Howard Cosell and the limits of announcerless football
The piece reviews NBC's experiment with announcerless football led by Don Ohlmeyer. It argues the 21st century Big Eye lacks peripheral vision to follow 22 players across a 100 yard field and that silence cannot match the thrill of a human voice calling plays. It praises British sports telecasts for tighter on‑court and on‑ring storytelling and notes announcers’ overbearing presence can overwhelm the game.
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Big Eye
Ol’ Cyclops
Howard
NBC
Don Ohlmeyer
Miami
Dolphins
New York Jets
Ohlmeyer
Redskins finish season strong with 31 7 win over Cardinals
Washington dominated St. Louis with Joe Theismann tossing three touchdowns and Bobby Hammonds gaining 135 rushing yards. The Redskins clinched top pass defense, totaling 2,171 yards allowed, as the Cardinals managed only 80 passing yards and two quarterbacks threw six completions on 26 attempts.
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Paul Lebar
ST. Louis
Joe Theismann
Washington Redskins
Washington
St. Louis Cardinals
Theismann
Clarence Harmon
Redskins
Art Monk
Ken Greene
Carl
Allen
Harmon
Mike Moseley
Monk
Jim Hart
Hart
Pat Tilley
Joe Lavender
Dan Dierdorf
Colts fans fade as Chiefs defeat in Baltimore
Baltimore crowds dwindled to 16 941 for a 38 28 loss to Kansas City ending the Colts third straight losing season at 7 9. Bert Jones led a second half rally but KC quarterback Bill Kenney threw for 316 yards as Marv Levy praised his heady performance and the Chiefs snapped a see saw game.
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Gordon Beard
Baltimore
Colts
Kansas City Chiefs
NFL
Atlanta
Memorial Stadium
Kansas City
Chiefs
Bert Jones
Jones
Bill Kenney
James Hadnot
Kenney
J.T. Smith
Smith
Bob Grupp
Marshall
Marv Levy
Fuller
Levy
Mike Livingston
Washington
Marv
Kareem reaches 25006 points in Lakers win over Spurs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores a season high 42 points to reach 25,006 career NBA points, joining Wilt Chamberlain Oscar Robertson John Havlicek and Jerry West in the 25k club as the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 135-122. Bucks roll past Rockets 123-91 with Bob Lanier sidelined. Clippers top Pistons 117-97 as Freeman Williams leads with 28.
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Mike Harris
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lew Alcindor
New York
Power Memorial High School
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Lakers
San Antonio Spurs
Houston
San Diego
Detroit
Phoenix
Portland
Abdul-Jabbar
Earvin
Johnson
Jabbar
Wilt Chamberlain
Oscar Robertson
John Havlicek
Jerry West
Bucks
Rockets
Bob Lanier
Chicago
Moses Malone
Bob
Moses
Sidney Moncrief
Clippers
Pistons
Freeman Williams
Michael Brooks
Bill Hubbard
Wayne Robinson
Garden High wrestlers post 2-1 at Junction City
Garden City High School wrestlers finish 2-1 at Junction City triple dual, with Kevin Butler debuting at 119 pounds and Mark Collins stepping up to varsity at 132. Glenn Campbell adds two wins at 155, Mark Bigler unbeaten at 11-0, Doug Keller 10-2, Angelo Cornejo 9-3, and Bob Arellano contributing as junior varsity improves depth. Team record moves to 6-3 as holidays approach.
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Junction City
Garden City High School
Barry Huitema
Kevin Butler
Kevin
Huitema
Mark Collins
Steve Hance
Central
Glenn Campbell
Glenn
Rick Jones
Mark Bigler
Mark
Doug Keller
Bigler
Bob Arrelano
Arellano
Bob
Scott City
Sublette
Garden City
Wrestling results from Garden City meet versus Augusta
Angelo Cornejo defeated Starnes 4-2 and Glenn Campbell beat Hewitt 6-2 for Garden City. Other bouts included Keller winning by forfeit, Butler over McClintock 11-3, Hance 15-0 over White, Collins 3:15 pin over Perez, DeBey forfeit win, Parker 47 for Jay Patterson, Dowell pinned by Case 1:14, and GC forfeiting several weights with mixed results against Augusta.
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Angelo Corneju
Starnes
Doug Keller
Kevin Butler
McClintock
Steve Hance
White
Mark Collins
Perez
Greg DeBey
Phil Cramer
Glenn Campbell
Hewitt
Jay Patterson
Parker
Gary Dowell
Case
Bigler
Jack
Cornejo
Eastham
Keller
Powers
Butler
Jones
Hance
Moore
Collins
Benton
DeBey
Sears
Cramer
Campbell
McBee
Patterson
Barber
Miller
HWT
Dowell
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Robert Irsay
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