Massillon Poised for 13th State Title Bid
Massillon travels to Alliance after a 7-0 win over Warren Harding to stay atop the Class AAA poll. The Tigers hold an 8-0 record with Canton McKinley looming, while other top divisions show shifts as Toledo Scott and Cedarville enter the top ten.
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Woodson Named Messenger Player of the Week
Bill Woodson of Nelsonville York earned Messenger player of the week for Friday night’s Buckeyes win over Miller. He contributed to 26 of 56 points with two rushing touchdowns, four extra points, a passing touchdown, and two extra points.
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Colangelo Replaces Van Breda Kolff as Suns Coach
Phoenix Suns general manager Jerry Colangelo, 32, fired coach Bill van Breda Kolff after a 133 to 123 loss to the Los Angeles, leaving the team at 3-4 and citing breakdowns in player communications.
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Phoenix Suns
National Basketball Association
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Suns
Los Angeles
Morton Pleases Cowboy Crowd as Dallas Beats Detroit
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Craig Morton threw three touchdowns in a 28-24 win over the Detroit Lions at Texas Stadium. Morton rallied Dallas from boos to victory, guiding scoring plays to Billy Parks Calvin Hill and Mike Montgomery as Dallas stay within one game of Washington in the NFC East at 5-2 while Detroit drops to 4-3.
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Denne H. Freeman
Associated Press
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Morton Holds Off Staubach In Competition Talk
The 29 year old Morton asserts freedom to speak on voting while Staubach recovers from a preseason shoulder injury and plans a comeback. Morton maintains his job and signals ongoing rivalry with Staubach as fans choose sides.
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Roger Staubach
Dallas
Roger
Staubach
Morton Leads Dallas Past Lions In Defensive Battle
Morton threw three touchdown passes and 206 yards as Dallas controlled time of possession to beat Detroit 28 24. Lions coach Joe Schmidt cited the early two score hole, while Landry credited careful ball control and a late scoring drive.
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Morton
Tom Landry
Detroit
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Lions
Bob Hayes
Lance Alworth
Ron Sellers
Parks
Greg Landry
Artie Taylor
Errol Mann
Montgomery
Landry
Larry Walton
Cats Host Munich In Noncounting Scrimmage For Ohio U Soccer
Ohio University soccer coach Dennis Buford smiles after a 2-0 win over Michigan State and prepares for a three game stretch starting against the University of Munich this afternoon at Trautwein Field. The Germans arrive 7-0-1 on tour, while Ohio is 6-3 and chasing NCAA bid.
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Trojans Hold Top AP College Football Ranking
Athens Messenger reports Southern California survived nine fumbles to beat Oregon 18-0 and stay No. 1 in the AP poll. Alabama remains No. 2 after routing Southern Mississippi. Nebraska is No. 3 with another shutout.
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Sports Fans Oddities and Historic Football Passes
Sports fans are reminded of stadium sizes, noting the Roman Coliseum could seat about 50 000 and ancient Greek venues matched modern arenas. In 1951 SMU and Notre Dame set a passes in a row record with 27 straight plays without a run, SMU winning 27 20. UCLA basketball dominance is highlighted with a 175 5 record over 180 games since 1966.
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