Kansas Defensive Back Dave Morgan Wins NCAA Graduate Grant
Kansas defender Dave Morgan is among 33 seniors nationwide to receive a $1,000 NCAA graduate scholarship. Morgan carries a 3.18 GPA in mathematics and earned first team Big Eight All Academic as a junior. He joins Ron Oelschlager as KU winners in the NCAA program’s four-year run, with 11 recipients per division.
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College tourney open with Dukes Lions and Broncos in action
Unbeaten Duquesne Dukes, Columbia Lions and Santa Clara Broncos kick off holiday tournaments. Duquesne, 7-0, meets Texas A&M in Oklahoma City. Columbia, 6-0, faces Stanford in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu. Santa Clara, ranked ninth, also in action.
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Rainbow Classic opens as top teams clash in tournaments
The college hardwood season heats up with the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu and Holi day Festival games in New York. UCLA faces Providence while North Carolina meets Villanova as first round action begins across multiple bowls and venues including Portland Oregon and Jacksonville Florida.
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North Field Goal Edges South 3-0 In Shrine All Star
In a defensive 1968 Shrine Bowl at Miami, Dick Berlin booted a 23 yard field goal for the North to beat the South 3-0. Bob Gladieux of Notre Dame sparked the North with a 60 yard run setting Berlin up.
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Jayhawks Meet Nebraska in Big Eight Tourney Opener
Kansas University basketball faces defending champion Nebraska in the Big Eight preseason tournament opener at Municipal Auditorium. The Jayhawks aim to extend a seven game series winning streak against NU as Colorado meets Oklahoma in the 7 p.m. opener with Oklahoma State vs Missouri and Iowa State vs Kansas State following.
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Missouri Tigers Prep With Mixed Practice Before Gator Bowl
Missouri coach Dan Devine said Thursday's workout was lacking sharpness but expected as players work in a vacuum. All-Big Eight tackle Jim Anderson returned after three days out with a right thigh pull as the team heads to Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl against Alabama.
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America's Rage Dominates Sydney to Hobart Start
America's Rage, a 53 foot sloop, led the 640 mile Sydney to Hobart race at the start today. One hour after leaving harbor heads she held a clear few mile lead under a light northwesterly wind as she raced south.
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Cordero Extends Lead in National Jockey Championship Duel
Angelo Cordero Jr. moved 12 races ahead of Alvaro Pineda at Tropical Park by winning one race to reach 338 points. Pineda remained at 326 after another winless day.
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Toomey Weighs Move From Track To Press Box
Laguna Beach California AP report notes Bill Toomey the 29 year old Olympic decathlon champion may quit track for broadcasting work. He has offers as sports commentator or announcer while remaining an amateur to chase Bendlin's decathlon world record.
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Bullets ride holiday roll to ninth straight win
The Baltimore Bullets improved to 27-7 after a 118-112 Christmas night victory over Seattle for their ninth consecutive win and moved 3.5 games ahead in the Eastern Division. Philadelphia lost 110-109 to New York, while Boston and Cincinnati trailed. In other action, Los Angeles led the West by 5.5 games with a 119-99 win at Phoenix, and Detroit beat Milwaukee 119-113. Minnesota topped Kentucky 129-118 in the ABA, Denver beat New York 129-110, and Oakland defeated Los Angeles 127-122.
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Fights Last Night Reported By The Associated Press
Portland Maine report notes boxing results including fighters Jerry Graci of Arlington Massachusetts and Trad Silas of Washington D C. Such amateur bout coverage reflects early 20th century boxing summaries.
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