Aaron's 710th Homer Delayed By Stomach Cramps Inning Three
Hank Aaron hit his 710th career homer in the third off Don Carruthers to pull within four of Babe Ruth while suffering stomach cramps. He left after the fourth as Atlanta beat the Giants 10 4. Aaron later had 99 hits, lifting his season average to .288. Dave Johnson and Wenty Ford offered notes on pressure and opportunity as the day’s NL action included Pirates' 11 3 win over the Cubs and Padres 5 3 over Houston.
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Ali Edges Norton In Tight Rematch For Split Decision
In Inglewood California Muhammad Ali defeated Ken Norton by a 7-5 judges split decision in 12 rounds salvaging his comeback. The win keeps alive talks for an Ali Frazier rematch while Foreman eyes a title defense against Jerry Quarry.
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Cards add Don Maynard and lose Virgil Carter for year
Don Maynard, the Jets’ all time receiver, joins the St. Louis Cardinals from New Orleans on an undisclosed draft pick deal. Virgil Carter suffers a broken collar bone for Cincinnati Bengals and will miss the season, with Tim Van Galder slated to start filling in.
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TV blackout to be lifted by Congress
Washington AP reports Congress moves to end local TV blackouts for sold out NFL games. House Commerce Committee backs a Macdonald bill to ban blackouts 72 hours before kickoff, aiming for floor action midweek. Senate already approved similar measure amid NFL pressure.
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Bulls Trade John Hummer From Braves for Heard and Kunnert
The Chicago Bulls acquire 6 foot 9 forward John Hummer from Buffalo in exchange for forward Garfield Heard and 7 foot center Kevin Kunnert. Bulls also receive Buffalo's 1974 second round draft choice. Hummer is a Princeton product known for defense and rebounding. Heard averaged 10.1 points last season and Kunnert, a 7 foot center, was Chicago's first round pick yet to sign.
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Impressive Nebraska Advances to Second in AP Ballot
Nebraska Cornhuskers rise to second place in The Associated Press poll after a 40 13 victory over UCLA. UCLA Falls to 16th as Southern Cal opens season with Arkansas in wait. Ohio State and Texas drop from the top spots.
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Top 20 sports writers poll shows Nebraska leading
Nebraska captured eight first place ballots and 1,121 points in this week’s Top 20 poll. Ohio State fell from second to third with 838 points while Texas rose from third to fourth with 819 points and two first place votes.
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Bears are for real as Baylor looms for Sooners
Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer warned writers Baylor bears are for real as first year coach Grant Teaff leads Baylor to a bowl sense in Waco. Switzer praised Baylor skill players Neal Jeffrey Gary Lacy Brian Kilgore Godfrey White and Phillip Kent and noted concerns about Oklahoma kicking and the inexperience at quarterback for his team. He kept the starting backfield out of a scrimmage to avoid injuries while preparing redshirt Steve Davis and freshman Scott Hill for the opener.
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