U.S. men fall to Czechs in Olympic hockey opener
In Sarajevo, the United States hockey team, already trailing after an opener loss to Canada, fell 4-1 to Czechoslovakia. Coach Low Vario defended his players while acknowledging slim medal hopes as the Americans face Norway, Austria, and Finland in remaining games.
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Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
United States
Low Vairo
Vairo
Darius Rusaak
Igor Liba
Team USA
Canada
Marc Behrend
Norway
Austria
Finland
Lake Placid
Behrend
Wairo
Vakro
Ludek Bukac
U.S
Liba
Rusnak
Mark Kumpel
Gary Sampson
International Falls
Minn
USA
Weather delays downhill world record at Winter Olympics
Weather on Mount Bjelasnica postponed the downhill as Bill Johnson waited. Karin Enke set a women’s 1500m world record to claim the first speed skating gold. U S hockey fell to Czechoslovakia 4-1 while Tretiak drew contract talks and Hamalainen won cross country gold for Finland.
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Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Mount
Bjelasnica
Bill Johnson
van Nuys
Calif
Johnson
Vladislav Tretak
Montreal Canadiens
Karin Enke
East Germany
Enke
Eric Heiden
United States
Lydia Skoblikova
West
Gramov
Tretiak
Olivier
Soviet Union
Serge Savard
Canadiens
Marja-Liisa Hamalainen
Hamalainen
Skendersin
Mary Docter
Madison
Wis
Janet Goldman
Glenview
Nancy Swider
Park Ridge
Judy Rabinowitz- Endestad
Fairbanks
Alaska
Steffi Martin
Martin
Bettina Schmidt
Ute Weiss
Benny Warner
Mount Baldy
Ernst Haspinger
Torsten Guerlitzer
Paul Hildgartner
Italy
Frank Massey
Newark
Del
Canada
West Germany
Finland
Austria
Poland
Norway
Sweden
Scott Hamilton
Walkersville Falls Short in Jam the Gym Night
Walkersville girls lose to Francis Scott Key 38 31 in front of a record 358 fans at Walkersville High School. Coach Bud Rogers laments missing eight points and notes strong third quarter, weak fourth, while 1 100 hoped crowd fell short.
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Walkersville
FSK
Prospect Hall
Frederick
South Carroll
Thomas Johnson
North Hagerstown
Brunswick
Singapore
Catoctin
North Carrol
Bud Rogers
Walkersville High School
Lions
Francis Scott Key Eagles
Roger
Frederick County
Rogers
Eagles
Perkins lifts Tar Heels past Virginia in ACC rout
No. 1 North Carolina stayed undefeated at 21-0 with an 85-72 win over Virginia in Charlottesville. Sam Perkins scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to reach 2,000 career points and become UNC's all-time leading rebounder, while Michael Jordan added 24 points. Virginia top scorer Jim Miller had 23.
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Charlottesville
Sam Perkins
Michael Jordan
North Carolina
Virginia
Tar Heels
Maryland
Perkins
Billy Cunningham
Jordan
Matt Doherty
Steve Hale
Jim Miler
Othell Wilson
Tim Mullen
Rick Carlisle
Dupree’s wrong sport choice derails Oklahoma star
Former OU running back Dupree, a standout freshman year, quits Oklahoma and transfers to Southern Mississippi seeking play in 1984 but NCAA rules force a year out. With three years of college eligibility left, pro leagues hesitate due to rules tying signings to eligibility, leaving him stuck in a system that shuns football players from immediate pro entry.
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Marcus. Dupree
University of Oklahoma
National Football League
United States Football League
Dupree
Oklahoma
Mississippi
NCAA
Elon College
North Carolina
Why Won’t the NCAA Let Football Players Turn Pro
A debate on college eligibility rules features Marcus Dupree and Bob Boris arguing for immediate pro play. Courts and colleges clash over whether football players should stay for education or turn pro to pursue wealth and careers. Maryland basketball faces a separate turn as Adrian Branch and Steve Rivers seek reinstatement after marijuana charges.
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Bob Boris
USFL
NCAA
Colleges
Adrian Branch
Steve Rivers
Terps
Branch
Rivers
Theis Tai
Marjuana
Maryland
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Los Angeles Kings
Jacques Olivier
Jerry Grundman
National Hockey League
Marat Gramovy
Goal
Herschel Walker
Georgia
Stan Goldberg
FCC
the Mount
Mike Rozier
Marcus Dupree
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