Raiders and Vikings open 1977 with wins and losses
The Raiders crushed the Chargers 24-0 as Ken Stabler threw two TD passes and the defense dominated. The Vikings fell to the Cowboys 16-10 in overtime, continuing a home playoff loss streak. Other results include Falcons over Rams 17-6 and Browns 13, Bengals 3.
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Associated Press
Oakland Raiders
Minnesota Vikings
Raiders
San Diego
Ken Stabler
Chargers
Vikings
Roger Staubach
Dallas Cowboys
NFL
Atlanta Falcons
Leeman Bennett
Joe Namath
Los Angeles Rams
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati
Bengals
Riverfront Stadium
New York Giants
Jerry Golsteyn
Washington Redskins
Tampa Bay
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Bucs
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Seahawks
Baltimore
Chicago
Detroit
New England
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Miami
Buffalo
Green Bay
New Orleans
Denver
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Houston
New York Jets
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
John Madden
Lester Hayes
Randy McClanahan
Stabler
Cliff Branch
Jeff Barnes
Johnny Rodgers
Dave Casper
Cowboys
Tom Landry
Minnesota
Dallas
Preston Pearson
Falcons
Rams
Namath
Harold Jackson
Atlanta
Yankees Clinch Weekend Win Amid Tight A L East Race
The Yankees topped Detroit 6-5 as New York extended their lead in the AL East while Boston and Baltimore traded blows in a tight race. Boston beat Baltimore 10-4 to stay within two games of the Yankees as New York held a 3 4 game edge.
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New England
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Giants
Redskins
Washington
Billy Kilmer
New York
Golsteyn
Gary Shirk
Joe Danelo
Eagles
Bucs
Ron Jaworski
Tom Sullivan
Keith Krepfle
Tampa Bay
Randy Hedberg
Colts
Seahawks
Don McCauley
Associated Press
Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
Yankees
Don Zimmer
Red Sox
Orioles
Zimmer
Earl Weaver
Toronto
Cleveland
Kansas City
Ted Cox
Pawtucket
Cox
Tigers
Dave Kingman
Reggie Jackson
Wth
Ron Guidry
Sparky Lyle
Owner Generation Gap In 49er-Steeler Tilt
AP reports a meeting of generation gaps as Edward DeBartolo Jr. leads the 49ers against Art Rooney and the Steelers on national TV. DeBartolo, 31, aims to transform the 49ers into Super Bowl contenders while Rooney, 77, rebuilds a championship Steelers defense with stars like Lambert and Blount returning.
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Pittsburgh
Edward J. DeBartolo Jr
Art Rooney
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49Ers
49Ers
DeBartolo
Youngstown
Ohio
Notre Dame
Steeler
Rocky Bleier
Ken Meyer
Joe Thomas
Rooney
Pittsburgh Steeler
Steelers
Jack Lambert
Mel Blount
Ryder Cup Future Open To Debate
United States wins its 18th Ryder Cup beating a combined British Irish team. After the victory voices urge reforms to attract interest, with Tom Watson proposing European tour points plus inclusion of players like Ballesteros and Garrido. Dave Hill supports bringing in Europeans to revitalize the event.
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Blackpool
England
United States
U.S
Tom Watson
Severiano Ballesteros
Antonio Garrido
Watson
Dave Hill
Courageous Wins Americas Cup in Newport Celebration
Ted Turner captains Courageous to a 2 minute 25 second victory over Australia securing the Cup for the United States. The win marks the 23rd defense of the 126 year old trophy as crowds greet the yacht in Newport Harbor with champagne and cheers. Turner and crew celebrate with wife and supporters after a victory lap.
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R.I
Atlanta Braves
Ted Turner
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Ted
Newport Harbor
United States
College Powerhouses Feel Early Punches
A roundup of college football upsets and big performances: Notre Dame and Alabama stumble while Mississippi State Florida and others surge. Michigan and Southern Cal survive scares as Oklahoma Ohio State Texas A M Texas Tech and Colorado dominate or rally. Nebraska and Nebraska beat Alabama in a high yardage clash as Penn State strengthens at the top independent rankings.
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Dallas
Miami
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Alabama
Oklahoma
Sugar
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Florida
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Pitt
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Rob Hertel
Randy Simmrin
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Minnesota
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Rick Leach
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Charles White
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James Storey
Bobby Garner
Tim Elis
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Richard Berns
Bama
Randy Garcia
Berns
Dean Blevins
Steve Rhodes
Jay Jimerson
Ron Springs
Rod Gerald
David Walker
Rodney Allison
Red Raiders
Chuck Fusina
Joe Paterno
Dave Riley
Cedric Thomas
Jeff Knapple
Ben Cowins
Terry Miller
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Lou Holtz
Elliott Walker
W&m
Earl Campbell
Chris Collinsworth
Derrick Gaffney
SEC
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Clint Hardie
John Mayberry
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Ken Henderson
Mike Hargrove
Dave
Gary Jobson
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