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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1977
Page
5
Kansas eyes its first look at Nebraska in the new 15000 seat arena. Tipoff is 7 35 p m Wednesday at the Nebraska Sports Center on the state fair grounds. Ted Owens says KU is glad for the visit as Cipriano would love the old Coliseum.
Probable starters for Kansas visit Lincoln to face Nebraska in a game shaping the Big Eight race. Nebraska relies on Carl McPipe Brian Banks and Bob Siegel for scoring while Skee ter Jackson could debut at forward. Jayhawks 3-2 on the road hope to repeat home dominance and maintain title hopes with games at Colorado and Oklahoma State upcoming.
Michigan defeated Ohio State 92-81 in Columbus as coach Johnny Orr orchestrated a late rally to secure the win. Down 81-80 with 2:14 left in the second half, Orr’s coaching helped restore control and fend off the upset bid.
Michigan rose to win over Ohio State as Grote Green and Baxter formed a stingy three guard attack. Hubbard led with 17 points and Baxter added 16, sealing a seventh straight Big Ten win while top 10 SEC results highlighted Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee victories.
New York AP Fred Biletnikoff, Pro Bowl star of the Oakland Raiders, calls the game a post season tail and proposes two changes: pick teams by players and raise prize money to about 7500 for winners. He notes players without playoff bids stay in shape longer and criticizes repeats of the same names.
Kansas safety Tom Fitch from Topeka was named Academic All American by CoSIDA. A pre med student with 3.75 GPA, Fitch has 83 tackles in two seasons and was a first team Big Eight academic selection. Also named were Nebraska’s Ferragamo and Harvey.
Kansas announces two home meets on its track schedule the Kansas Relays and the Big Eight Outdoor Meet set for April 21-23 and May 20-21 respectively. The full schedule includes Dallas Invitational Texas Relays Arkansas State Drake Relays Kansas Relays Kansas State Big Eight Outdoor USTFF NCAA Outdoor.
Heini Hemmi of Switzerland captured his third giant slalom victory of the season, finishing .7 seconds ahead of Ingemar Stenmark in a World Cup race at Adelboden.
Lions of Lawrence High, 2-7, aim to snap a four game skid as they face 8-0 top ranked Highland Park in the Topeka Invitational first round at 6. Other first round games include Topeka Hayden vs Salina South at 7 30.
Tennessee rises to seventh in the AP Top Ten after a 102-93 win over Alabama and 7-0 SEC record. Michigan climbs to No. 2 after beating Iowa Illinois and Purdue. San Francisco holds first with 1,049 points as UCLA moves to eighth and Wake Forest drops to tenth with wins over Duke and North Carolina Charlotte.
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