NFL players approve 1.6 billion dollar CBA in labor peace
NFL players overwhelmingly ratified a new 1.6 billion dollar collective bargaining agreement with 26 of 28 teams voting. The decision ends a 57 day strike and avoids disruption to the season though a separate memo of understanding remains unresolved. Ed Garvey hailed the ratification while management warned the agreement must be mirrored by owners.
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Ira Rosenfeld
Washington
National Football League
Ed Garvey
National Football League Players Association
Associated Press
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San Francisco 49Ers
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
Dallas Cowboys
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Houston Oilers
Atlanta Falcons
Baltimore Colts
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
Miami Dolphins
NFL
Jack Donlan
Garvey
National Labor Relations Board
League
Confusion at baseball’s 81st annual meeting in Hawaii
The week-long meetings produce little action as Orioles GM Hank Peters and Yankees owner George Steinbrenner exchange conflicting statements over free agent Steve Kemp. Reports say Kemp may sign with the Yankees for 5.5 million over five years, while Cubs and Garvey intrigue surround Steve Garvey and Floyd Banister remains unsigned amid multiple front runners including the Padres Cardinals Royals and Phillies.
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Honolulu
New York Yankees
Hank Peters
Baltimore Orioles
Yankees
George Steinbrenner
Steve Kemp
Chicago White Sox
Dick Moss
Orioles
Peters
Edward Bennett Williams
Baltimore
Steinbrenner
Kemp
Clyde King
King
Peters-Steinbrenner- King
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Steve Garvey
Dallas Green
Cubs
Green
Garvey
Los Angeles Dodger
San Diego Padres
California
Ballard Smith
Padres
Jerry Kapstein
Moffet to replace Miller as MLB Players Assn chief
Kenneth Moffett, a deputy director of the Federal Conciliation and Mediation Service, was unanimously elected executive director of the Major League Players Association to succeed Marvin Miller. Moffett will take over on New Year’s Day after Miller’s 16 seasons guiding landmark contract changes including the free agent concept.
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Hawaii
Major League Players Association
Kenneth Moffett
Marvin Miller Moffett
Federal Conciliation and Mediation Service
Miller
Jets Linebacker Blinka Suspended Over Flagrant Hit
Jets linebacker Stan Blinka received a one game suspension and pay loss after a flagrant forearm hit on John Jefferson during the Nov 28 Jets win at Shea Stadium. Lions returner Leonard Thompson was fined 1000 for a similar foul on Leon Bright in Detroit's Thanksgiving win at the Pontiac Silverdome. Both players left the game with Bright taken off on a stretcher. Blinka may appeal and will miss Sundays game vs Tampa Bay pending decision.
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NEW York
Stan Blinka
New York Jets
Blinka
National Football League
Pete Rozelle
Leonard Thompson
Detroit Lions
Rozelle
Jets
Tampa Bay
Green Bay
John Jefferson
Shea Stadium
Thompson
Detroit
Leon Bright
New York Giants
Bright
Giants
Pontiac Silverdome
Jefferson
Jim Kensil
Buster Men Host Panhandle State JV Thursday Night
Garden City Community College plans to host Panhandle State University's Junior Varsity at 8 p.m. in the College Gym. GCCC enters the game with an 8-2 record. A recent game with Trinidad was postponed due to weather.
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Garden City Community College
Panhandle State University
Busters
GCCC
Trinidad
Smith seeks Lombardi Award glory and heart of kids
Arkansas defensive end Billy Ray Smith aims to win the Lombardi Award tonight and then back to Houston for the Bluebonnet Bowl. He says his bigger goal is to emulate the heart shown by chemotherapy and dialysis patients he has met, as finalists Rimington Maxwell and Achica also contend.
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Houston
Arkansas
Billy Ray Smith
Razorbacks
Florida
Associated Press
Smith
Cancer Research
American Cancer Society
Nebraska
Dave Rimington
Arizona State
Vernon Maxwell
Southern California
George Achica
Turner Bets Big on Georgetown Virginia Clash Telecast
Turner Broadcasting’s Capital Centre game between Ralph Sampson and Patrick Ewing moves from cable to wide syndication on over 100 stations. The match, airing at 8 p.m. EST with Red Auerbach in the pregame, features Skip Caray as the play by play and Abe Lemons as color.
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Ted Turner
Turner’ Broadcasting System
CBS
Katz Sports
Capital Centre
Ralph Sampson
Patrick Ewing
Turner
Atlanta
Russ Potts
Virginia
Georgetown
TBS
Sampson
Ewing
Lew Alcindor
Elvin Hayes
Sampson-Ewing
NBC
St. John’s
Madison Square Garden
Red Auerbach
Skip Caray
University of Texas
Abe Lemons
Colorado State's disputed shot vs Colorado ends close loss
Colorado led 57-55 in Fort Collins before Ray Lego's late shot was ruled fouled and not counted. The Rams missed two chances in the final seconds, while Colorado built an 11 point first half lead. Rob Gonzalez and Billy Houston led Colorado with 15 points each. Oklahoma, Iowa State, Nebraska, Missouri, and Illinois also won non conference games.
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Kansas City
Buffaloes
Rams
Rob Gonzalez
Billy Houston
Colorado
Randy Downs
Oklahoma
Westmont
Calif
Iowa State
Drake
Nebraska
Missouri
Jackson State
Illinois
Kansas State
Chuck Barnett
Sooners
Deliberate Westmont
Norman
Okla
Billy Tubbs
Johnny Orr
Cyclones
Ames
Cyclone
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Jim McNally
Cincinnati
Ternoon
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AP Sports Analysis
CSU
Bulldogs
Ron Harris
Greg Downing
Lehman
Stan Cloudy
Columbia
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