Wake Forest Drops Quick To Wake Forests Irrelevance
Wake Forest becomes the first ACC team to fall in week three as Miami Hurricanes dominate Groves Stadium 29-10. UNC and Duke win to push their seasons to three victories while NC State struggles after a 24-6 loss to South Carolina. Fran Curci praises Miami’s rushing and passing as Wake Forest’s offense stalls.
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Wake Forest Improv Shows Focused Defense Against Russell
AC Curci praised holding Russell while Wake Forest prepares for an away game at Maryland. Miami faced a rough start against the veer, but tackled aggressively as coach Curoi noted. Maryland’s Al Neville connected on aerial plays with Dan Bungeri as a key target, while UNC’s Rusty Culbreth often disrupted passes. Bill Dooley defended Culbreth and evaluated UNC’s pass defense, anticipating future tests. Dick Christy award chatter fades as NC State’s Mike Stultz leads with 21 rushing yards and two punt returns for 57 yards.
Duke Falls 28-0 as Mullins Puts On Return Show
Duke could not contain Virginia returner Gerard Mullins who totaled 136 yards on four kickoffs. Kent Merritt's returns dominated Duke’s kicking game while Duke’s coverage and special teams drew criticism from coach Mike McGee and Frank Weedon. Steve Jones punted well with six kicks for 355 yards.
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Isaac Wins Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville in Record Pace
In Martinsville Virginia Bobby Isaac won the 16th Old Dominion 500, driving a Dodge, leading 445 of 500 laps at an average speed of 73.681 mph despite four cautions. Richard Petty had slowed late, and Bobby Allison briefly led before Isaac extended his advantage.
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Drivers Yell Foul Again at Martinsville Race
Bobby Isaac led 445 of 500 laps to win the Old Dominion race at Martinsville Speedway as Ford teams protested NASCAR rule changes that limit carburetor bore and favor Chrysler engines. Ralph Moody and Donnie Allison criticized the sleeve rules affecting competitiveness and warned about Charlotte entry for the National 500.
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Home In NFL Not So Sweet Home
NFL results show upsets as nine home teams lost including Baltimore and Minnesota. Cleveland beat Baltimore 14-13 while Chicago’s Kent Nix rallied the Bears past the Vikings 20-17. Other visitors won: Dallas over Philadelphia 42-7, Washington over New York 30-3, Miami over Buffalo 29-14, Kansas City over Houston 20-16, Detroit over New England 34-7, San Francisco over New Orleans 38-20, Oakland over San Diego 34-0, and Los Angeles tied Atlanta 20-20. Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 21-10 and Green Bay beat Denver 34-13 at home. Jets vs Cardinals in St Louis night game.
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Wobbly Giants Cling To Lead
The San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-5 to maintain a one game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West amid injuries to Willie McCovey and Dick Dietz. Dietz belted a grand slam and drove in five runs while enduring a bandaged head, and manager Charlie Fox noted the regular lineup had not been together much this season.
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Local Fighters Score In Meet At High Point Club
The New Carolina Boxing Club of High Point defeated Seagrove 3 to 6 in a Saturday night bout card. Winners included Mike Jones over John Spivey, David Ducan over Barry Barnes, and Pete Porterfield over Wayne Bunting.
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