Notre Dame tops Penn State in Gator Bowl finale
Notre Dame finishes 1976 at 9 3 after a 20 9 victory over Penn State in Jacksonville. Return of 23 regulars fuels a strong defense led by Heimkreiter Golic and Browner. Rick Slager and Dan Kelleher depart, while Penn State suffers 7 5 with 15 returning starters.
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Nance’s Stormy Big Eight Debut Ends With Ejection
Iowa State head coach Lynn Nance was tossed as Missouri beat the Cyclones 81-67 in the Big Eight tournament opener. Nance drew three technicals after a second-half flare up as Missouri guard Scott Sims scored 26 points to power the Tigers.
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College basketball scores from Monday games
DePaul beat Bradley 86 to 80 while Arizona topped Stanford 90 to 82. Portland State? No. The list shows multiple results including Kansas State 74 Oklahoma State 56 and North Carolina 100 Oral Roberts 84.
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Marquette Beats Clemson in Milwaukee Classic Final
Marquette (No. 12) defeated Clemson (No. 10) 67-49 as Jerome Whitehead limited Tree Rollins to two points. Butch Lee led Marquette with 17 points, sending the Warriors to the finals against Wisconsin. Other top teams posted wins in Portland and Reno.
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White named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Sammie White of the Minnesota Vikings, leader in touchdown catches and receiving yards in the NFC, was named the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. The Grambling product drew 49 of 84 votes, with Pat Haden and Mike Kruczek among others receiving acclaim and praise from Fran Tarkenton and Bud Grant.
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Cardinals lead NFL All Pro first team with four picks
The St. Louis Cardinals received four first team All-Pro honors from 84 voters, the most of any club. Dan Dierhorff Tom Banks Roger Wehrli and Jim Bakken were named to the offense and specialists, while Los Angeles dominated the defense with Youngblood Robertson Jackson and others.
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