Playboy Foresees UNC Top College Basketball in Mount's Picks
Anson Mount launches Playboy’s college basketball forecast with UNC led by Dean Smith as coach of the year contender. The issue spots UNC as national favorite with Kentucky second and Wake Forest and Clemson also rated, while Duke and NC State face mixed prospects.
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Kentucky
Clemson
Duke
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Charlotte
Mike O’koren
Foster Tops NL All Star Voting Led by George Foster
Cincinnati slugger George Foster led the National League All Star voting with 418 AP votes after a 52 homer 149 RBI season. Reds teammates Joe Morgan and Tom Seaver also earned spots, sharing a strong Reds presence on the NL roster announced by the AP.
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Rennie Stennett
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Tom Seaver
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Mike Schmidt
Garry Templeton
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Schmidt
Ron Cey
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Baseball All-Star voting details from the 1977 NL and AL selections
The article lists NL outfield voting with Greg Luzinski and Dave Parker, and pitchers Steve Carlton, Tommy John, and John Candelaria as top vote getters. It notes Johnny Bench and Ted Simmons trading the catching spot in the NL. For the AL, Rod Carew, Willie Randolph, Rick Burleson, George Brett, and others are named along with Jim Palmer and Frank Tanana as pitchers.
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Red Sox Brings Down Front Office at Fenway Park
Boston AP reports the Red Sox fire three top executives including General Manager Dick O Connell as Haywood Sullivan becomes the new GM and 11 limited partners prepare to buy the team from the Yawkey estate with Edward LeRoux to join the deal.
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Buddy) LeRoux
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Yawkey Estate
Haden Shines as Rams Crush Vikings 35-3 in Coliseum
Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings 35-3 behind Pat Haden's 24th birthday road show at Los Angeles Coliseum. Joe Namath, Namath veteran, watched as Haden connected with Charlie Young and Harold Jackson for two TDs and Wendell Tyler added a 44 yard score as the Rams claim top quarterback duel in a decisive win.
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Pat Haden
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New Orleans
Minnesota
New York Jets
Charlie Young
Harold Jackson
Dennis Harrah
Wendell Tyler
Chuck Knox
Cauthen Becomes First $5 Million Jockey in a Year
AP reports 17 year old Steve Cauthen rose from 93 pounds to jockey status since last November. He rode Rare Joel to win the Aqueduct race, boosting his 1977 earnings to $5,004,312, a record for a single year. Agent Lenny Goodman noted the rider’s approximate 10 percent take.
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Lenny Goodman
It Happened It Happened Los Angeles Stuns With Run and Pass
In a skid marked by LA scoring drives, Septien kicks seal putaways as Young, Cox, and McCutcheon connect on runs and passes. Tarkenton’s Minnesota offense shows passing stats while Rashad and Miller contribute receiving yardage amid a defensive battle.
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McCutcheon
Cappellett
Tyler
Phillips
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Tarkenton
Haden
Rashad
Miller
Les Nelson
HH. Jackson
Longhorns Rise to No 1 in AP Poll After SMU Win
Texas and Clemson surge in a near unanimous AP ranking as Michigan drops after a defeat. Alabama Ohio State Oklahoma and Notre Dame also rise while Michigan falls from first to sixth and Clemson lands in the Top Twenty.
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