Rams Face Packers in Critical Showdown at Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Rams must win their final two games to stay in the NFL playoff chase. They host Green Bay at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday with a sellout crowd expected, then would meet Baltimore in the season finale. The Packers lead the Central, while LA trails in the Coastal Division.
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Gators and Hurricanes Clash In Final Regular White-Hot Showdown
Miami coach Charlie Tate aims to upset Florida and deny Larry Rentz the passing edge in a high stakes televised clash. Florida relies on star backs and receivers while Miami counters with a stout defense led by Ted Hendricks and a power running game. Both teams enter with 6-3 records and bowl implications as Tate seeks payoff for past snubs and Graves guards the Gators’ momentum.
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Auburn Visits Wake Forest In risky road start
Auburn, winless in two games, travels to Winston-Salem to face Wake Forest. Tom Perry leads scoring after a 20 point effort in a 73-70 loss to The Citadel. Coach Bill Lynn notes inexperience and contemplates starting lineups as Auburn eyes upcoming games.
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Majors Named Football Coach At Iowa State
Iowa State University announced the appointment of Johnny Majors as head football coach for five years at 21000 per year. Majors, 32, comes from Arkansas where he was an assistant coach and will also join as an assistant professor of physical education.
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Calhoun Hosts Gadsden War Hawks Face Gadsden State
Calhoun Junior College hosts Gadsden State Junior College tonight at Decatur High Gym for a 7 p.m. matchup. Calhoun, 2-4 on the season, seeks a win to rebound from a tough loss to Jefferson State, with admission of 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for students.
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East Tennessee State Bid Is Sidelined by SC Expansion Policy
East Tennessee State's bid for Southern Conference membership was sidelined as the league formed a committee to set an expansion policy. No applications will be considered until the policy is approved.
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Eagles Ownership Swap Rumors Surface Amid Sale Talk
Reports cite Philadelphia Eagles owner Wolman as negotiating a wash sale to Norman Raab, with two versions including full sale or minority stake. Joe King denies any sale while Raab and lawyer Foreman offer conflicting remarks as NFL officials note changes require 13 club approvals.
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Athens Bears fall to Georgia Southern in Carson-Newman Tourney
Athens College Bear basketball team lost 76 to 70 to Georgia Southern in the Carson-Newman Invitational. Jim Carmichael led Georgia Southern with 23 points while Charles Barnett topped Athens with 18. The Bears shot 37 percent and grabbed 58 rebounds to Southern's 45.
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Bama Southern Miss Basketball Game Delayed to Wednesday
Alabama coach Hayden Riley announced the Alabama versus Southern Mississippi game scheduled for Monday night will move to Wednesday due to Foster Auditorium date conflicts. The 15,000 seat Memorial Coliseum is not yet ready, and a prior three day musical program was set for the old auditorium December 10 to 12. Riley cannot say when the Crimson Tide will move into the new arena, possibly after January 1.
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Bills Pats AFE Also Rans To Play Today
Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills meet at Fenway Park in a late season AFL game with both teams out of the divisional race. Don Trull starts at quarterback for New England while Jack Kemp leads Buffalo. Other AFL games include Kansas City at Oakland Houston at San Diego and Miami at Denver.
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Crimson Tide hosts Duke in tough power test
Alabama, coming off a 92 to 70 win over Virginia Tech, meets 2-0 Duke at Foster Auditorium. Tipoff 8 p.m. Duke, led by Nordholz and others, seeks to overpower Tide after Michigan and VPI showings. Deppe and Jones add rebounding fire as starting five remains.
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Namath Struggles With Fever Before Key Jets Game
New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath was sent home with a 101 degree fever after a 90 minute workout to ease concerns about his bruised right thumb. Running back Bill Mathis also had a fever, 100 degrees, with no definite diagnosis yet. The team hoped for a quick 24 hour virus and Namath aimed to play Sunday against Kansas City.
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County Rips By Lakeside In Morgan Co Basketball
Morgan County Training School defeated Lakeside 85 to 67 Friday night. Issack Stallworth led with 36 points, supported by Mike Garner 19 and Billy Jones 18. Calvin Wilson led Lakeside with 18, followed by Eddie Marshall 10 and Louis Davis 10.
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Wininger Rites Set in Guthrie Oklahoma
Funeral services for Francis Bo Wininger a pro golfer who died Thursday from stroke complications will be held at 2 p m Monday at the First Methodist Church of Guthrie He was 45
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