Vikings Will Go All Out In Season Finale
Grant says Minnesota will push hard in the final game as the Vikings visit San Francisco while the Packers have already clinched the Central Division with a 23-7 win. The outcome affects pride and potential seeding, not the division title.
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Namath shines as Jets lose to Raiders in key playoff bid
Jets quarterback Joe Namath threw for 403 yards but New York fell 24 16 to Oakland. Namath’s performance highlighted a night of standout plays from Daryle Lamonica Marv Hubbard and Don Maynard as the Jets missed the AFC wild card and the Raiders kept their AFC West title path open.
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Pro Football Standings and Scheduled Games
West division standings show SanFr at 7 1 0 with records 577 to 333 and 232, Atlanta 6 7 6 0 .538, L A 6 6 1 .500, New Oil 2 10 1 .192 with 195 331 totals. xclinched division title yclinched playoff berth. Monday Oakland beat the New York Jets 24 16. Upcoming games list Baltimore at Miami Minnesota at San Francisco Saturday. Sunday include Cincinnati at Houston Buffalo at Washington Chicago at Oakland Cleveland at New York Jets Detroit at Los Angeles Green Bay at New Orleans Kansas City at Atlanta New England at Denver New York Giants at Dallas Philadelphia at St. Louis Pittsburgh at San Diego.
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St Ansgar Wrestler Wins Title at Spencer Meet
Randy Christofferson captured the 145 pound title at Spencer Invitational pinning Tom Meller of Spencer. Teammates Brian Kleckner and Bruce Kleckner each took runnerup. Saints finished fourth with 69 points behind Audubon Spencer and LeMars in a meet with eight teams. St Ansgar returns Dec 22 at Lake Mills and stands 1-1 in duals.
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Lung operation on Reds bench a big success
Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench underwent surgery at Christ Hospital to remove a lung spot. Team physician Dr. George Ballou said there is no malignant tumor and Bench should be ready for the 1973 season opener. He remains in good condition in intensive care.
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Austin 8th in St Paul ratings
Austin's Class AA Region A champions sit No. 8 in the St Paul Pioneer Press Class A rankings. The Packers are 2-1 this year with a two game win streak after rising from unranked last week. Rochester John Marshall sits sixth in the poll and Northfield leads Class B.
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Sioux dominate Cal Poly in Camellia Bowl romp
North Dakota racked 402 total yards to defeat Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 38-21 in the Camellia Bowl. Jay Gustafson threw two TD passes to Lawrie Skolrood and Ron Gustafson, added a rushing score, Mike Deutsch fueled the offense, and Jamie Gronowski kicked four extra points. Cal Poly struggled with 174 yards and 119 yards in penalties.
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UCLA Maintains No 1 Ranking As Bruins Idle
UCLA remains the top college basketball team as the Associated Press poll shows the Bruins unanimously ranked No 1 with a 30–0 record. Florida State and Maryland trail, Marquette moves to No 4 after big wins over Tennessee and Memphis State, while Minnesota drops to No 5 after beating Wisconsin Milwaukee.
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Twins send Manuel to PLC farm team
Charlie Manuel, a part time Twins outfielder for four seasons, was sent to the Tacoma farm club in the Pacific Coast League on Monday. Manuel, 28, batted .329 at Evansville in 1970 and .372 at Portland in 1971 but never became a regular for Minnesota.
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Canucks Center Wayne Maki Undergoes Brain Tumor Surgery
Vancouver Canucks forward Wayne Maki was in fair condition after a four hour emergency operation Sunday to remove a brain tumor at a New Westminster hospital. Doctors reported stable vital signs and planned further tests.
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