UCLA and Houston Lead Top Cage Rankings
UCLA remains first at 8-0 with 36 first place votes and 369 points while Houston 13-0 claims 320 points as the other No. 1 vote. North Carolina rises to third and Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Tennessee, Utah, Oklahoma City, St Bonaventure and New Mexico fill the rest of the Top Ten.
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Associated Press
UCLA
Houston
Bruins
Cougars
Minnesota
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
Brigham Young
St. Bonaventure
Indiana
Dallas
Western Kentucky
SMU
Davidson
Vanderbilt
Boston College
New York
North Carolina
Oregon
Kentucky
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Southern California
Utah State
Utah
Washington State
Columbia
Louisville
St. John’s
Nebraska
Kansas
Temple
St. Francis
Quaker City
New Mexico
Ll-U
Denver
Okla
City
Simpson Stars In Rose Bowl As So Cal Downs Indiana
USC halfback O. J. Simpson scored both touchdowns and gained 128 yards as the Trojans beat Indiana 14 3 in Pasadena to cement the national title claim. Indiana coach John Pont praised Simpson while USC coach John McKay noted the strategy to keep Indiana from keying on him.
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Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
O. J. Simpson
Hoosiers
Indiana
Trojans
Simpson
Trojan
John Pont
O. J
San Francisco
USC
John McKay
Dan Scott
Ron Yary
Dennis Borne
Dave Kornowa
McKay
Scott
Harry Gonso
John Isenbarger
Pont
Southern Cal
Bowling boom as women top men in state records
A 14 year old girl Kathy Miller bowled a 261 at Sports Bowl the best female city score this year while Mrs Connaughton Jack Connaughton’s mother posted a 720 series in Oconomowoc. Local men also shined with Russ Gilson 741 and Charlie Northup 710 in Coulee Leagues. Wisconsin lists 179 teams for the 1968 ABC in Cincinnati with many international entrants.
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Crosse
Kathy Miller
Corney Miller
Kathy
Russ Gilson
la Crosse
Mrs. Connaughton
Marie Mueller
Charlie Northup
Coulee
South Lancs
Lombardi Reported Set to Retire as Coach
AP. Hal Scott alleges Vince Lombardi plans to retire from coaching after this season while remaining Green Bay Packers general manager. Scott says Lombardi will not announce until after the Super Bowl and may name assistant Phil Bengtson as successor.
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Minneapolis
Hal Scott
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
Scott
Lombardi
Phil Bengtson
National Magazine
Minnesota Vikings
National Football League
Ray Scott
Packer
Big Ten Cage Play Opens with Wisconsin Michigan Clash
Indiana and Michigan seek momentum before the Big Ten season opens. Indiana hosts Detroit while Michigan travels to Houston in final preconference games. Iowa visits Northwestern and other matchups pad a hectic Saturday schedule across ten teams. Illinois leads Big Ten nonconference play at 4-5, Minnesota sits 3-7.
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Chicago
Indiana
Michigan
Big Ten
Detroit
Houston
Iowa
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Illinois
Minnesota
Purdue
Ohio State
Illini
Georgia Tech
Texas-El Paso
Loyola of Chicago
Texas
St. Louis
Consin
Don Meredith Plans To Retire From Cowboys
Don Meredith the Cowboys veteran quarterback plans to retire after the 1967 season. The Dallas Times Herald reports Meredith announced the decision to teammates after returning from Green Bay following a 21-17 NFL title game defeat. He will join a Dallas stock brokerage firm.
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Herb Adderly
Dallas
Meredith
Don Dallas
Lance Rentzel
Packers
Rentzei
Tex
Don Meredith
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Times Herald
Times Herald
Green Bay
Cowboys
Steve Perkins
Muskies Face Must Win Bid In Key East Standings
Minnesota the Eastern Division leader at 24-10 meets Dallas as Pittsburgh surges with 13 straight wins to 24-12. GM Ed Holman confirms guard Terry Kunze asked for a trade due to limited playing time amid guard depth.
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Dallas
Minnesota Muskies
Dallas Chaparrals
Pittsburgh Pipers
Muskies
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
New Jersey
Ed Holman
Terry Kunze
University of Minnesota
Duluth
Holman
Kunze
Jim Pollard
Ron Perry
Don Freeman
Irv
American Basketball Association
Western Wisconsin basketball schedule snapshot and matchups
A detailed list of boys basketball games across regional conferences shows Tuesday and Wednesday schedules with both league and non conference pairings. Notable matchups include Cuba City at Platteville Lancaster at Boscobel Mineral Point at Belmont and Viroqua at Fennimore among others.
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Wisconsin
Cuba City
Platteville
Lancaster
Boscobel
Mineral Point
Belmont
Rose Creek
Mabel
Canton
Viroqua
Fennimore
Sparta
la Crosse
Logan
Stevens Point
Wausau
Dairyland
Osseo
Blair Augusta
Whitehall
Alma Center
Cochrane-Fountain City
Independence
Eleva-Strum
Onalaska
Luther
Lewiston
Vacationland
Westfield
Nekoosa
Wautoma
New Lisbon
Royals
Tri-County
North Crawford
Brookwood
Hillsboro
Cashton
Kickapoo
Wonewoc
Weston
de Soto
Reedsburg
Wisconsin Dells
Rose Bowl South Calif Defeats Indiana 14 to 3
College football results show South California 14 over Indiana 3 in the Rose Bowl. Oklahoma edges Tennessee 26 to 24 in the Orange Bowl. Texas A&M beats Alabama 20 to 16 in the Cotton Bowl. LSU defeats Wyoming 20 to 13 in the Sugar Bowl. Penn State and Florida State tie 17 apiece in the Gator Bowl. Texas El Paso 14 over Mississippi in the Sun Bowl. Blue 22 over Gray 16 in the East West All-Star game.
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Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas A & M
Alabama
LSU
Wyoming
Penn St
Florida St
Texas
el Paso
Miss
Blue
Gray
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West
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Florida
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Southern
By Jack Stevenson
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Anderson
Willie Davis
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Chuck Mercein
Donny Anderson
Elijah Pitts
Ben Wilson
Travis Williams
McCormick
Carroll Dale
Dorothy Gilman
Cincinnati
Canada
Puerto Rico
Panama Canal
Sweden
Ereet
Pewburys
Pipers
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Tomahawk
Newman
Menasha
St. Mary’s
Pacelli
Men’s Dept
U.S. Navy
REO
First Wisconsin
Mike
Rose ST. Lacrosse, Wis
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