Raiders Defeat Bengals As Stabler Shines In 35 20 Win
Ken Stabler threw four touchdowns and 217 yards passing to lift the Oakland Raiders to a 35-20 victory over Cincinnati at the Oakland Coliseum. Cliff Branch and Fred Biletnikoff each scored, and Oakland extended its winning streak to nine while securing home-field advantage for the playoffs. Cincinnati quarterback Ken Anderson threw 281 yards with three picks as the Bengals fell short in a key AFC Central race update.
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Oakland
Ken Stabler
Oakland Raiders
Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
Stabler
Raiders
Bengals
Steelers
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Houston
Oakland Coliseum
Dave Casper
Cliff Branch
Fred Biletnikoff
Bill Johnson
Ken Anderson
John McDaniel
Oak Park 8th Grade Teams Remain Undefeated
Oak Park Middle School eighth grade boys beat Priceville 46-30 as James Clark scored 23 points and pulled 23 rebounds. The girls won 24-8 led by Florence Birdsong with 10 points. Oak Park boys improve to 5-0 and the girls to 2-0.
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Priceville
Oak Park
James Clark
Barry Devine
Florence Birdsong
NFL Playoff Picture Not Quite As Fuzzy
This summary previews the remaining weekend’s outcomes that decide the Pittsburgh Steelers playoff fate and the broader NFL bracket. It notes potential routes for AFC East central and wild card positions, with Cincinnati Cleveland and Washington St. Louis in the hunt and Baltimore New England leading the AFC. It also outlines the projected first round pairings if usual favorites win, though it cautions that results depend on weekend play.
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Jets
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Colts
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Miami
Detroit
Vikings
Rams
Giants
NFL
Bulls acquire Sheehy in WHA trade from Edmonton
Birmingham replaces wingers by trading Tom Simpson and Gavin Kirk for right wing center Sheehy. The 28-year-old fifth season WHA veteran scored 139 goals and 140 assists, captained the 1972 U S Olympic team, and played for the U S National Team 1968 1971. Simpson had 7 goals 6 assists. Kirk 9 goals 19 assists, ranking second in points after Napier.
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World Hockey Association
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Edmonton Rollers
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Gavin Kirk
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Suteem
Calhoun Holds Off Jeff St. In Tough Conference Game
Calhoun, led by Williamson with 11 points and 12 rebounds, edged Jeff St. to by a 34 percent team shooting mark. St. finishing with 13 points and others adding ten or fewer, while freshman Ernest Thompson and Goodson shared rebounding duties with 17 total. Coach Bob Shuttleworth praised defense and noted offense needs work as Calhoun hosts Lawson St. Thursday at Kelly Gym.
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Pioneers
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War Hawk
Bob Shuttleworth
Lawson St
Kelly Gym
Michigan Beats Vanderbilt Behind Green's 29 Points
Michigan tops winless Vanderbilt 76 to 53 as Rickey Green scores 29 and 20 in the second half to overturn a 10 point halftime edge. Coach Johnny Orr hails the effort while Vanderbilt’s Charles Davis leads scoring with 31 in a losing effort. LSU trio totals 75 in another late win.
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Kent Benson
Indiana
Rickey Green
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Charles Davis
Johnny Orr
Wayne Dobbs
LSU
Jordy Hultberg
Kenny Higgs
Bob Miller
Hulerg
Higgs
Miller
Samford
Tigers
Dolphins defeat Bills 31 to 21 in NFL clash
One year ago today quarterback Don Strock led the Miami Dolphins to a 31-21 victory over the Buffalo Bills. The item also notes other past sports trivia including a high school conference vote and college football commentary.
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Miami Dolphins
Buffalo Bills
Austin High School
Tennessee Valley
Tonight's prep hoops card offers nine city matchups
Nine high school basketball games are set for tonight featuring Athens at Austin Falkville at Brewer Mt Hope at Danville Decatur at West Morgan Hartselle at Moulton East Limestone at Ardmore Tanner at Athens Bible School Elkmont at West Rogersville at Courtland and Hazlewood at Atton.
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Courtland
Hazlewood
Atton
Birmingham Ice Lodge hosts Decatur junior hockey opener
Decatur's 12-year-olds beat Birmingham 43 while the 14-year-olds tied 1-1 at Oxmoor Ice Lodge. Rob Welsh scored three in the younger game and also the scorer for the older squad alongside Eugene Sartor. Next Decatur pairing set for Dec 19 at 8 p.m.
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Birmingham
Decatur
Conagra
Oxmoor Ice Lodge
County teams show growth amid early season tests
County coaches discuss a young squad with one senior starter and double figure scorers, highlighting Jeff Jones with 17 rebounds and Bruce Fitzgerald with 12. They note free throw struggles and leadership gaps from Steve Taylor. Brewer, Falkville, and other area teams post mixed results, aiming for improvement as schedules unfold.
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Steve Taylor
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West Point
Stan Briscoe
Wallace Sanders
Falkville
Blue Devils
Ronnie Lee
Danville
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Decatur
West Morgan
Mt. Hope
Austin
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