Colts Giants 1958 Championship Game Voted Greatest Ever
Sport Magazine critics rank the 1958 NFL title tilt between Baltimore and New York as the greatest football game. Unitas led a last second field goal and the first overtime in league history to win for the Colts. Packers Cowboys 1967 and 1966 title games follow in the poll.
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UCLA Tops College Ratings With Unbeaten Bruins
UCLA Bruins, unbeaten and fresh from the ECAC Holiday Festival win in New York, capture all 40 first place votes in The Associated Press college basketball poll. Davidson remains No 2, North Carolina slips to fourth after a Saint John’s upset, and UCLA next hosts Tulane after beating Providence and Princeton to reach the final.
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Flu and injuries hit Pipers before Colonels game
In Minneapolis Minnesota the Minnesota Pipers face the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA game at 8 05 p m. Connie Hawkins and George Sutor are ill with flu and doubtful while Art Heyman has a groin injury.
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Scoreboard basketball scores from high school to pro
Scores across levels show Robbinsdale 5 Owatonna 54 in high school. College results include Minnesota 85 Detroit U 80 and Iowa St 67 Oklahoma 62. Pro reported ABA Indiana 110 Kentucky 93 and other league results.
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SuperSonics End Ten Game Losing Streak
Seattle finally halts its 10 game skid with a 120 118 win over Phoenix as Al Bianchi aims to boost Seattle in the Western Division. Chicago defeats San Francisco 103 97 and Los Angeles sobre San Diego 131 126 in overtime.
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LA Athletic Club Logs 100 Miles in 24 Hour Event
Bud Murphy, a 41 year old advertising executive, led the best male effort by covering 100 miles in 21 hours 36 minutes on the indoor track during the Los Angeles Athletic Club 24 hour jogging event.
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Vikings Begin Preparations for Playoff Bowl
In Miami Beach, the Minnesota Vikings resumed practice after an eight day break for Sunday's NFL Playoff Bowl showdown with the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys beat Minnesota 20 to 7 in a regular season game at Metropolitan Stadium.
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Minnesota Upsets Detroit 85 80 Behind Mikan 29 Points
Larry Mikan led the Gophers to an 85 80 upset of seventh ranked Detroit University over Spencer Haywood. Mikan scored 29 and grabbed 16 rebounds as Minnesota built a first half lead and held on. Haywood posted 34 points and 17 rebounds for Detroit, but Minnesota dominated in total rebounds 37 to 31 and hit 31 of 66 shots.
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Cordero Nears Jockey Crown After Sunday Win
Angel Cordero extended his lead to 345 victories and 17 ahead of Alvaro Pineda, who skipped Agua Caliente and trails in the national riding standings. Highlights included Mr. Joe F. winning the California Breeders’ Champion Stakes at Santa Anita by a head, with Six Mark, Eaglesham, and Salerno also taking major stakes across the weekend.
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Bowling Top Five From Local Lanes and Associations
Echo Lanes ofc led by I Miller with 606 and A Leger 603 in the top five. Classic team scorers included D Whitcomb 683 and G Davis 669 with Austin Area Church Fr. Vaale 633 leading their group. Echo Collegiate posted Dave Esse 674 and Steve Booker 623, while Women’s City saw L Murphy 567 and J Berdan 559.
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New Champs in Jackpot Bowling at Austin Bowl
In the Womens Jackpot Contest at the Austin Bowl, Gerrie Evenson claimed the title with a 565 series and a 151-plus average, while Rita McDermott and Kay Klingfus placed second and third with 538 and 525 series respectively. Gwynn Norton posted the high single game of 213 as Pat Voss won last week’s division with a 427. Evelyn Granholm and Marge Capretz followed with 396 and 394 series.
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Nets Sign 6-10 Center Tom Hoover
The New York Nets announced the signing of 6-foot-10 center Tom Hoover as a free agent. To make room, the Nets released forward Ken Wilburn. Hoover had been waived by Minnesota on December 24 and was not claimed.
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Czechoslovakia Junior Hockey Beats U S All Stars 7 3
The Czechoslovakia junior hockey team built a 6 1 lead and defeated the U S All Stars 7 3 Monday night in St Paul AP report notes the lopsided score and outburst by the visiting squad.
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Duke coach faces lost weekend at West Point
Duke University coach Tom Harp endured a rough weekend at West Point with a 57-25 loss to Army, three players injured, and Harp’s expensive golf clubs stolen in the incident.
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One Bowl Contest Tonight Four New Year's Day Games Featured
Houston hosts the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl pitting Southern Methodist against Oklahoma as post season play opens. The Rose, Cotton, Sugar, and Orange Bowls headline New Year’s Day action with USC vs Ohio State, Tennessee vs Texas, Georgia vs Arkansas, and Penn State vs Kansas. Additional Big Eight pairings and regional bowls follow, including LSU edging Florida State in the Peach Bowl.
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Pacelli wrestlers win three titles after car crash
Pacelli caps three individual championships at the Cretin Invitational led by Weber Cochlin and McDermott as the team battles injuries from a two car collision on IS 35 north of Owatonna. Coach Schmidt Cummings Marcel and Lynn Wood were treated for injuries while Weber and DeVriendt shrugged off the crash to compete and win.
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Benefit cage games at Lyle raise funds for new back boards
Lyle High School plans two alumni basketball games against St. Anskar to raise about 400 dollars for glass back boards. The 8 p.m. main game features recent graduates, preceded by a 6:30 p.m. junior high clash between Lyle and Elkton, with $1 adults and 50 cent student tickets sold locally.
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Ernie Derr Sidelined by One that Defines His Iowa Fame
DES MOINES IOWA AP Ernie Derr a 46 year old Iowan has won four straight IMCA late model titles and 24 race wins in a 20 year career His No 1 race car mirrors his status as one of America's most prolific drivers He estimates 245 victories and 119 seconds with 57 events driven largely as owner mechanic with a small crew He and wife Mariana raise six children and he recalls records burned in a 1950s IMCA fire that may have erased earlier titles
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Mets Rookie Koosmen Buys Morris Residence
Jerry Koosmen the New York Mets rookie pitcher has purchased a home in Morris Minnesota. The move marks the latest in a string of off field investments by the young hurler as he settles into life after landing in the major leagues.
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Moorhead St Cloud Lead 7th Herald Cage Polls
Moorhead and St Cloud Cathedral hold top spots in the seventh Herald cage poll for Minnesota public and catholic schools. Cathedral remains No 1 with a 6-1 record, while Austin Pacelli rises from ninth to sixth after a five game win streak.
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Woman bowler bowls 601 series at Echo Lanes
Sharon Dodds of Austin rolled a 601 series Monday night at Echo Lanes. She also posted games of 222, 182 and 197 with the Austin State Bank team in the Echo Midget League and carries a 168 average there and a 1.58 average in the Debutantes League with Adams Bakery.
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