Vanderbilt Rover Paul Brogdon shines in 24 7 win over Chattanooga
Decatur freshman Paul Brogdon carried 21 times for 101 yards against Chattanooga as Vanderbilt beat the Moccasins. Coach Bill Pace praised his power and speed, noting Brogdon replaced injured Steve Burger and formed a strong tandem with Burger as the Commodores prepare to face Mississippi State.
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Billy Mitchell
Paul Brogdon
Decatur
Vanderbilt
Chattanooga
Commodores
Bill Pace
Brogdon
Steve Burger
Paul
Pace
Burger
Vandy
UCLA Upsets Nebraska as USC Rolls Past Arkansas
UCLA shocks top ranked Nebraska 20 17 while USC hammering Arkansas 31 10 highlight a dramatic Pac 8 opening weekend. Colorado Cal Washington Tennessee Florida State and others won their debuts as Devaney credits UCLA for a strong showing after Nebraskas 23 game win streak ends.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Pac-8
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Nebraska
Southern California
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
West Coast
California
Alabama
Duke
Washington
Pacific
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Florida State
Pitt
Bob Devaney
Nastase Wins Open Tennis Championship Title at Forest Hills
Ilie Nastase, seeded fourth, defeats Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 in a dramatic final to claim the 1972 Open Championship on grass. The Romanian adds the U S Open title to his Wimbledon runner up finish and Eastern Grass Court crown as Billie Jean King also seals the women's title over Kerry Melville. Françoise Durr and Betty Stove win the women’s doubles 6-3 1-6 6-3 over Margaret Court and Virginia Wade.
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Billie Jean King
Australia
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College Football Roundup Highlights and Big Wins
The report notes Efren Herrera's 30 yard field goal for a late Nebraska win as David Humm's shaky day mirrors other offenses. Southern Cal drubs Arkansas with Rae 269 passing yards and Wood stifling Ferguson. Colorado edges California behind Ed Sheen interception return and Charlie Davis 151 rushing yards. Alabama pulls away from Duke after a 14 12 halftime edge with Paul Spivey and Davis Lee scoring key TDs.
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Nebraska
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Humm
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Rod McNeill
Richard
California
Steve Bartkowski
Colorado
Ed Sheen
Buffs
Charlie Davis
Terry Davis
Steve Bisceglia
Wilbur Jackson
Alabama
Duke
Paul Spivey
Tide
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Pacers Sign Ex Notre Dame All American Bob Arozen
The Indiana Pacers announce the signing of Bob Arozen a former Notre Dame All American who played one season with the Cincinnati Royals in the NBA and one with the New York Nets in the ABA since his 1969 graduation.
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American Basketball Association
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Cincinnati Royals
NBA
New York Nets
ABA
Roiled Americans edge near Olympic controversy
Munich reports the United States men’s basketball team losing the gold bid to the Soviet Union 51-50 after a disputed game. The IOC review followed a protest as USA athletes faced sanctions for decorum breaches and later medal counts had the Soviets leading with 99 overall.
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Associated Press
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United States
Kevin Joyce
Soviet Union
International Olympic Committee
U.S
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America
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Robert Taylor
Gerald Tinker
Eddie Hart
Frank Shorter
Yale
Rick DeMont
Vince Matthews
Wayne Collett
Demont
San Rafael
Calif
East Germany
Illinois State
Doug Collins
Russia
Hank Iba
R. William Jones
International Amateur Basketball Feder
Red Sox sweep doubleheader to widen East lead
Boston beats Cleveland 5-1 in 12 innings and 2-0 to extend their AL East edge to 1 1/2 games over Baltimore. Eddie Kasko lauds pitching and hitting balance as Carlton Fisk hits his 20th homer and John Curtis earns his 10th win. Baltimore and Oakland also win to tighten pennant races.
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Bert Rosenthal
Associated Press
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Boston Red Sox
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Milwaukee
Jim Palmer
New York Yankees
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Tigers
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Chicago
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California
Kansas City
Minnesota
Carlton Fisk
Jack Brohamer
Luis Aparicio
John Curtis
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