Oklahoma Still Second as USC Holds Top Spot in Coaches Poll
USC leads the UPI board of coaches with 20 first place votes and 332 points after a 55-20 win over Illinois. Oklahoma remains No 2 with 12 first place votes despite big early wins over Utah State and Oregon. Nebraska gains little after a 77-7 win over Army, while Tennessee slips in the rankings after a 45-6 victory over Wake Forest. Arizona State drops from the top 10 despite a 56-14 win over Kansas State. Notre Dame enters the top 10 after a 37-0 season opener over Northwestern.
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Chiefs clutch win over Saints proves champions in making
Hank Stram praised his Kansas City team after a 20-17 victory over New Orleans. Len Dawson rallied the Chiefs with two scoring passes as three Chiefs fumbles by the Saints led to scores, with Doug Wyatt’s fumble return tying the game at 10-10 before Dawson hit Otis Taylor for the decisive score.
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Petty Extends Winston Cup Lead After Old Dominion 500 Win
Richard Petty widened his NASCAR Winston Cup lead to 155.9 points over Bobby Allison after winning the Old Dominion 500 in Daytona Beach. Allison finished second and James Hylton sits third. Petty tops the Winston Cup third leg standings with 1,347.5 points while Hylton and Allison follow. Allison leads money with 215,150 dollars, Petty 178,080, and Pearson 125,490.
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Nolan Ryan Clinches 300th Strikeout Season
Nolan Ryan of the Angels fanned 12 to reach 302 and become the sixth AL pitcher with 300 or more strikeouts, boosting his season total as California edged Texas 2-1. The win was his 18th. he must win two more starts to reach 20 victories.
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American League Race Resumes With Key Series
The AL East battle continues as New York and Detroit start a two game set in Detroit while Boston hosts Milwaukee. Boston leads by one game with six road games to finish, Detroit at home for eight, and Baltimore and New York chasing with varying remaining schedules. Oakland remains 32 games clear in the West as golf’s PGA list reshuffles after Grier Jones wins $20,000 in the Robinson Fall Classic.
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Cuero sports wrap features golf invitational and prep football notes
Cuero attendees joined at Brenham golf tourney with Helen Fetters winning low gross and Grace Gips low net in the championship flight. Local football talk notes Cuero gobblers strong, Edna Friday game ahead, and district scores show Cuero 99 27 Falls City 98 7 Goliad 92 6 Edna 37 7 Hallettsville 78 23 Mathis 145 8.
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South African Boxer Archer Hurt After KO in Melbourne Bout
South African boxer Joey Archer remained in serious condition after a late knockout by Michael Karpaney in Melbourne. Archer was knocked to the canvas early in the tenth round and carried from the ring on a stretcher to hospital after the head blows.
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Wasp Egg Produces 24 Males or 16 Females
A single egg laid by a parasitic wasp yields offspring that develop into either 24 males or 16 females, illustrating a straightforward sex-determination outcome in this species.
Whitetail Deer Dominates North American Big Game
The whitetail deer stands as the most hunted big game species across North America, reflecting widespread pursuit by hunters and its widespread distribution in forests and rural regions.
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