NCAA puts Cincinnati on two year probation
The NCAA announced two year probation for the University of Cincinnati over violations in basketball and football. Basketball is barred from postseason play and appears on NCAA television during 1978-79 and 1979-80. football remains eligible for postseason. Violations included extra benefits, financial aid issues, recruiting breaches, and improper certification of compliance, with 16 noted infractions.
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Clarke exits Duquesne basketball squad amid transfer talk
PITTSBURGH, UPI Bill Clarke a 6 9 transfer from Allegheny Community College left Duquesne University's basketball team. Coach Mike Rice said Clarke left the squad Tuesday before practice and could return after evaluating his situation. Clarke played about 11 minutes per game, averaging 4.5 points and four rebounds. Terrell Harris also left Duquesne and did not return after Christmas. both may enroll again when term resumes January 11.
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Lightning kille s jockey Navarro at Calder racecourse
Panamanian jockey Nicanor Nick Navarro, age 25, was struck by lightning after finishing the weigh-in following the second race at Calder Race Course in Miami. Valets and track security attempted resuscitation, but he died on arrival at Parkway General hospital. Navarro had ridden Noble Mischief to a ninth-place finish in a maiden two year old filly race.
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Dukes A Difficult Test For Slumping Marshall
Marshall 5-4 meets Duquesne 3-2 in the WVU Coliseum as Stu Aberdeen seeks a turnaround from a 1-4 slide after beating Rio Grande. Duquesne features freshmen Doug Arnold and Bruce Atkins with B.B. Flenery leading the Dukes. Marshall, led by Bunny Gibson, aims to snap the drought and improve after a long layoff.
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Sugar Bowl purse may top two million this year
Sugar Bowl payouts for Alabama or Penn State could total about 1 million each, as the 1979 purse nears 2 million. Alabama will likely share about 200,000 with SEC peers. Penn State keeps its entire payout as an independent.
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Knicks stun Bullets as new lineup leads rout
The New York Knicks, using a revamped lineup with Glen Gondrezick and Mike Glenn, defeated the Washington Bullets 109 to 99. Toby Knight led with 23 points as seven Knicks hit double figures and the team posted 36 assists. Bob Dandridge scored 35 for Washington while Elvin Hayes added 22.
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Bengals Name Browner MVP Of 1978 Season
Cincinnati fans vote defensive end Ross Browner as the Bengals most valuable player for 1978. He becomes the first rookie to win the award since Boobie Clark in 1973.
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Infant survivors return for Christmas reunion
A New Orleans feature recalls Archie Brian Bowen II among 200 neonatal ICU graduates who gathered with doctors and nurses at Ochsner Foundation Hospital for a Christmas reunion. Dr. Jay Goldsmith led the event and highlighted the staff’s dedication while families shared memories of life saving care and progress.
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New lighting adorns Third United Presbyterian Church for Advent
Christmas Eve festivities welcomed newly installed sanctuary lighting at Third United Presbyterian Church. The Gothic fixtures feature hexagonal brass bodies with opalescent glass and six sided illumination. A Bailey family gift funded the lamps, with dedication on the second Sunday of Advent.
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Colts sign free agents with new NFL additions
The Baltimore Colts announced the signing of three free agents. Carson Long, former Los Angeles and Buffalo place kicker, joins the team along with running back Nate Jackson from Tennessee State who briefly played with Buffalo, and center Ken Helms from Georgia who was an eighth round pick in 1977 but cut before 1978.
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Bomb blasts at Cuban Mission and Lincoln Center hall
Two small bombs exploded just after midnight outside the Cuban Mission to the United Nations and Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York. A caller claimed Omega 7, an anti-Castro group, set the blasts and warned of a second device at Avery Fisher Hall, though police found no further bombs. No injuries were reported and damage was extensive at both venues.
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