Dodgers Face Pressure With 1977 Champs Mindset
In spring training at West Palm Beach Tommy Lasorda defends the Dodgers from pressure. He jokes about his pay as a singer before asserting the club’s confidence in repeating as National League champions. He says pressure is internal and tied to self expectations, not external fear.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Dodgers
Tommy Lasorda
Lasorda
Tommy
Expos
Florida
Dodgers Manager Lasorda Faces Press From Summer Baseball Camp
Lasorda defends Dodgers drive in 1978 and recalls players’ minor league pay while signaling no pressure on the team. He notes Jesse Baez’s rise from Lethbridge and jokes about a female reporter delaying Steve Garvey at batting practice.
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ISU back on Drake schedule for 1978 football
Drake University announces a 1978 football schedule featuring a first meeting with Iowa State. Drake opens at Drake Stadium September 2 hosting Texas at Arlington, then meets Iowa State in Ames on September 30. Home games include Southern Illinois Temple Wichita State and West Texas State. away games list Arkansas State Indiana State Tulsa New Mexico State and Long Beach State.
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Wichita State
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Arkansas State
Indiana State
Tulsa
New Mexico State
Long Beach State
Caldwell Hired as SIU Defensive Backfield Coach
Carbondale Illinois Jim Caldwell a 23 year old former Iowa defensive back was named the new defensive backfield coach for Southern Illinois. He replaces Jay Cunningham who resigned to take the same post at Louisville. Caldwell was a graduate assistant at Iowa last season.
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Jim Caldwell
Iowa
Southern Illinois
Caldwell
Beloit
Wis
Jay Cunningham
Louisville
Dirtiest Player? Pete Rose Draws Fire From Reds Equipment Chief
Tampa report quotes Bernie Stowe calling Pete Rose the dirtiest player in baseball. Stowe, Reds equipment manager, describes Rose’s belly slide as rough on shirts and notes the club’s emphasis on a spotless image since Bob Howsam became GM in 1967.
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Fla
Bernie Stowe
Pete Rose
Pete
Stowe
Cincinnati Reds
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Reds
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Bob Howsam
Uniform Blues and Bindings of a Reds Outfit
Stowe recounts the high cost of keeping 85 winter uniforms and 85 road grays for the Cincinnati Reds, with wool socks at 8.50 and caps at 8.50. He notes heavy wear from players like Foster and rare dressing-room mishaps from trades, plus turf damage and the challenge of sewing on new names.
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Rose
George Foster
Foster
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Tarkenton Questions Return To Vikings Amid Injuries
Veteran quarterback Fran Tarkenton, 38, says there is at most a 50-50 chance he plays again for the Minnesota Vikings next season. He cites a chronic knee injury and torn cruciate, plus boredom with weeklong routines, while noting his career passing and TD totals lead the NFL.
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Minnesota Vikings
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South Africans invite Ali to visit for unity message
A multiracial committee in South Africa invited Muhammad Ali to visit in a non commercial, non sporting role. Farouk Khan, Durban journalist and head of the Muhammad Ali Reception Committee, said Ali tentatively approved a trip to preach universal love and brotherhood. First class air tickets hotel and transport are arranged for Ali and his entourage.
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South Africa
Muhammad Ali
Farouk Khan
Durban
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Khan
Big Eight puts K State on probation
Kansas State University faces probation from the Big Eight for awarding too many football scholarships last year. President Duane Acker says terms and length will be decided at the May conference meeting as the school aims to correct recordkeeping and identify those involved.
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Ellis Rainsberger
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Rainsberger
Dick Haines
Chuck Nevias
K-State
Duane Acker
Acker
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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