Top Big Ten rushers include Minnesota freshman Thompson
Minnesota's Darrell Thompson leads the Big Ten with 133.7 rushing yards per game, followed by Michigan State's Lorenzo White and Iowa's Rick Bayless. The piece notes Thompson's 205-yard game vs Bowling Green and references Ohio State battle, plus other college football notes and local ties.
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Minnesota
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Notre Dame
Navy
SMU
Penn State
LSU
USC
Big Ten
Darrell Thompson
Rochester
Minn
Michigan State
Lorenzo White
Iowa
Rick Bayless
Hugo
Ohio State
Thompson
NCAA
Bowling Green
Archie Griffin
Griffin
Hayden Fry
Marv Cook
West Branch
Marv
Bayless
Hawkeye
Carter stars as Mets even Series
Gary Carter slugged two homers and Len Dykstra added one as the New York Mets beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 in Game 4 at Fenway Park to even the World Series at two games apiece. Darling pitched seven effective innings and Carter added a solo shot for New York.
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Ollie
Hal Totten
Totten
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Fenway Park
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Dykstra
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al Nipper
Darling
Worcester
Mass
Dwight
Evans
Darryl Strawberry
Wade Boggs
Nipper
Steve Crawford
Crawford
Roger McDowell
Jesse Orosco
Orosco
Shea Stadium
Dwight Gooden
Cook's versatile Hawkeye earns Male Athlete of the Year
Marv Cook, a West Branch product and Iowa football standout, earned The Gazette Male Athlete of the Year after excelling in multiple sports. He was a first team Iowa all state quarterback in 1983 and won the 400-meter hurdles in 1984, later joining Iowa on a full scholarship as an imposing athlete with potential at tight end.
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University of Iowa
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West Branch Prep
Iowa Newspaper Association
Cedar Rapids
Sooners' Duncan Back in Ames for Oklahoma Iowa State Clash
Former Iowa State coach Donnie Duncan, now Oklahoma athletic director, recalls a 1981 10-7 ISU upset bid in Norman and discusses his return to Ames for OU at ISU. He notes the challenges of building Memorial Stadium suites and says he does not miss coaching, while reflecting on ISU’s 19-23-2 record under his tenure.
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Oklahoma
Alex Giffords
Norman
Duncan
Ames
Iowa State
ISU
Memorial Stadium
Driner
Vlasic 90 Percent Healthy In Iowa State Showdown
Iowa coach Hayden Fry announced quarterback Mark Vlasic was 90 percent healthy with a stronger arm than Chuck Long after a partial return from injury. Fullback David Hudson was also listed at 90 percent as Iowa prepared for a home game against Northwestern and sought to keep players healthy. Northwestern coach Francis Peay warned of a tougher Hawkeyes matchup while joking about their depleted cupboard and the need to outnumber Iowa.
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Iowa
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Northwestern
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Flutie Joins Bears as McMahon Set to Start vs Lions
Doug Flutie signed with the Chicago Bears and practiced with the team as Jim McMahon was named the starter for Sunday's game against Detroit. McMahon cited back injuries for a late-season return and Ditka praised his history while addressing fan reactions to Flutie. Margerum was waived from the roster.
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Ken Margerum
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Dan Shonka
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