Houston Cougars crush Tulane 47 7 in Astro Bluebonnet Bowl
Houston set a bowl offense record with 656 total yards and an 11 1 season mark after rushing for 314 yards and passing for 342. D C Nobles threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns and Donnie McGraw added two rushing scores. Tulane managed a late score but could not slow the Cougars as Leonard Parker and Marshall Johnson led a fast start.
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Tulane Houston
Fess
Quart A
Tulane
Houston
al Stason
Terrell
Arker
Hou
Parker
Fortner
Gilbert
Falcust
Nobles
McGraw
Hou Husmann
Rushi Houston
Johnson
Mearew
Eng
Hebert
Ouston
Willingham
Bester
Bogan
Thibodeaux
Garza
Husmann
Avers S. Foey
D.C. Nobles
Cougars
Leonard Parker
Marshall Johnson
Auburn
Cougar
Donnie McGraw
Dave Husmann
Miker Bassler
Bryan Willingham
Martin Mitchell
Roger Mayes
Jayhawks edge Nebraska as Morningstar leads comebacks
Kansas over Nebraska 78 with Morningstar scoring 15 and Greenlee adding 23 as Kansas climbs from a 32 point half deficit to seize a 10 point lead. Kivisto dishes 18 assists as Kansas improves to 7 3 while Nebraska drops to 7 4.
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Morningstar
Dale Greenlee
Jayhawks
Rick Suttle
Cornhuskers
Greenlee
Suttle
Kansas
Jerry Fort
Rickey Harris
Ron Taylor
Nebraska
Taylor
Tom Kivisto
Huskers
Iowa State
Wilson
Red Sox Hike Ticket Sales Start Later
Boston Red Sox announce 1974 ticket price increases for weekday afternoon games. Box and roof seats rise 50 cents to 5.50, most grandstand to 5.50, bleacher seats up 25 cents to 1.25. Right field grandstand remains 3, general admission stays 2. O Connell cites higher operating costs.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Dick O'Connell
O'Connell
Red Sox
No-Show NFL Season Lets Rozelle Mull Blackout Return
AP reports NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle defers Congress action on restoring local TV blackouts after a first year of non blackout home telecasting. He cites weather and attendance trends, notes Miami Dolphins had most no shows while Buffalo had fewest, and criticizes Dallas supermarket discounting of unsold seats to avoid a blackout.
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MIAMI
National Football League
Pete Rozelle
Congress
Rozelle
Miami Dolphins
Buffalo
Ross Case Upsets Newcombe To Reach Australian Open Semis
In 105 degree heat at Kooyong Stadium Ross Case defeated defending champion John Newcombe in a two hour quarterfinal clash 7-6 6-2 7-5. Case advances to face Phil Dent as Newcombe vows to adjust his scheduling like golf's Nicklaus.
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Ross
Case
John Newcombe
Newcomber Star
Australia
United States
Kooyong Stadium
Phil Dent
Colin Dibley
Jimmy Connors
Belleville
Ill
Vladimir Zednick
Czechoslovakia
Connors
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Ian Fletcher
Kim Warwick
Newcombe
Jack Nicklaus
Vikes Winston to Start Against Dallas in NFC Clash
Vikings coach Bud Grant said linebacker Roy Winston will start against the Cowboys in Dallas. Winston has a stiff back from the Washington semifinal injury, but Grant called it a muscular problem that comes and goes as the team arrived from Tulsa for the NFC showdown.
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Dallas
Minnesota Vikings
Bud Grant
Roy Winston
Vikings
Winston
Washington
Roy
Grant
Tulsa
Newcombe Out as Case Upsets Open Field
John Newcombe, defending champion and top seed, lost to Ross Case in three sets 7 6 6 2 7 5. Evonne Goolagong advanced to the semifinals in women's singles with a straight set win over Karen Krantzcke 4 6 3 6 2 2.
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Melbourne
John Newcombe
Ross Case
Evonne Goolagong
Karen Krantzcke
Rozelle discusses NFL policies and potential rule changes
Commissioner Rozelle criticizes discounting tickets as cheapening the game and says wholesale buying should not become policy. He expects no league realignment due to fuel shortages though Honolulu franchise changes could occur. Rules panel may cut field goal attempts and explore defense restraints and moving kickoffs. Superdome delays loom with potential Super Bowl IX site shift to Los Angeles and Super Bowl X staying in Miami after 1975.
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Bert Bell
Rozelle
NFL
Honolulu
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Miami
Stanton Tops Laguna Seca Course Record With 64
Australian Bob Stanton fired his second course record in three days with a seven under par 64 at Laguna Seca to take a seven stroke lead after three rounds of the Confidence Invitational in Monterey. He stands at 199 and 15 under par, with Dick Lotz second at 206, as the final round looms at Corral de Tierra.
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Monterey
Bob Stanton
Stanton
Laguna Seca
Corral de Tierra
Dick Lotz
Bing Crosby
Roger Maltbie
San Jose
Calif
Rod Funseth
Orville Moody
Forrest Ferler
Jerry Heard
Miller
Loras Defeats Dubuque in Dan Donovan Tourney Consolation
Jim Kelly scores 36 points to lift Loras to a 96-72 win over Dubuque in the consolation game. Loras led 41-33 at halftime with four players in double figures, as Dubuque’s Brandon Walker and Dave Kuehl each had 17 points.
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Dubuque
Jim Kelly
Loras
Dan Donovan
Culver-Stockton
Wisconsin State-Platteville
Gary Schenkelberg
Brandon Walker
Dave Kuehl
Mom's Dad's N Mine Wins Allegheny Stakes at Liberty Bell
Victor Tejeda steered Mom's Dad's N Mine from last to first to capture the $16,920 Allegheny Stakes by three lengths at Liberty Bell. The 2-year-old gelding ran a mile in 1:40 4-5 and paid $15, $5, and $4.20. Trenton Joe, the 6-5 favorite, paid $3.20 and $2.60, with Wing South finishing a nose back to show.
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Philadelphia
Victor Tejeda
Liberty Bell
Trenton Joe
Wing South
Monroe Johnson Win Central YMCA Cage Title
The Monroe Bobcats edged the Supple SuperSonics 18 to 17 to win the Central YMCA 6th grade basketball tournament title. In the 5th grade final the Johnson Jaguars defeated Clifton iComets 24 to 6.
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Monroe Bobcats
SuperSonics
Central Ymca
Johnson Jaguars
Clifton iComets
Ellis Y Cage Titles to Erickson's and Bullets
Ellis YMCA sixth grade title goes to Erickson's with a 108 the Chargers 25 18 victory. Bullets win the South sixth grade final 11 2 over Junior Globetrotters.
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Army
Chargers
Ellis Ymca
Bullets
Junior Globetrotters
Beman to Lead PGA Tour’s Tournament Players Division
Deane Beman, 35, of Bethesda Md., named successor to Jo seph C Dey as TPD commissioner. Dey to retire Feb 28 after five years, Beman to serve three-year term with option for three more. Beman will move TPD office to Washington area and leaves full-time golf after earning $369,347 in career winnings.
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Deane Beman
Pro Golf Tour
Joseph C. Dey
Professional Golfers Association
J. Paul Austin
Beman
Dey
Tour
TPD
Bethesda
Washington Area
University of Maryland
Mateur
U.S
PGA
U.S. Golf Association
Royal & Ancient Club
St. Andrews
Scotland
Texas Tech Defeats Tennessee 28 19 in Gator Bowl
Texas Tech outgained Tennessee 28 19 as Joe Barnes threw two TD passes and rushed for another. James Mosley’s 70 yard run set up a Larry Isaac 3 yard score with 2 37 left. Ricky Townsend missed a late field goal as Tech finished 11 1. Tennessee ended 8 4.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Joe Barnes
Texas Tech
Tennessee
Vols
Red Raiders
Ricky Townsend
Tech
James Mosley
Larry Isaac
Barnes
Lawrence Williams
Raiders
Andre Tillman
Tech Tenh
Exes Tech
Holloway
Grimes
Ader Barnes
Vera _ fan
Wordling wins Miss Florida Handicap at Calder
Wordling, ridden by Bobby Woodhouse, overtook favored Dove Creek Lady at the stretch to win the $32,750 Miss Florida Handicap on turf by three lengths. Gems And Roses edged Dove Creek Lady for second as Wordling earned $19,650 for the victory and improved year earnings to $61,374.
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Miami
Wordling
Dove Creek Lady
Calder
Gems and Roses
Im Adorable
Bobby Woodhouse
Worldling
Worlding
Never Bend
Tarzan Stables
Blues Relocate Collyard to Spurs Farm Club
St. Louis traded center Bob Collyard to the Denver Spurs of the Western Hockey League on Saturday and recalled left wing Bernie MacNeil.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Blues
Bob Collyard
Denver Spurs
Western Hockey League
Bernie MacNeil
Hawks edge Iowa in overtime after late rally
Iowa and the Hawks battled to a 62 62 tie with 13 seconds left as Candy Man hit an 18 foot shot, then Parker scored to lift the Hawks 66 65 with 3:05 left in overtime. Wisconsin Green Bay led by Bardney with 21 as Iowa shot 41.6 percent.
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Nate Washington
Wisconsin-Green Bay
James Bardney
The
Phoenix
Napoles Named WBC Boxer of the Year
Jose Napoles, Cuban born and now Mexican citizen, earned the World Boxing Council Boxer of the Year prize after defending his welterweight title three times this year. He edged contenders Carlos Monzon and George Foreman in the WBC decision and faces Monzon in a February bout in Paris. He defended against Ernie Lopez Roger Menetry and Clyde Gray.
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Jose Napoles
World Boxing Council
Napoles
Argentina
Carlos Monzon
George Foreman
United States
WBC
Ernie Lopez
Roger Menetry
France
Clyde Gray
Canada
Monzon
Paris
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