Jets hire Walt Michaels to rebuild with defense and youth
New York Jets turn from Lou Holtz era after a 1 season 11 defeat run to Walt Michaels. Key questions center on Richard Todd at quarterback and a new look offense led by Jerome Barkum David Knight and tight end Richard Caster.
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Jets Quick-Assessment: 1970s Defense and Offense Notes
Rasmussen anchors the front line with new bodies sought as pass rush struggles persist. Barzilauskas underperforms at tackle while Pillers at end is a bright spot. Newsome fills as a veteran stopgap. Buttle leads a Penn State–fueled linebacking corps with Martin and Keller behind him. Secondary has talent if used right, led by Owens Wise and Suggs. Leahy handles field goals, Carrell punts uncertain. kickoff returners Piccone and Giammona. Jets likely miss .500 again, tipped to fifth in AFC East.
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Pitt at Notre Dame May Feature Instant Replay Revival
Pitt hosts top ranked Notre Dame in a showdown fueled by last season’s surge and quarterback Matt Cavanaugh. The Paced analysis predicts a 17 13 Pitt win setting the Panthers up for a national title chase toward Penn State on November 19 with a full slate of major games around the country.
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Major league leaders in batting and pitching
National League batting leaders include Parker Pit Stennett Simmns Griffey and Luznski with top averages around .336. American League leaders feature Carew Singston LeFlore Rice and Brett with high at bats and averages near .377 to .319. Home run leaders list Foster Burroughs Luzinski Schmidt and Bench, with 29 to 46 homers. Pitching leaders show Carlton Ryan Tanana and Seaver among top win and ERA figures, plus key strikeout leaders like Niekro Koosman Seaver.
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Rookie punter wins Rams job over Jackson in preseason
Los Angeles Rams name Glen Walker the punter for the team after five preseason games. Walker averaged 41.1 yards on 10 punts, surpassing Rusty Jackson’s 34.9. Rams release Jackson and three others to trim the roster to 48 for Friday’s game with the Oakland Raiders at Memorial Coliseum.
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Village CC results for Labor Day mixed tournament
Village Country Club reports 72 twosomes teeing off in round one of its Labor Day mixed event. Don and Kaye Patterson led with a net 49, followed by John and Marge Kane at 52 and Bill and Wanda Pendley at 53. Other Village scores include Lee Irvine, Harvey Plaugher, John Russell and Lynn Ball at 26 under par 118 in a Wednesday bestball.
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Sambo's leads with three homers by Lowery in open league
Sambo's wins 17 to 4 over Coastal Ag Chem as John Lowery homers three times and John Smith goes 4-4. Coastal’s Ralph Ochoa and Dennis Overman each go 2-2 with Overman adding two homers.
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Baseball Standings and Wednesday Schedule From UPI
Standings show Det 1st with 11 innings and 12 to 5 win over Baltimore. Toronto 3 Boston 2. New York 4 Cleveland 3 in 11 innings. Probable pitchers listed for six games. results include Montreal Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh LA Atlanta San Francisco Cincinnati and more.
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Bulldogs Open 1977 Season With Cal Lutheran Scrimmage
Allan Hancock College meets Cal Lutheran junior varsity in a 10:30 a.m. scrimmage in Thousand Oaks as a tuneup for the Bulldogs ahead of the Sept. 17 season opener versus Taft College in Taft. Coach Tom Hawkins cites questions on starting assignments and aims to sharpen execution.
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