Playoff picture scrambled as Dolphins top Bills. Rams stumble
NFL action left the playoff field unsettled as Miami defeated Buffalo 35 28 to seize AFC East lead while Los Angeles Rams failed to clinch the NFC West, edged by New Orleans 20 7. Houston Oilers halted Cincinnati 20 3 and several other games reconfigured standings with key upsets and late heroics.
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Goaltenders shine as NHL rights deliver shutouts and pitchers roll
Four goalies earned shutouts in the NHL with Gilles Gilbert stopping 29 shots as Boston beat Detroit 5-2. Villemure’s Rangers blanked the Seals 10-0, Crozier’s Sabres shut out the Flames 4-0, and Inness’s Penguins defeated the Capitals 6-0. Plus bowling seniors share high scores as Rosie Caruso posts a 636 series and Bob Perkins hits 642 in late mixed league action.
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Squires Rally Wins ABA Thriller on Vaughn Buzzer Beater
Virginia coach Al Bianchi celebrated as Squires erased a 108-103 deficit with 15 seconds left. George Irvine scored 29 and David Vaughn banked in a game winner with one second left for a 109-108 victory over the Memphis Sounds. Other ABA results featured Kentucky over Indiana 116-103 and Denver 114-91 over Utah. Rick Mount led Memphis with 32 points.
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College Football Rankings Preview and Rivalry Showdowns Next Week
The Associated Press outlines key near term games as No. 1 Oklahoma may clinch the Big Eight by beating Nebraska while No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Ohio State meet in a Big Ten Rose Bowl preview. UCLA and USC clash for Pasadena, Yale faces Harvard, and BYU eyes the Fiesta Bowl with Utah. Regular-season caps with major rivalries and three-day TV slate. Oklahoma and Ohio State state strong, Notre Dame and Nebraska win big. Florida stumbles against Kentucky. Georgia Tech and Tennessee in late-season clashes.
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