Prep Games Set Tonight in Area High Schools
Seven games on the schedule include three weather postponed makeup contests. Athens faces Gallipolis in a SECAL race. Belpre hosts Buckeyes in a Tri-Valley clash. Hannan Trace visits Kgger Creek in a Southern Valley matchup. Non league games include Wellston at Vinton County and Eastern at Federal Hocking.
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Belpre
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York
Buckeyes
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Hannan
Delay Seen in Grid Playoff Vote
The NCAA football playoff committee chief says a major college championship vote may be postponed a year due to a legislative technicality. A reorganization from three to four divisions could prevent timely consideration if a new Division I is formed, delaying the playoff proposal beyond this convention.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Ernest C. Casale
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Casale Favors Division I Football Championship
Athens Messenger quotes Casale advocating a Division I football championship to add meaning to the season. He supports a four or two team playoff drawn from bowl winners, arguing it would not affect bowls and could boost national interest, potentially soon.
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Michigan Triumphs Over Ohio State In Close SEC Contenders Play
Michigan edged Ohio State 84-81 as part of a crowded SEC race with six teams tied or close to the lead. Indiana rolled past Michigan State 69-57. Vanderbilt beat Tennessee 77-66 in a publicized rivalry clash.
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Ohio high school basketball AP poll rankings
Ohio statewide AP poll ranks classes AAA AA and A with Canton McKinley and Delphos St. John atop their divisions. Notable teams include Warren Western Reserve, Circleville, Minster, St. Henry, Morral Ridgedale, and Gnadenhutten Indian Valley South. Rankings list records and points for top ten and other receiving votes across the divisions.
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Twinsburg
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Bridgeport
Lorain
Clearview
Youngstown North
Carlisle
Mingo Junction
Kentucky Tennessee free throw controversy lingers
After Kentucky coach Joe Hall labeled a premeditated conspiracy over a disputed free throw sequence in the 90 88 overtime loss to Tennessee, coach Ray Mears vows to review game films to determine if Ernie Grunfeld fouled or substituted. Officials say substitutions were not confirmed. Grunfeld denies the charges and states he only shot his own free throws.
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Tennessee
Ray Mears
Kentucky
Joe Hall
Hall
Ernie Grunfeld
Grunfeld
Mears
Nashville
Don Wedge
Wedge
Lawsuit Blocks Sale of Giants to Toronto
San Francisco supervisors warn a temporary restraining order against selling the Giants to a Canadian group could hurt taxpayers. The team has lost millions. a Toronto bid tops a local offer, with city officials pushing to keep the franchise at Candlestick Park.
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Kopp
Robert Gonzales
Horace Stoneham
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San Francisco
George Moscone
Candlestick
College basketball score roundup with varied outcomes
Notre Dame defeats Pitt 77 to 66 while St Johns NY edges Hawaii 74 71 in OT Hofstra over Canisius 69 67 Buffalo beats Central Michigan 95 Navy 90 Muhlenberg 66 St Peters 71 New Hampshire 60 Kentucky 92 Georgia 76 Florida 71 Alabama 70 Auburn 75 Miss St 70 Vanderbilt 77 Tennessee 66 Citadel 78 VMI 74 South Carolina State 75 Baptist 66 Stetson 75 Marshall 68 Jacksonville 55 Rhode Island 52 Virginia Tech 114 West Virginia 80 Tulane 111 Southern Mississippi 86 Western Kentucky 83 Middle Tennessee 69 Tennessee Martin 81 Arkansas St 66 Kentucky State 112 Chicago State 77 Tenn Chattanooga 82 Jackson State 80 Indiana 69 Michigan State 57 Purdue 91 Northwestern 81 Illinois 71 Wisconsin 61 Missouri 106 MacMurray 34 Michigan 84 Ohio State 81 Southern Illinois 70 New Mexico State 68 OT St Louis University 93 Iowa State 64 SMU 108 Texas Christian 84 Texas Tech 83 Rice 58 North Texas State 89 Arizona State 86 Baylor 82 Texas 77 Texas A&I 85 Abilene Christian 78 Houston 72 Arkansas 71 Western United States Weber State 60 Long Beach State 55 Puget Sound 68 Fresno State 53 UC Davis 75 UC Riverside 74
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Cowboys Arrive In Miami For Super Bowl Week Welcome
Dallas Cowboys arrive from Fort Lauderdale to begin Super Bowl week with fanfare and a parade of officials while the Pittsburgh Steelers enter quietly. Steelers capped a 14 2 season and travel to Miami after playoff routs of Minnesota and the Rams as Dallas eyes a surge under coach Tom Landry.
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Curt Mosher
Bradshaw
Lee Roy Jordan
Tarkenton Named AP Offensive Player of Year and MVP
Francis Tarkenton, 35, of the Minnesota Vikings, earns AP Offensive Player of the Year and MVP honors for 1975 after leading a 12-2 season and NFC Central title. Coach Bud Grant argues the award is long overdue while Tarkenton reflects on his Athens roots and football passion. He beat out Otto Simpson, Terry Metcalf, and Chuck Foreman in votes.
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Buffalo
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St. Louis
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