Wake Forest Makes Bid For Attention
Wake Forest upset No. 3 North Carolina 95-83 in a Big Four tournament first round, boosting Wake Forest’s bid for national ranking. Injuries hampered UNC as Skip Brown sat out 17 minutes. Nick Griffin and Lee Foye sparked the comeback. UNC and NC State both faced later tourney games as UCLA, Rutgers, and San Francisco won their Bluebonnet matchups.
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Bulldogs and Others Return To Action Tonight
The Mexico Bulldogs lead a slate of high school teams back in action tonight at Hannibal in a third meeting with the Ledgers. Mexico prepares for a Jefferson City Capital City Tournament opener against Moberly after their non conference clash, while Hannibal seeks a 7-4 mark as both teams contest early varsity action. The girls also resume play hosting Community A4 with a 0-8 record, as area teams enter multiple tournaments and schedules next week.
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Sooners Repeat As College Football Champs
MIAMI AP Oklahoma repeats as national champions after a 14-6 Orange Bowl win over Michigan to reclaim the top spot. Barry Switzer lauds the comeback from a midseason loss to Kansas as Ohio State falls to UCLA in the Rose Bowl. The Sooners rose from seventh after Missouri to finish atop the AP poll, edging back to greatness with late-season victories.
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Pitt
Hayes Stays Mum After Bitter Defeat at UCLA
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes, after a 23-10 loss to UCLA cost them an undefeated season and the national championship, refused interviews. He remained silent in the Los Angeles terminal while players like Archie Griffin faced injury and the team prepared to return to Columbus.
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Bradshaw Tops Steelers Depth Charts for AFC Title
Steelers coach Chuck Noll declares Terry Bradshaw in top shape and set as No 1 quarterback for Sunday's AFC championship against Oakland despite practice sessions with a taped knee. Bradshaw showed readiness though knee was heavily taped during the week.
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Flames Dominate Blues In Early Goal Rush
Atlanta Flames burst to a 3-0 first period lead and cruised past the St. Louis Blues 7-1 as Rey Comeau Tom Lysiak and Tim Ecclestone fueled the surge. Claude St Sauveur added goals, while Blues coach Lynn Patrick lamented the lopsided result.
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Canadiens Battle Red Army To 3 3 Tie On New Year’s Eve
Montreal Canadiens and Red Army played to a 3 3 tie as the touring Soviet squad faced tough forechecking. Jimmy Roberts predicted NHL clubs will find the Russians beatable in the eight game series while Scotty Bowman praised Montreal’s aggressive pressure and warding off Soviet tactics. Anatoli Firsov noted Montreal’s speed and defense, but warned officiating would change how the Russians could play.
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Cowboys and Rams ready for defensive title clash in LA
Dallas coach Tom Landry says his surprise Cowboys will gamble more on offense but rely on defense. Los Angeles coach Chuck Knox brings back James Harris from injury as the Rams host Dallas in the NFC championship at the Coliseum with a sellout crowd and a possible shot at the Super Bowl.
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Prep Basketball Scores From Richmond to Leeton
A compact list of high school basketball results across Missouri area teams including Richmond, Marysville, East, St. Pius X, Little, Harrisonville, Liberty, Chillicothe, Gallatin, Tipton, Fatima, Montrose, Ballard, Appleton City, Lakeland, Lutheran South, Arnold Fox, Brooklyn til, Lovejoy, Kintoch, Glasgow, Westran, Leeton, Windsor Valley, Kingville and Ofterville with varying margins and multi overtime noted for Mobucly 97 in eight overtimes.
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Bear) Bryant
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