Florida State appoints Bowden as head football coach
Florida State named Bobby Howden to lead the football program after a six season West Virginia run totaling 42-26. James Culpepper takes over at Northern Illinois and John O'Brien becomes coach at United States International. Tennis and hockey results highlight Doerner, Overton, Evert, Navratilova advances. World hockey, boxing honors, and assorted sports notes round out the roundup.
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Bobby Howden
West Virginia
Florida State
James Culpepher
Northern Illinois
John O'Brien
United States International University
Iowa State Mat Squad Rips Lehigh in Dual Meet
Iowa State wrestling posted a 31 11 dual meet victory over Lehigh of Pennsylvania with two pins by Pete Galea at 150 and Willie Gadson at 177. Jog Zuspanno added a major decision at 158 as Iowa State improved to 7 1 in duals while Lehigh fell to 5 3. The report notes upcoming meets against Wisconsin and Northern Iowa.
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Iowa
Mike McGivern
Hawks
Lehigh
Cyclones
Iowa State
Wisconsin
University of Northern Iowa
Kennedy Girls Cruise Past Linn-Mar 91 53 in Metro clash
Kennedy led 50 31 at halftime and dominated the second quarter to pull away from Linn-Mar 91 53. Marlena Mossbarger scored 33 including 12 of 14 field goals in the first half as Kennedy shot 56 percent and used reserves late. Linn-Mar drops to 7 8 as Kennedy improves to 13 3 in the season with strong guard play and stingy defense.
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Harold Wilkinson
Kennedy
Linn-Mar
Lions
Wilkinson
Cougars
Metro Centtes
Cougar
Marlena Mossbarger
Gloria Wolfe
Jan Weik
Monica Mogsbarger
Julie Brockschink
Peg Burke
Burke
Kennedy Linn- Mar
Wurst
Lon-Mor
Mossbarger
Carter Case to Court in Hobart New Jersey Supreme Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court weighs claims that Rubin Carter and Artis were victims of a conspiracy to suppress evidence. Myron Beldock argues that suppression sent Carter to prison for a Paterson bar holdup murder. Attorneys say prosecutors hid that two key witnesses were promised leniency.
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Camdon
N.J
New Jersey Supreme Court
Rubin
Hurricane" Carter
Joh Artis
Myron Beldock
Carter
Paterson
Artis
Lewis Steele
Passaic County
Beldock
Alfred Bella
Albert Bradley
Tarkenton receives AP NFL Offensive Player and MVP honors
Minnesota quarterback Francis Tarkenton was named the AP Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player for 1975. He led the 12-2 Vikings with 2,994 passing yards and 28 TDs, while coach Bud Grant touted him as deserving despite Tarkenton's view that no single player can be MVP in a team sport.
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Bloomington
Mim
Francis Tarkenton
Minnesota
Moat
Associated Press
Tarkenton
Atlanta
Vikings
Bud Grant
Francis
Athens
Dallas
Dallas Cowboys
Tion
New York
Ie Grants
Grant
Franke
Hao
OJ. Simpson
Buffalo
Terry Metcalf
St. Louis
Chuck Foreman
Indiana Stays Undefeated as Purdue Tops Northwestern
Indiana leads the Big Ten at 13-0 overall and 4-0 in conference after a 68-57 win over Michigan State. Purdue defeated Northwestern to stay within a half game of the Hoosiers as Michigan edged Ohio State 84-81, with Steve Grote scoring 16 in the second half for Michigan.
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Indiana
Purdue
Northwestern
Michigan
Ohio State
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Indians
Michigan State
East Lansing
Scott May
Quinn Buckner
MSU
Hoosiers
Buckner
Bobby Knight
Big Ten
Spartans
Cepter
Kent Benson
Terry Furlow
Steve Grote
Ann Arbor
Grote
Ricky Green
Wolverines
Buckeye
Crug Taylor
Doubt Vote On Football Playoffs
In St Louis NCAA football playoff chief Ernest Casale says a major championship vote may wait a year due to NFL division restructuring. A four division plan could delay a Division 1 playoff until after Aug 1, with possible two or four team formats from bowl winners.
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ST. Louis
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Ernest C. Casale
Casale
Caan
Roup Paces Phillips Win in Fastbreak league action
Mike Roup led a 96 57 victory as Jed Phillips scored strongly in Ellis YMCA action. Other games featured Zimmerman Ford edging Midwest Janitorial and Western defeating Jerry's Backroom as Doug Goodman led with 26 points. Ohio State and Michigan battled to a 37 37 halftime tie with Michigan pulling away later to a 10 3 overall record. Purdue beat Northwestern 91 01 behind Wayne Walls and Walter Jordan. Northwestern star Hilly McKinney scored 32 in a high scoring night.
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Mike Roup
Jed Phillips
Ellis
YMCA
Dave Harpett
Zimmerman Ford
Midwest
Gary Cooper
Randy Jones
Western
Jerry
Doug Goodman
Terry Smittkamp
Steve Anderson
Phil Hibsbard
OSU
Michigan
Buckeyes
Wolverines
Purdue
Northwestern
Wayne Walls
Walter Jordan
Boilermakers
Jordan
Walls
Vardue
Sever
Hilly McKinney
Nate Williams
Minais
Wisconsinn
Ulvil
Wisconsin
Hadgers
Jessian
Uhlenhopp Tops Iowa Girls Scorers List
Aplington senior LeeAnn Uhlenhopp leads the state basketball scoring with a 49 point average based on IGHSAU figures released today. Jenrsville's Tami Sell sits fourth at 44.6, Garnavilla's Vickie Decker ninth at 40, and Dysart Geneseo's LuAnn Hennings shows 38.6.
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LeeAnn Uhlenhopp
Aplington
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Tami Sell
Jenrsville
Vickie Decker
Garnavilla
Alot
Dysart-Geneseo
LuAnn Hennings
Local Sports Slate Targets Thursday and Friday Invite Entries
The page lists a heavy slate of Thursday and Friday invitational events across multiple colleges and clubs. It highlights matchups like Lew Ouiv center at dvth and Reals girls at Lili-Mar, Graceland’s WsGoe, and Marion girls facing various opponents.
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Yursday Lew Ouiv
Dvth
Reals
Lili-Mar
Marlon
Linn Mae
Verran
Marton
Shells edge Huskies in erratic league clash
In a rough game Shells beat Huskies 44 to 0 as key scorers Montgomery and Meaty produced 7 and 5 points respectively while Gardonure and Alver-Millereburo added 4 and 0. Urbana slam shows mixed efforts from Urban teams with Gardonure also contributing.
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Shellabura
Dong Montgomery
Kolb Gardonure
Jean Meaty
Clody Merehanl
Dre Alver-Millereburo
Kaw Agnew
Warwick H
Mary
Cedar Rapids Giants Announce 1976 Baseball Schedule
The Cedar Rapids Giants unveil their 1976 slate from April through August detailing home and away series against Waterloo Wisconsin Rapids Danville Burlington Cities Wausau Appleton Dubuque Clinton Quad Cities and Danville with interleague games and a Midwest All-Star event noted. The schedule includes dates in April May June July and August with repeated clashes and open dates.
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Cedar, Rapids Giants
Midwest Baseball League
C.R
Waterloo
Wis
Rapids
Danville
Burlington
Cities
Wausau
Appleton
Dubuque
Clinton
Hanville
Quad Cities
Wis. Rapids
Warsaws
Wis. Rapida
Dune
Warmnall
Quad Culea
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Wendy Overton
Houston
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
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Bob Litz
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Joe Frazier
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Edward Neil
Richard Petty
National Motorsports Press Assn
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Kak
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Dan Warthen
Larry Landreth
Terri Enyart
Ed Riley
Pepe Frias
Ellis Valentine
Gary Roenicke
Steve Tebbetts
California Angels
World Hockey
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Louisiana Racing Commission
Angelo Tresclair
FBI
Bill Harlan
University of Florida
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Toronto Argonauts
Anthony Davis
Gustavo Thoeni
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Pete Maravich
New Orleans Jazz
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Lowa Girls High School Athletic Union
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Algona School Board
Robert Bunce
West Des Moines
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Deb Duff
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