Chargers seek perfect season amid bleak NFL year
San Diego, mired in misfortune, faces a 0-14 fate as the Chargers stumble through a season of injuries, late flights, and string of losses. The team remains hopeful for future gains with remaining games against the Jets, Chiefs, and Bengals, while fans cling to signs and jokes about their winless run.
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Curtain Goes Up On Season for SYCL Basketball
The Southern York County League opens its court season with Kennebunk hosting rival Old Orchard Beach as the marquee matchup. York visits Massabesh and Noble at Ells in nine area games while St. Francis meets Eastern Nazarene in Boston Garden for the Boston Celtics Small College Championship.
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Morrall Leads Dolphins Past Patriots With Bench Expected
Earl Morrall stepped in for the injured Bob Griese and guided Miami to a 20-7 win over New England. Morrall completed 14 of 17 passes for 135 yards, helped by a strong running game, before injuring his left knee and leaving his status uncertain for a key AFC East showdown with Buffalo.
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Archie Griffin Wins Heisman Trophy for Second Time
New York AP Archie Griffin of Ohio State becomes the first college player to win the Heisman twice. The 5-foot-9 tailback surpassed 5,000 rushing yards in his career and earned the award for 1974 and 1975, joining a select group in Heisman history.
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Nellie Fox Dies At 47 Of Skin Cancer
Baltimore AP reports Nellie Fox, longtime White Sox second baseman and 1959 AL MVP, died at 47 after a battle with widespread skin cancer. Quotes from Jim Lemon and Billy Pierce recall Fox as a determined, hard working player and mentor. Fox, born Jacob Nelson Fox of St Thomas Pennsylvania, starred from 1950 to 1963 in Chicago.
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UNH Kentucky clash prep for Grantland Rice Bowl
Western Kentucky and New Hampshire face identity struggles ahead of the Grantland Rice Bowl in Baton Rouge Louisiana. WKU relies on stingy defense led by linebacker Rick Green while NH is eager to prove its 1973 playoff run was no fluke.
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