Snow cancels area sports events in Frederick County
Heavy snow forced postponements of nearly all Friday night sports in Frederick County. Midlothown at Catoctin Walkersville at Brunswick and FSK at Damascus were moved to later dates. Rockville at FCC remains on, while TJ at North Hagerstown and Frederick at South Carroll were rescheduled to January 25 and 28 respectively.
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Baltimore
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Falcons Hire Assistants for Next Season
Frederick Falcons head coach Dick Shipley announced three former players as assistant coaches for next year. Ron Manges becomes offensive coordinator, Jerry Ricucci takes defensive coordinator duties, and Bing Keeney leads special teams. The club, reborn after last year’s folding due to finances, will function as a new entity under a fresh ownership group and has not chosen a league.
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McCarthy, Hall of Fame Yankee Manager, Dies at 90
Joseph V. McCarthy, famed Yankees manager who guided the club to eight American League pennants, died Friday in Millard Fillmore Hospital at age 90 from pneumonia after a November admission for a lung disease. His major league head coaching began with the 1926 Chicago Cubs, who rose to first division play and reached the 1929 World Series.
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Rozelle defends officials ahead of Super Bowl clash
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle defended officials after two controversial calls in AFC playoff games and fined Al Davis for remarks. He signaled interest in instant replay with a costed proposal, while denying blame on Silva and Marion. Dallas and Denver prepared for the title game as oddsmakers favored Dallas. FBI announced interview regarding a threat to Broncos RB Jon Keyworth.
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Tunney to Officiate Super Bowl XI in New Orleans
United States attorney's office in Denver discussed matter but declined prosecution. Veteran referee Jim Tunney was named by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle to officiate Super Bowl XI in New Orleans. Tunney's third Super Bowl assignment follows VI in 1972 and last year's Oakland win over Minnesota 32-14.
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Emotion Won't Drive Super Bowl XII Say Coaches
In New Orleans both Dallas coach Tom Landry and Denver coach Red Miller rejected emotion as a factor for Super Bowl XII. Landry said focus on a checklist and critical situations wins games, while Miller described pregame as tightening and reviewing charts with no emotional speeches.
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Dandridge Leads Bullets Past Blazers In 102-93 Victory
Bob Dandridge returned from injury to score 22 as the Washington Bullets toppled Portland 102-93. Elvin Hayes added 20 and 13, while Maurice Lucas was contained to seven. Portland got 24 from Bill Walton but failed to sustain late surges.
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NCAA approves redshirt rule for freshmen
The NCAA allowed freshmen to be redshirted and still have four years of eligibility across all sports. The rule, effective immediately, lets football players sit out their freshman year but practice and suit up for games, enabling more time to develop without losing a year.
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