Weekend NFL Playoff Summary Highlights From Bloomington
The scoreboard shows Los Angeles beating Minnesota 13-7 with key plays including a blocked field goal return and a 10 yard run. Tarkenton passer for Minnesota and Haden for Los Angeles contributed in a tight game. Other scores include Pittsburgh and Oakland in the same weekend wrap.
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Haden
Dempsey
L. Johnson
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Fumbies
McCutcheon
Cappelletti
Miller
Cowboys, Tigers Face Early Big Eight Tourney Clash
Iowa State coach Lynn Nance guides his 3-4 Cyclones to a tourney opener with 6-2 Missouri in Kansas City. Oklahoma State meets Kansas State after, while Nebraska and Colorado and Oklahoma vs Kansas round out first round games. Ned Garver to get Nostalgia Award at St Louis dinner.
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Baseball Writers
Raiders Finally Win The Big Playoff Bout
Oakland defeats the Pittsburgh Steelers 24 7 in the AFC title game to return to the Super Bowl. Players such as Monte Johnson Gene Upshaw Pete Banaszak Fred Biletnikoff and Willie Brown led the comeback as John Madden lauded a long awaited championship run for Al Davis and the Raiders.
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Upshaw
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Fred Bilet
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Marv Hubbard
Madden
Davis
Oakland
John Rauch
John
al Davis
Banaszak
Ken Stabler
Chuck Noll
Pittsburgh
Terry Bradshaw
Franco Harris
AFC Shootout Not As Rough As Expected
Raiders defeat Steelers 24 7 in a calmer AFC championship game. Ken Stabler led Oakland as penalties stayed low and both teams played hard but within NFL rules. Postgame quotes emphasize mutual respect and clean play amid high emotion. John Nober named Southern California Athlete of the Year.
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Oakland Raiders
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Raiders
Ken Stabler
Stabler
Jack Ham
Pittsburgh
George Atkinson
Lynn Swann
Swann
Atkinson
Joe Greene
Steelers
Chuck Noll
Dave Rowe
Mark van Eeghan
Greene
Los Angeles
John Nober
Southern California
Maravich Shines as Jazz Edge Bullets in New Orleans
Pete Maravich led the New Orleans Jazz to a 109 100 win over the Washington Bullets with 30 points. Elvin Hayes scored 30 for Washington, Freddie Boyd added 22, and Phil Chenier 25 as other NBA games featured Knicks, Rockets, Braves, Spurs, Celtics, Lakers, and Sonics victories.
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Washington
Elvin Hayes
Freddie Boyd
Phil Chenier
Fiesta Bowl showcase ends Wyoming's strong season
Oklahoma overwhelmed Wyoming 41 7 in the Fiesta Bowl as Sooners mounted a 41 point lead before Latrail Jones scored late for the Cowboys. Wyoming finished 8-3 after a 2-9 prior year and earned its first postseason berth since 1968.
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Latrail Jones
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Colorado Loses Its No 2 Tailback Before Orange Bowl
Colorado may be without tailback Howard Ballage for the Orange Bowl against Ohio State after the sophomore sprained his right knee in a workout. Ballage, 6-foot-182 from Pueblo, was in a knee cast and his availability is doubtful per the Buffaloes publicist.
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