Texas and Arkansas Ready for Swc Showdown at Memorial Stadium
Texas and Arkansas collide in a pivotal Southwest Conference clash at Memorial Stadium expected to draw over 80 000 fans. Texas faces a tough defense against Arkansas offense led by Ferguson while Royal reshuffles the Horns offense after a 27 0 loss to Oklahoma. Rice meets SMU in Dallas and TCU visits Texas A&M as other key SWC games loom along with intersecting matchups Tech at Arizona and Houston at Miami.
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West Texas State Vies With Northern Illinois
West Texas State clashes with Northern Illinois in DeKalb in a 1 30 p m CDT kickoff. WT aims to rebound after a 63 14 victory over New Mexico State with three backs over 100 yards and Wartes guiding the Buffaloes through a MVC matchup. Afterward WT hosts Wichita State in a Missouri Valley contest.
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Raiders Host Harrier Meet At Mackenzie Park
Texas Tech hosts a five team cross country meet at Mackenzie Park with New Mexico State West Texas Wayland Baptist Lubbock Christian and the Raiders. The four mile race starts at 11 a.m. Garcia leads the Aggies. Hogan Jones and Worsham among Tech runners eye fast times despite injuries.
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SPC To Host Meet Today At South Plains College
More than 20 high schools and three junior colleges will compete in a cross country meet sponsored by South Plains College. Three divisions will run: high school varsity, junior varsity, and juco. The JV race starts at 9 am, varsity at 10:30 am, and juco before noon. Teams include A High Monterey Esta Plainview Big Spring Midland Lee and other area schools.
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Drag Racing World Finals Rained Out in Amarillo
The opening day of the $220,000 world finals drag racing was washed out in Amarillo. The event will be condensed into a two day program beginning at 8 am today with qualifying runs to set the seven eliminator fields for Sunday's championship runs. Seven world championships will be at stake.
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College football rankings amid Big Ten and Pac-8 tensions
The piece lists top college teams including Nebraska Michigan Notre Dame and Southern California with USC holding an 11 game unbeaten streak. It notes Oklahoma Colorado and Texas among ranked squads and quotes coaches on upcoming battles and squad strengths including Washington’s passing attack and USC’s defense and California’s rebound from last season’s upset.
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Ex Colts defensive back kills self in Lancaster
Former Baltimore Colt defensive back Jim Duncan, 26, walked into Lancaster Police Department and shot himself. Police said he had been using drugs and was despondent for days. he died at a hospital.
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