Bryant leads Alabama to Sugar Bowl win over Penn State
Alabama coach Bear Bryant won his first post season game in nine years as the Tide defeated Penn State 13 to 6 in New Orleans. Ridgeway opened scoring with a 25 yard field goal, Stock added a 14 yard run, Bahr answered with a 42 yard field goal and a 37 yarder, then Ridgeway closed it with a 28 yard kick. Bryant defended his players after the game.
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Penn State Stifles Alabama in Sugar Bowl Classic
Alabama quarterback Richard Todd shone with 210 passing yards and a 10 of 12 completion, earning MVP honors as Penn State’s defense limited the Tide’s ground game. Coach Bryant avoided questions about pregame bed checks amid curfew violations by seven players.
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Saints players vote to skate on unpaid payroll
Minnesota Fighting Saints players voted to continue playing despite missing a 140000 semimonthly payroll. Saints president Wayne Belisle cited attendance and team effort as signs of potential financial turnaround while warning further support from the WHA is not guaranteed.
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West Virginia Upsets NC State In Peach Bowl Thriller
West Virginia using a balanced attack and two Dan Kendra touchdown passes upset NC State 13-10 in the Peach Bowl. Kendra linked with Scott MacDonald on a 50 yard strike for the winner as MacDonald set a Peach Bowl receiving record with 110 yards. Ted Brown led NC State with 159 rushing yards but unproductive late drives let Mountaineers win.
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1975 Sports headline makers spotlight major figures
In 1975 a wave of sports headlines crowned Jack Nicklaus and Muhammad Ali among others. The era featured a historic 16th major by Nicklaus, Ali’s string of defenses, a controversial World Series call by umpire Barnett, and Archie Griffin’s 5000 yard college career milestone.
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Sooners and Wolverines face off in Orange Bowl
Oklahoma, off probation, meets Michigan in the Orange Bowl as both teams project a low scoring, tough clash. Oklahoma relies on Joe Washington and a strong rushing attack while Michigan features Gordon Bell and Rob Lytle with a grind it out approach in a New Year's showdown in Miami.
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Pro hockey results and schedules from midweek exhibition games
Wednesday NHL results include Soviet Army 3 Montreal 3 in an exhibition, Atlanta 8 New York Rangers, Detroit 4 Washington 0, Pittsburgh 5 Los Angeles, Boston 6 Minnesota 1. Thursday’s games list California at Toronto after noon, Philadelphia at Kansas City, Los Angeles at Buffalo.
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Colleges Scoreboard Major Results From AP Roundup
South Memphis State defeats Pepperdine 90 82 while San Francisco State tops Wabash 84 74. E Texas over Sam Houston 86 76 Austin College 91 Dallas Bapt 88. Southern State and Ark beat Bishop 85 74.
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Bowl Games Schedule From New Year’s Day Lineup
At 1 p.m. Cotton Bowl features Georgia against Arkansas. The Rose Bowl follows with Ohio State versus UCLA at 3:45 p.m. The Orange Bowl pits Michigan against Oklahoma at 6:45 p.m.
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NCAA names 1975 Top Ten athletes and silver anniversary honorees
Archie Moore and John Sciarra headline the NCAA 1975 Top Ten. The group includes five active standouts from Ohio State, UCLA, USC, and others and five 25 year past-eligibles. Silver anniversary honorees span Kansas, Mount Union, Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania, Arkansas. Banquet set for January 16 in St. Louis during the NCAA convention.
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Pro cage report NBA Wednesday games result
NBA Wednesday had no Thursday games. Phoenix played Washington and Houston faced Portland. ABA results show Denver defeating Kentucky 141 to 137.
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Gowdy to Cover Winter Olympics Rink Sports for ABC
General New York reports Curt Gowdy, veteran NBC announcer, will cover rink events at the upcoming Winter Olympics for ABC, expanding the network’s Olympic team.
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