Wyche Leads Bengals Past Raiders In Thrilling Opener
Cincinnati quarterback Sam Wyche, under pressure from a strong Raiders defense, guided the Bengals to a 31-21 home victory before 56,616. Wyche passed for 147 yards and ran for 23, with Essix Johnson catching a 51 yard TD as Cincinnati built a 28-21 lead in a 28 point third quarter. Coach Paul Brown praised Wyche’s poise and the offensive line after the comeback win, while Bengals defenders forced a key blocked punt for a first score.
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Lions Hand Packers First Shutout In 12 Years
Opening weekend results show the Lions blanked Green Bay 19-0 as Bart Starr’s team was stifled by a feisty defense and key mistakes. Minnesota beat Kansas City 27-10, Baltimore edged San Diego 16-14, Houston defeated Pittsburgh 19-7, Dallas toppled Philadelphia 17-7, San Francisco beat Washington 24-17, Boston over Miami 27-14, Atlanta 14-3 over New Orleans, Denver 25-10 over Buffalo, and Los Angeles routed St. Louis 34-13. Jets visit Cleveland in a national telecast to close the week.
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Spartans Ready For Air Attack
East Lansing Michigan AP Michigan State pass receivers to get fall coaching from top U.S. Air Force personnel. Charley Longnecker, celebrated Air Force Academy receiver, will pursue graduate work at MSU with two scholarships and assist the Spartans in their passing game. He recently graduated from the academy and received NCAA and National Football Foundation honors.
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Angels Rally For Win as Blyleven Dominates Twins
Blyleven yielded three hits in seven innings as Minnesota beat Chicago 8-1 while Alex Johnson fueled California Angels with a two rib, two run night. Jim Palmer notches his 20th win and Belanger’s bat helps Baltimore. Spencer’s insurance run caps Chicago’s late threat in a 4-2 Angel victory.
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Mets edge Pirates 4-1. Koosman fires two-hitter
In the opening game of a doubleheader Jerry Koosman of the Mets pitched a two-hitter to a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh. The Orioles led by Hitting star Mark Belanger, who had four hits, four RBIs, and three runs as Baltimore beat Cleveland 7-4 and boosted Jim Palmer toward his milestone win.
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Blues Romp on Ice in Exhibition Win Over Penguins
The St. Louis Blues crushed the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-0 in a National Hockey League exhibition game Sunday night.
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Mets Stunned as Pirates Win Late. Stargell Delivers
Mets face grim gap after Willie Stargell launches a tape measure homer in the 10th inning to power the Pirates to a 9-5 victory in the nightcap. Koosman earlier two-hit the Pirates in a 1-0 win as New York clings to faint playoff hopes with nine games left.
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Pirates outlast Mets as Stargell wins long game
In a 10 inning duel at Shea, Stargell belted a game winning homer off Tug McGraw to break a 5-5 tie and propel the Pirates past the Mets 8-5. Gene Alley added a triple, Giusti drove in a run with a squeeze bunt, and the Pirates handed Seaver his 11th loss since August.
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Reds Return Home After Long Trip Celebrating Division Title
Cincinnati Reds arrive to grateful crowd at Greater Cincinnati Airport after a 13 day road swing. An 11 2 loss to the Braves in Atlanta did not dampen their mood as they clinched the National League Western Division title Thursday night. Sparky Anderson thanks fans and a flatbed truck crowd while expressing ambition to win the NL pennant and World Series in 1971.
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