larry Jenkins
Akron
Evansville
Kent State
Assumption
Long Beach State
Bobcats
Miami
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
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Warren
Vincent — Frontier
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Farley
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Mayle
Wittekind
Bobby Rousseau
Brad Park
Peter McDuffe
Rangers
Johnny Rogers
Minnesota North Stars
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Ross Case
Evert
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Associated Press
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Lincoln
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Elizabeth City
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Col
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Hartwick
American Inter
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Alcorn
A&m
Grapplers
Marietta
Union Local
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Bealsville
Bob’s
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