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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1981
Page
9
Fragmentary recap shows players and scoring lines from a New York contest with Indiana and Detroit references, multiple shot and foul counts, and scattered baseball trade notes. The garbled text lists player names such as Williams, Webber, Ballard, Devin, Grevey, and Hubbard, plus team mentions and partial box score figures.
Riverside California AP Joe Ruttman posted the fastest opening practice speed at 112.885 mph in a Buick built by Jim Stacey for the Winston Western 500. Dale Waltrip and Bobby Allison chase the 1981 Cup title as qualifying nears, with Waltrip needing only a 20th place finish to clinch.
AP reports most major bowls appear decided with the Sugar Bowl likely to feature Pittsburgh against Georgia, and the Orange Bowl and others awaiting outcomes. Contenders include Clemson Nebraska Texas Arkansas USC UCLA Washington State Michigan Iowa and several others as conference titles and rule restrictions shape the remainder of the field.
LA owner Jerry Buss fired coach Paul Westhead after Magic Johnson's public outburst and installed former coach Jerry West to head the offense with Pat Riley handling the defense in a rare Lakers leadership arrangement. Johnson criticized the offense earlier in Salt Lake City, and Buss stressed the move aims to deliver an exciting brand of basketball.
The News outlines how Westhead, who replaced McKinney after a serious bicycle accident in 1979, led the Lakers to an NBA title and later saw Johnson miss a final shot in a playoff loss. Buss cites team appearance as the reason for the decision. Westhead’s background includes Riley as assistant and West’s long Lakers tenure.
Jacksonville University coach Locke reveals in a forthcoming book that pressure from building Clemson’s program contributed to his amphetamine use and heavy drinking. He says nerves over recruiting and NCAA probation shaped his career and personal decline while recounting the toll on his family and career.
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