Turkeys aside, college sports buzz fills pre Thanksgiving space
The column riffs on Iowa basketball at BYU and future recruits like Cedar Rapids Kennedy junior Al Lorenzen. It notes Iowa State's schedule with Iowa and Vanderbilt, and previews wrestlers Chuck Yagla and Kenny Monday at the Great Plains tournament. Boxing, football, and two-sport athletes are also touched, with Herschel Walker and George Blanda cited among all-time greats.
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Iowa
Byu
Lute Olson
al Lorenzen
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
The
Hawks
Cyclones
Vanderbilt
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas State
Chuck Yagla
Great Plains
Yagla
Kenny
Oklahoma State
Lennie Zalesky
Lennie
Iowa State
Nate Carr
Randy
Tex” Cobb
Larry Holmes
Cobb
Holmes
Iown
Randy Lewis
Clemson
Mike Eppley
Wes Howell
California
Eppley
Tigers
Georgia Way
Herschel Walker
George Blanda
Chicago Bears
Oakland Raiders
Morrall
Metro Prep
Washington
Don King
Niemeyer
Sone
Russians overpower Hawkeyes in final tour game
In Iowa City, the Soviet Union national team defeated Iowa 78 to 66 before a 13,365 crowd. Voldemaras Khomichus led the visitors with 26 points, while Arvidas Sabonis added 14 before fouling out. Greg Stokes led Iowa with 18 points as coach Lute Olson cited shooting as the deciding factor.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Soviet Union
Russia
U.S
Hawkeyes
Provo
Utah
Brigham Young University
Drake
Des Moines
Lute Olson
Alexandr Gomelsky
Arvidas Sabonis
Alex
Kentucky
Virginia
Bobby Knight
Wichita State
Purdue
Greg Stokes
Olson
Michael Payne
Bob Hansen
Payne
Hansen
Bobby
Hawkeye
Brad Lohaus
Brad
Lohaus
Voldemaras Khomichus
Ukraine
Sabonis
Belostenny
Vladimir Tkachenko
Volga
Steve Carfino
Raiders rally past Chargers in new Coliseum opener
Los Angeles Raiders overcome a 24 point deficit to beat the San Diego Chargers 28 to 24 in their regu lar-season debut at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Marcus Allen returns to form with 88 rushing yards and 37 receiving yards as Jim Plunkett goes 18 of 25 for 163 yards and Dan Fouts leads the Chargers with 357 yards through the air.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Marcus Allen
Los Angeles Raiders
San Diego Chargers
Cal
Allen
Raiders
San Diego
Rolf Benirschke
Frank Hawkins
Dan Fouts
Fouts
Jim Plunkett
Chargers
Johnny Unitas
Becker tops Regis as Lisa Becker pours 58 for Jefferson
Jefferson's 6-4 forward Lisa Becker scores 58 points guiding the J-Hawks to a 94-77 Metro Tournament title win at Kennedy Gym. Becker hits 22 of 25 FG and 14 of 16 FT while Regis' Bob Mullen admits no one can stop her.
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Regis Girls
Bob Mullen
Jefferson
Lisa Becker
Royal Cage
Becker & Company
Kennedy Gym
Mullen
Becker
Street
Smith
J-Hawks
Cathy Drilling
Cedar Rapids
Regis
Colleen Sylvester
Kennedy High School
Drilling
Roby and Bortz earn first-team All-Big Ten honors
Iowa seniors Reggie Roby and Mark Bortz land on the first team of the 1982 UPI All-Big Ten football selections. Roby repeats as first-team punter, leading the conference in punting average. Bortz earns first-team defensive tackle after a 1981 second-team nod. Michigan places six on first team. others with multiple picks include Ohio State and Wisconsin.
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Chicago
UPI
Iowa
Reggie Roby
Mark Bortz
United Press
Owen Gill
Eddie Phillips
John Alt
James Erb
Bobby Stoops
Michigan
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Anthony Carter
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Tenn
Gus Schrader
Geette
Jeff
By Chip Marshall
Satetie
Mary Sheka
Metro
Roby, Bortz
Illinois
Tony Eason
Carter
Eason
Mike Bass
Tim Spen
Back
Buckeye
Ricks
Butch Woolfolk
Wolverines
Indiana
Duane Gunn
Northwestern
Chris Hinton
Ruby
Gazette
Paul Jenser
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