Gridiron Monday Night Football tops ratings and sense
The Washington Post chronicles Monday Night Football as a certified phenomenon. ABC paid $82 million for the package, boosting ratings by 55 percent and reshaping prime time as CBS and NBC shift schedules. Howard Cosell dominates the broadcast with outspoken style and a philosophy of telling it like it is.
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Bennington's bad football season drags on again
Rehash by Chuck Shafer notes Mt Anthony Patriots slipped to 2 6 in 1971 with a 4 4 mark in 1970. The piece contrasts losses to Brattleboro Drury Bellows Falls MSJ and Rutland with earlier wins, cites passing woes and key stats, and laments lifelong sports futility while hoping for better seasons ahead.
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Cazzie Russell shines as Warriors beat Sonics in final seconds
Cazzie Russell, after 11 games with Golden State, scores the decisive jumper with five seconds left to beat Seattle 98-96. He disproves his Knicks reputation with 14 rebounds, strong defense, and a starting role, praising coach Al Attles and Red Holzman’s influence while embracing basketball over golf.
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Patriots Ready For Winless Bills At Foxboro
FOXBORO Mass O J Simpson Dennis Shaw Haven Moses and company Buffalo Bills visit Schaefer Stadium to face a 3 0 Patriots led by rookie QB Jim Plunkett in a bid to keep their undefeated home run this season Mazur cautions that Buffalo has talent and explosive players and will win games they are overdue to win The coach stresses focus and a special kind of game atmosphere for the matchup
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Wrigley avoids Leo Durocher fate and Banks future
Chicago Cubs owner Phil Wrigley dodges commitment on Leo Durocher for 1972 and denies reports that Ernie Banks, standout since 1953, would become the first black Cubs manager. He calls managing a dirty job and says Banks would not take such a post. Durocher’s status remained in doubt after a September 3 advertisement backing him for 1971.
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