Texas A&M Oklahoma challenge Ohio State for major college title
Texas A M and Oklahoma moved into the top challengers position behind Rose Bowl bound Ohio State in the UPI coaches poll. Texas A M 9 0 idle last week rose to No 2 while Oklahoma 10 1 jumped to No 3 after beating Nebraska 35 10.
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Van Berg Named Sportsman of Year by Omaha Casters
Jack Van Berg of Columbus will receive the Sportsman of the Year award from the Omaha Sports Casters Association at its mid winter banquet on January 21. He is honored for a 17 year Ak Sar Ben training dominance and a 1974 national record of 329 victories.
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UPI
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Omaha Sportscasters Association
Jack van Berg
Columbus
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van Berg
Jim Palmer
Baltimore Orioles
Palmer
Cy Young
Osborne recalls key third quarter turning point in loss to Oklahoma
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said in Lincoln that he felt they would win during a 10-7 lead in the third quarter before a fumble and muffed punt sparked Oklahoma to five touchdowns in a 35-10 win. He noted Oklahoma's pass-focused defense and urged players to rebound for Fiesta Bowl preparations.
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UPI
Nebraska
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Cornhuskers
Oklahoma
Huskers
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ABA Players sue to block Brown and aid survival
ABA Players Association asks Manhattan Federal Court to enjoin league president John Y Brown and to join lawsuits with the ABA and NBA. They seek unspecified indemnification from the Denver Nuggets and New York Nets for alleged antitrust conspiracy that collapsed Baltimore and San Diego franchises and driven other teams toward the NBA. Judge Carter plans a hearing next Monday. Brown defends operations saying teams lacking backing should fold to protect remaining eight.
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UPI
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Smith earns Big Eight Offensive Player of the Week
Laverne Smith ran 236 yards on 15 carries and scored two early third quarter touchdowns to spark Kansas past Missouri 42 24 and vault into the Sun Bowl. The Wichita Kansas junior’s performance moved him to third on Kansas all time in rushing and earned the weekly conference honor.
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UPI
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Gale Sayers
Iowa State
Jim Wingender
Kansas State
Joe Hatcher
Oklahoma State
Terry Miller
Colorado
David Williams
Tony Galbreath
Nebraska
Tony Davis
Steve Davis
Reds capture Husker cage scrimmage in Grand Island
Two Nebraska freshmen from Hammond Indiana led their teams in the first Husker intrasquad scrimmage held outside Lincoln. The Red team won 56 to 53 as Bryan Banks scored 16 and Steve Willis 16. Carl McPipe tallied 15 for White. Jerry Fort added 15 for the Red.
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UPI
University of Nebraska
Hammond
Ind
Lincoln
Carl McPipe
Bryan Banks
Grand Island High School
Steve Willis
Jerry Fort
Nebraska to receive 8200 Fiesta Bowl tickets
Lincoln based University of Nebraska ticket manager Jim Pittenger announced 8200 Fiesta Bowl tickets will be allocated to Nebraska fans. Most are in the $8 category and orders should include 50 cents per order for handling. Priority goes to students and faculty, then donors, season ticket holders, former lettermen, travel agencies, and others, with orders filled on a first come basis by postmark.
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UPI
Nebraska
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University of Nebraska
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Twins Sign Mauch As Manager In Twins Expos Ties
Gene Mauch has been signed as manager of the Minnesota Twins after his ouster with the Montreal Expos. The era brings experience from his time with the Red Sox and Phillies, where a pennant near miss haunted the final week. Also notes on pheasants hit by recent cold weather and a rule update allowing NCAA grid games to be shown more often on ABC.
Mid State volleyball gals named to all conference team
Three Dodge girls paced the 1975 Mid State All Conference Volleyball team. Colleen Eikmeier Donna Liekhus and Ag Muller were the Dodge selections. Also named were Ronelle Fundum Jane Konsel Jo Ann German Linda Hollatz Sally Spandake Cheryl Christensen Lonnie Dahl Darla Rohlff Trudy Brabee and others with honorable mentions. State Game Commission reports storm damage to pheasants quail and waterfowl hunters did well along the Missouri River.
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Colleen Eikmeier
Donna Liekhus
Ag Muller
Ronelle Fundum
Battle Creek
Jane Konsel
Howells
Jo Ann German
Humphrey St. Francis
Linda Hollatz
Sally Spandake
Leigh
Cheryl Christensen
Newman Grove
Lonnie Dahl
Darla Rohlff
Tilden Elkhorn Valley
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Clarkson
Debbie Nissen
St. Francis
Sarah Gerhardt
Joan Johnson
Arlene Steffensmeier
Toni Trojan
Lincoln
Neb
UPR
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Greeley
Boone
Nebraska
Missouri River
Niobrara
Duck escapes freezer after Stovall hunter bags mallards
Warren Stovall shot a drake and a hen at dawn Saturday and froze them. A half frozen duck, with buckshot wounds, flew from the freezer when opened on Saturday night. The drake survived after veterinary care and will be given to a duck raiser.
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Slidell
UPI
Warren Stovall
Charlotte
Stovall
Mauch Signs Three Year Deal to Manage Twins
Gene Mauch signed a three year contract to manage the Minnesota Twins through 1978. The hire aims to inject discipline and outside leadership as the club seeks a winning season after four tame years. Mauch, 50, returns to Minnesota where he began his baseball career and promises a fundamentally sound, enthusiastic style under a team led by Rod Carew and a core pitching staff.
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Bloomington
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UPI
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Minnesota Twins
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Rod Carew
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Capitals call up right winger John Paddock
Washington Capitals promote right winger John Paddock from minors to bolster their struggling Norris Division push in Landover Maryland.
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Landover
UPI
Washington Capitals
John Paddock
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