Rice Coach Moving Up To Oilers
Rice University President Norman Hackerman says Bill Peterson has four years left on his five year Rice deal and will be held to it. Denver Broncos and the Oilers pursued Peterson amid a controversial life time contract talk. Peterson planned to discuss options with Rice and the Oilers, while Hackerman confirmed he would enforce the remaining four years.
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Cowboys and Vikings Clash in NFC Semifinal Showdown
The Dallas Cowboys visit the Minnesota Vikings at Metropolitan Stadium for a noon Saturday NFC semifinal. The winner advances to the NFC championship on January 2 with a shot at the NFL title, while weather forecasts call for a high near 26 with a chance of snow. The Vikings boast a top defense led by Eller, Page, Krause, and West after a strong run through the playoffs.
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Dallas Cowboys riding Lan offense to strong run season
The Dallas Cowboys, led by Tom Landry and Roger Staubach, have won without a loss since Staubach became the No 1 quarterback after a 23 19 loss to the Bears on October 31. Staubach has 1852 passing yards 15 TDs and 341 rushing yards. Duane Thomas Calvin Hill and Walt Garrison pace a 2249 yard ground attack with 11 rushing TDs. Bob Lilly spearheads a defense that sits second in the NFC with 43 sacks. Bob Lee connected two TD passes to Bob Grim in a 27 10 win over Chicago lifting Viking TD passes drought since Oct 31. If Clint Jones and Dave Osborn run well Vikings likely stop passing much.
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Lakers Stop Trailblazers in Final Seconds Narrow Win
Walt Frazier iced New York's win with four late free throws as Portland faltered in the final 33 seconds. Cleveland edged Atlanta 115-110, Chicago beat Phoenix 117-108 in overtime, while New York, Portland, and Cleveland players led their teams with high scorers and late rallies.
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Tokyo Lotte Orions to Operate Lodi Franchise
The California League will internationalize next season with the Lodi club run by Japan's Tokyo Lotte Orions. President Eddie Mulligan said Nagayoshi Nakamura agreed to league conditions including a season deposit and a working agreement with a U.S. major league team to supply most Lodi players.
Chiefs and Dolphins meet in AFC playoff showdown Saturday
Kansas City favored to win as Hank Stram forecasts a tough postseason test for Miami. The 3:05 p.m. CST kickoff will be televised nationally on NBC from Municipal Stadium with 52000 expected spectators. The Dolphins rely on Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick while Miami kicker Garo Yepremian leads in field goals against Jan Stenerud of the Chiefs.
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Gophers Win Foul Plagued Contest Amid Court Controversy
Drake and Minnesota battled through a seven minute delay as Drake protested player changes and a flood of fouls. Minnesota edged Drake on the boards 50-19 with Turner scoring 23. UCLA blanked Texas Christian 119-81 and South Carolina beat Pitt 69-59 as Walton led UCLA with 31 and Joyce 24 for South Carolina.
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Baylor taps Grant Teaff as football coach after Beall
Baylor University selects Grant Teaff to lead the football program, pledging trust in the longtime coach after two poor seasons under Bill Beall. Teaff comes from Angelo State where he starred as a player and has coaching ties to Texas Tech and Abilene.
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World Wide Guarantee ABC Transmission and Motor Co
Lawton auto shop since 1964 offers transmission repair. Owner Mike Sanfellipo promotes the service with the tagline If it is a transmission we can fix it. Contact 353-7725 at 403 East Avenue.
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Dallas Picks Up 7 Points In NFL Playoff News
New York AP reports the NFL playoffs open with the Colts defending the crown after a strong season. Dallas plans a noon showdown with Minnesota while Baltimore faces Cleveland and Washington meets San Francisco in weekend games on CBS and NBC.
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Raiders Claim JV Title With OT Win Over Eisenhower
Lawton High Red Raiders capture the LHS Junior Varsity basketball crown by beating Eisenhower 49 44 in overtime at the LHS Fieldhouse. Key moments included a late third quarter 26 26 tie by Jiame Melendez and free throws by Mike Ortiz. Ruffin and Melendez provided early OT scoring as LHS pulled ahead 46 42 with 54 seconds left.
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