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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1977
Page
15
Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live, scrambling with cue cards as writers changed the script minutes before air. Lorne Michaels called the performance sensational and NBC would welcome another appearance, with football material dominating sketches.
Julius Boros wins his second PGA Senior championship by one stroke over Fred Haas in a par 72 final round. Joe DiMaggio, Otto Graham win a Sports Golf Classic in a sudden death playoff with Joe Namath and Clyde Wright. وفاة in a hydroplane crash claims New Jersey racer David Sooy. Jack Flynn dies in a Traverse City snowmobile race accident. Switzerland takes two of three at the World Two-Man Bobsled in St Moritz.
UCLA, ranked eighth, routed seventh-ranked Tennessee 103-89 at the Omni in Atlanta. David Greenwood hit three 20-footers as Roy Hamilton 30, Marques Johnson 24, Greenwood 22 fueled a 31-18 run to a 87-70 lead. Bartow praised depth and shooting as Vols coach Ray Mears lauded UCLA’s play. Indiana?
Airliner of Iowa City defeated Paramount of St Louis 106 to 74 to capture the Ozark AAU basketball tournament title. Mike Gatens and Gary Lusk each scored 20 points, with Fred Haberecht adding 19 and Dan Frost 13. Frost had 31 in a semifinal overtime win over Krey.
The fourth in a series profiles central area volunteers, highlighting 71-year-old Dick Zvacek of the Central YMCA who still plays volleyball, emphasizes staying fit through walking and golf, and notes the sport’s growth with high school girls teams and new leagues in Cedar Rapids. John Shea, 53, adds thoughts on rule changes and skill speed.
Martina Navratilova stretched her winning streak on the Virginia Slims circuit with a straight set 6 0 6 1 victory over Sue Barker. The win marks her third tour title in four starts and earns $20,000 in prize money.
Dick Stockton, 25, stunned world No. 1 Jimmy Connors 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-2 in Philadelphia to win the US Pro Indoor Championship and collect $40,000. Stockton, unfazed by the occasion, beat a string of top players as Connors suffered his first defeat in two World Championship Tennis events.
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