Roby Seeks 50 Yard Average Punts This Season
Iowa punter Reggie Roby targets a 50 yard punting average this season by averaging 74 yards on five punts in a game. He currently leads Division I with 48.3 yards per boot and set an NCAA record with 49.8 last year. Roby plans to use his kicks higher or toward the sidelines as coach Hayden Fry weighs field goal duties against Michigan State.
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Tommy Nichol
NFL owners approve pact ending 57 day strike
All 28 NFL teams ratify the five year 1.6 billion agreement after the players vote. The deal adds a 49 man active roster and one extra regular season week, pushing the schedule to January 23. Jets open camp, Lions pause until terms are reviewed.
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NFL Management Council
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Jets
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Stan White
Pete Rozelle
NFL Strike Reaches Questionable End After Heavy Losses
The long NFL work stoppage left management losing about 200 million in revenues and players over 60 million in salaries. Cities faced widespread economic pain as fans missed eight weeks of games. The final package totals 1.3 billion over four years with 1982 bonuses, sparking debate on whether the strike was necessary or avoidable.
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Samuel Gompers
Jack Donlan
Union
Murphy Tops NL MVP As Braves Eye Long Term Deal
Dale Murphy the Atlanta Braves center fielder won the National League MVP with 14 first place votes and 283 points. He hit .281 with 36 homers and 109 RBI guiding Atlanta to the Western Division title and plans to pursue a five year contract after this season.
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Lonnie Smith
Final Hawk recruit comes as a surprise
Robert Ursery a 6 5 forward from St Louis signed with Iowa on the last day of the early signing period surprising coach Jody Bailey and others He chose Iowa over DePaul Drake Missouri and other options after Indiana signings altered recruitment Ursery averaged 22 points and 13 rebounds per game at Northwest High before illness affected scoring backcourt.
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Jody Bailey
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Westchester
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Judge declares Korean boxer legally dead in Las Vegas
The mother of 23 year old Duk Koo Kim said her son’s living organs would be transplanted so another person can live. District Judge Paul Goldman declared Kim legally dead at 8 p.m. CDT after brain death followed a knockout by Ray Mancini in the 14th round.
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Mancini
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Chang bin Lee
South Baylor University
Garden Grove
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Lee
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