Giants NIP Pirates 5-4 in NL playoff opener
Tito Fuentes and Willie McCovey hit two run homers as the Giants rally to a 5-4 victory over the Pirates in the NL championship series opener. Gaylord Perry earned the win with a nine hitter, weathering miscues and a late threat to secure the lead for San Francisco.
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Buckeyes and Falcons Win as Freshmen Step In
Ohio State relies on sophomores Morris Bradshaw Greg Hare and Randy Keith to beat California 35-3 after injuries to Don Lamba and John Bledsoe. Lamka injures shoulder. Bledsoe hampered in second half. Also Bowling Green downed Western Michigan 23-6 and Miami University crushed Marshall 66-6. Purdue beat Iowa 45-13. Michigan blanked Navy 46-0. Notre Dame edged Michigan State 14-2. West Virginia topped Pittsburgh 20-9.
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AL Playoff Opener Postponed By Rain
The first game of the American League playoff between Baltimore and Oakland was postponed by rain pushing the start of a best of five series to Sunday. Vida Blue of Oakland showed a transformed mood and pitching form after the All-Star break, while managers shuffled rotations for the rain interrupted schedule.
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College Scores Across Regions Card Power and Upsets
A dense college football score roundup lists many games with final scores from East to Far West. Notable results include Army 22 over Missouri 6 and Yale 2 edging Cornell 31 to 2, plus Florida State 17 over Virginia Tech 3 and Notre Dame 14 over Michigan State 2.
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Ithaca
Cortland State
Lafayette
Drexel Tech
Muhlenberg
Haverford
Col
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Wegner
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Colgate
Yale
Cornell
Rutgers
Delaware
Villanova
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Susquehanna
Lebanon Valley
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Rhode Island
Middlebury
Worcester Tech
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Pace College
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Bowdoin
Wilkes College
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Michigan favored to win Big Ten title in voting
Big Ten sports directors name Michigan the probable 1971 league football champion with 204 points on a graduated ballot. Buster Mathis plans a comeback bout against Muhammad Ali, scheduled for 12 rounds at the Houston Astrodome on November 17. A Steinbrenner Rosen group offers 9 million to buy the Indians as Cleveland discusses potential home games in New Orleans in 1794.
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Carroll Widdoes remembered as a versatile coach and gentleman
Ohio figures Bill Rohr and Paul Brown honor Carroll Widdoes, longtime Ohio University official and former Ohio State coach. The Massillon native died at 67 in Florida after a heart attack. Widdoes coached at Longfellow and Massillon Washington, led Ohio University football 1949–1957, and served as athletic director until 1961 and tennis coach until 1970.
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