NFL must dump these 10 season changes now
A columnist lists ten NFL reform ideas for 1991 including scrapping the in-the-grasp rule and blocking-in-the-back penalty. Also calls for ending Bo Jackson hype, Gatorade splashes, no-celebration rules, excessive eye closeups, locker room kissing fallout, billboard publicity stunts, and critiques the Patriots and 49ers dominance after the Aloha Bowl showing.
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Wade Wilson
Chicago
Mark Rypien
Jim Kelly
Phil Simms
Steve DeBerg
Jim Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Bo Jackson
Herschel Walker
Tampa Bay
Mark Carrier
Willie Drewery
Bucs
Mike Singletary
Bears
Singletary
New England
Lisa Olson
Cincinnati
Sam Wyche
Shaui Warren
Shreveport
Bobby Brister
Steelers
Syracuse Silent Aloha Bowl Shuts Out Arizona 28-0
Syracuse seizes control in Honolulu holding Arizona scoreless for the first time in 19 years. Marvin Graves passes for two TDs and runs for two more, guiding the Orangemen to 352 total yards and a decisive 28-0 victory over Arizona in the Aloha Bowl.
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Syracuse
Rob Carpenter
Arizona
Richard Holt
Marvin Graves
Honolulu
Wildcats
Arizona State
UCLA
Orangemen
Graves
Terry Richardson
Todd Burden
Oor Coston
Kevin Mitchell
George Malavulu
Chris
Blue tops Gray 17 14 in Blue-Gray All Star game
Oklahoma State kicker Cary Blanchard redeemed a rough day with a 25 yard field goal with 8 02 left as the Blue team edged the Gray 17 14 in the 53rd Blue Gray All Star. Gray misfired at least three times inside the 10 yard line and Maryland’s Scott Zolak threw for 254 yards with two interceptions.
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Gedney
Graves
Syracuse
Arizona
Orangemen
Runniack
David Walker
Rob
Montgomery
Ala
Cary Blanchard
Oklahoma State
Georgia
John Kasay
Blanchard
Missouri
Linzy Collins
Cramton Bowl
Scott Zolak
Maryland
Oklahoma
Scott Evans
Zolak
Evans
Gerald Hudson
Phil Logan
Kentucky
Fiesta Bowl to honor civil rights during New Year game
Arizona voters defeated King Day paid holiday proposals in November. Fiesta Bowl plans a large civil rights tribute at halftime of the Louisville versus Mets game with over 800 performers, expanding a prior Bill of Rights concept to send a national statement. NFL chief Paul Tagliabue warned the absence of a King holiday could cost Arizona the 1993 Super Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Tempe
Ariz
Martin Luther King Jr
Louisville
Mets
Brent DeRaad
Iday
Arizona
NFL
Paul “Agliabue
Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium
Buckeyes Ready for Liberty Bowl Showdown with Air Force
Ohio State fans brace for Memphis consolation as Greg Frey and teammates steer focus to beating Air Force. Buckeyes, 7-3-1, lost to Michigan 16-13. Air Force 6-5. ticket sales lag with about 37,000 sold. Rob Perez stepping in as starter late in the Falcons season.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ohio State
Air Force
Greg Frey
Frey
Michigan
Mississippi
Rob Perez
Falcons
Notre Dame
Snow resorts hail cold weather gift for nonstop snowmaking
West Virginia ski areas report a winter boost as frigid temperatures enable round the clock snowmaking. Snowshoe and WinterPlace race to reopen and replenish bare patches with fresh base buildup from 6 to 24 inches after Christmas Eve cold snap. Joe Stevens of Snowshoe and Kim Cole of WinterPlace credit the cold spell as a holiday windfall.
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West Virginia
Joe Stevens
Snowshoe Resort
Kim Cole
WinterPlace
Cole
Stevens
Bulls beat Pistons on Jordan's 37 in Christmas win
Michael Jordan scored 37 as the Chicago Bulls held off the Detroit Pistons 98-86 on Christmas. Horace Grant was ejected after a scuffle with Joe Dumars as Detroit's Isiah Thomas and Dumars led a late push, but Chicago maintained a 73-64 edge into the final period. Detroit, 9th loss in 10 road games, was led by Dumars with 24 and Thomas with 23.
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Chicago
Michael Jordan
Pistons
Air Grinch
Jordan
Chicago Bulls
Detroit Pistons
Bulls
Detroit
Marcus James
Horace Grant
Joe Dumars
Grant
Scottie Pippen
Dumars
Isiah Thomas
Thomas
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Bay Area
Aloha
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Chuck Weatherspoon
Houston
Kevin Scott
Stanford
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