Big Shootout looming as Texas faces Arkansas in Austin
Texas and Arkansas meet in Memorial Stadium with 6-1 SWC records and a 29 game Texas win streak. injuries cloud plans as Bill Burnett cards a possible return, Worster and Phillips recover from knocks, while concerns over Reed and Atessis linger. Notre Dame’s loss sits alongside TCU, SMU, and Rice in SWC chatter. Reed, Burnett, Worster, and Taylor shape final conference outcomes and coach futures.
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Michael. A. Lutz
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UCLA Again Rates Tops in Cage Polls
UCLA remains the No. 1 team as the AP presea son poll names the Bruins as the top pick for a fifth straight NCAA title attempt. Coach John Wooden notes the praise, while warning players that real strength will show only after games begin. UCLA opens against Baylor Friday in Los Angeles.
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Duck Calling Champion Wins World Championship Trophy
Eddie Holt, 21, of Little Rock captured the Champion of Champions trophy at the World Championship Duck Calling contest in Stuttgart. Holt, a banker, became the second three-time world champion in 45 years. Jon Mark Erstine, 14, of Stuttgart finished second and won the state title.
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Irish Struck by Lightning Again in Classic Notre Dame Upset
Southern California overwhelmed Notre Dame 41-14 in rain soaked Los Angeles. The Trojans built a 21-7 first-quarter lead, forced five turnovers, and rode Sam Dickerson’s 45 yard catch and Clarence Davis runs. Notre Dame, missing its top rush unit, struggled with 31 rushing yards asUSC dominated the scoreboard and altered bowl implications across the season finale.
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Associated Press
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College Football Scores From Saturday AP Report
Fast Boston College routed Holy Cross 54 to 0 while Navy beat Army 11 to 7. Marshall of the day included Alabama’s 33 point win over Auburn and Tennessee’s 24 to 6 victory, with many games across the nation.
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Tarkenton Leads Giants To 27 24 Victory Over Washington
Tarkenton and the Giants mount a third down driven assault to beat Washington 27 24. The victory keeps New York in the NFC East race while St Louis and Los Angeles also win in a day of tight NFL standings.
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Watch Fob Churchill Downs Winner
Dust Commander attended the closing day at Churchill Downs as a 5-year-old upset the Clare Handicap field of eight, winning by a length over Spud. Watch Fob, owned by C.Y. Whitney and ridden by Danny Garry ran 144 miles in 1 51 1 5, paying 318.80 to win. Hobeau Farm's Never Bow won the Stuyvesant in 1:35 4 5 for a 14. length margin over Gleaming Tight in the $60,700 event.
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Henderson State players named to 1970 AM-AIC team
All four Henderson State players earned spots on the AM-AIC squad led by Sian Parris a defensive back for the fourth straight year. Also named were Ron Braddock from Callahan Florida co captain with Parris Danny Howard from Dierks a defensive end and Tom Hogan of Wheeling West Virginia at offensive tackle.
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AIC Names Conference All Stars
Four college football players were unanimous selections for the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference all conference team by league coaches. Quachita Baptist's Johnny Baker Harding's Ronnie Peacock Paul McGinnis of State College of Arkansas and Ronnie Coble of Ouachita earned spots with Baker setting a rushing record 1614 yards and leading in total offense and points. Peacock caught 62 passes for 851 yards and eight touchdowns. The roster lists multiple players across offense and defense from Ouachita Henderson Ark Tech Harding and SCA with Baker and McGinnis highlighted. A separate brief notes UCLA's basketball champions defeated UCLA Fresh 98 59 before 8412 fans.
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Southern State
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Wayne Smith
A&m
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Roy Eoff
Stan Parris
Milwaukee and Chicago Lead as ABA Results Stir
Western Conference standings show Milwaukee 18 3 and Detroit 16 10 amid tight splits. Weekend ABA results include Milwaukee 124 Portland 41 and Seattle 130 Atlanta 107, with East Division races tightening as Kentucky and Virginia split in a high scoring week.
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Goalby Wins Heritage Golf Classic At Harbour Town
Bob Goalby fired a final round 66 to win the Heritage Golf Classic with a 72 hole total of 280, tying for his 10th tour victory. Lanny Wadkins, 20, amateur champion from Wake Forest, finished second at 284 after a final 68 but a double bogey on 11 ended his bid.
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Associated Press
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Elgin Baylor to Undergo Achilles Surgery
Los Angeles Lakers captain Elgin Baylor a longtime NBA All star at age 36 will undergo Achilles tendon surgery on Tuesday after tearing the tendon Friday night against Atlanta. He vows the procedure is not the end of his career and expects to return for the playoffs.
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