Playboy picks and Iowa punters stir Hawks debate
The piece questions Anson Mount's preseason All-America punter choice, noting Reggie Roby’s NCAA record average and Jim Arnold's lower 43.5 yard figure. It cites Hayden Fry’s coaching decisions, Roby’s wind and coverage issues, and Mount’s broader Iowa and Cyclone notes, ending with playful jabs at Playboy.
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Playboy Magazine
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Playboy
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Reggie Roby
Mount
Jim Arnold
Vanderbilt
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Arnold
George Wine
Playboy Towers
Wine
Hayden Fry
Hayden
Reggie
Tom Nichol
Nichol
Utah
Marv Bateman
Kansas
Bucky Scribner
Mark Bortz
Iowa State
Harold Brown
Cyclone
San Francisco drops varsity basketball amid NCAA probes
The University of San Francisco announced it will discontinue its 58-year varsity basketball program to protect its integrity and reputation amid multiple NCAA investigations of improper payments and recruiting. Former star Quintin Dailey faced legal trouble linked to payments. the move ends championships teams from 1955 and 1956 and marks a rare voluntary sport drop under probe.
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LoSchiavo
Catholic University
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K.C. Jones
National Basketball Association
Sandy Tatum
Dailey
David Berst
Berst
Southwestern Louisiana University
University of Kentucky
Long Island University
Tourney-tough Norway powers to 1A finals
Norway, defending champion, rides a strong season into the Class 1A state boys baseball title game against Bancroft St. John. The Johnnies beat Elk Horn Kimballton 5-0 to reach the final while Allison Bristow led Norway with a 20 6 record at the tournament. Norway’s Scott Peters pitched a two hitter to win 11 1 and St. John’s Tim Schneider drove in three runs in a 9 2 victory to set up Saturday showdown.
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Sioux City
Davenport
Tigers
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Matt
Scott Peters
Mark Schmuecker
Peters
Tiger
Tim Schneider
St. John
Schneider
Gene Meister
Meister
Jim van Scoyoc
John Kuester
St. John’s
Vince Meyer
Vance Schulte
St. John of Bancroft
Phillies edge Cubs as Trillo extends errorless streak
Philadelphia defeats Chicago 3-2 for 11th win in 15, with Gary Matthews delivering the deciding two-out single in the seventh off Dick Tidrow. Manny Trillo extends his consecutive errorless games record to 88, three behind Joe Morgan. Schmidt homers for the Phillies, while Ryne Sandberg and Leon Durham double for the Cubs. Other NL results noted.
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Ivan DeJesus
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Ron Reed
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Joe Morgan
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Doug Bird
Tidrow
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Ryne Sandberg
Leon Durham
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Johnstone
Jody Davis
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St. Louis
Pittsburg
New York
Atlanta
San Diego
Houston
Cincinnati
Collins Radio wins second-half Open title in 1-0 win
Collins Radio clinched the second-half Major Open Fast Pitch Softball League title with a 1-0 victory over Gene Turner’s Storm at Ellis Park. Darrell Davis limited Collins Radio to two innings with base runners, while Billy Greer scored the lone run in the top of the third. The win leaves Collins at 5-0 in the second half with one game remaining before the overall title showdown with Modern Piping.
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the Storm
Darrell Davis
Ellis Park
Davis
Storm
Collins Radio
Collins’ Radio
Gene Turner
Collins
Billy Greer
Jerry Crowley
Larry Saalfeld
Tom Busch
Hank Orton
Ted Wilson
Dick Church
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