Bengals Seek Win To Clinch Central Title As Patriots Loom
Cincinnati Bengals moved within one win of clinching the American Conference Central division with a 30-20 victory over the Houston Oilers. Coach Paul Brown warned Boston to beware as Cincinnati travels to face the Patriots, the final obstacle before potential playoff entry. Virgil Carter and Charlie Joiner starred for Cincinnati, while Houston’s Jerry Rhome led a late surge. The Oilers close their season in Dallas and coach Wally Lemm reflected on a year of injuries and miscues.
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Colts Clinch Playoff Berth With Bills Victory Sweep
Baltimore to the 1969 champions of the American Conference East after a 20-14 win over Buffalo. Notable scenes include a fight leading to Robert James ejection and a late TD sequence off a Johnny Unitas pass to Roy Jefferson. Giants topple Cards 34-17 paced by Fran Tarkenton three TDs. San Francisco 38 Saints 27 with John Brodie’s three TD passes. Falcons 27 Steelers 16 ends Pittsburgh’s playoff hopes.
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Redskins Brown Becomes One Legged 1000 Yard Back
Redskins star Larry Brown, despite playing on one leg, surpassed 1,000 rushing yards this season with an 85-yard day in Washington's 24 6 win over Philadelphia. He joins Leroy Kelly and Gale Sayers as active NFL 1 000 yard rushers and leads the league in rushing.
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Sunday NFL results across divisions headline games
Giants, Bengals, 49ers, and Bears led wins in the Sunday NFL slate with scores including the Giants 34 over St. Louis 17 and 49ers 38 over New Orleans 27. Other notable results featured Minnesota 35 over Boston 14 and Chicago 35 over Green Bay 17 while Miami edged New York Jets 16 10. Monday night features Detroit at Los Angeles on national TV.
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Franklin Has State Lift King Triumphs at Toledo
Harold Elam, 25, president of the Miami Valley Weightlifting Club, won the lightweight title at the state meet in Toledo. Competing Saturday under the AAU, Elam set meet records with a 420-pound individual lift and a 1,145-pound total for three lifts, earning the championship for one year with lifters from across the state in attendance.
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Bellingham Y Club Named Team of the Year
WICHITA Kan AP The National Baseball Congress named the Bellingham Washington club Team of the Year for 1970 Robert Sullivan manager of the Grand Rapids Michigan national tournament champion was selected Manager of the year
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Warriors Use Strong Defense to Top Knicks in rout
San Francisco defeated New York 101 to 104 101? The Warriors held the Knicks to 35 percent shooting as Nate Thurmond controlled the boards with 17 rebounds while Jeff Mullins led with 22 points. Walt Frazier paced New York with 24 points.
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Pro Cage Standings Western Conference Midwest Division
Milwaukee leads 23 5 821 standings in the Western Conference with Detroit Chicago and Phoenix close. San Francisco Los Angeles Seattle Portland and San Diego follow with varied records as teams exchange wins and losses Monday results include Milwaukee 124 Seattle 107 Detroit 103 Los Angeles 100 San Francisco 101 New York 94 San Diego 118 Cleveland 95 and other games on the slate.
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Press Pushes Into Bangkok Asian Games attendance
At Bangkok sixth Asian Games the press corps set a record with an estimated 980 reporters photographers cameramen and radio reporters. Visiting press accounted for 575 of the total as reported by the Games Public Relations Committee.
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Japan Wins Women’s Team Badminton Crown at Asian Games
Japan defeated host Thailand 3-1 to claim the women’s team title at the sixth Asian Games in Bangkok. The victory solidified Japan’s supremacy in the tournament as Thailand struggled to close the gap in the early rounds.
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Virginia Squires overpower Utah for 112 108 win
Virginia rookie Char lie Scott poured in 40 points for the fourth time in seven games as the Squires beat Utah 112 108 in ABA action. Pittsburgh, the Floridians, and Carolina also won while Utah rallied late.
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