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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1986

Page

16

Loss casts shadow on Raiders outlook after late overtime loss

The Philadelphia Eagles stunned the Los Angeles Raiders 33-27 in overtime at the Los Angeles Coliseum after a sequence that included Marcus Allen fumbling and Andre Waters returning the ball to the Raiders four. Randall Cunningham scored the game winner from one yard at 8:07 of OT as the Eagles snapped a four game skid. The defeat jeopardizes LA’s playoff chances at 8-5 while Philadelphia rose to 4-9.

Los Angeles Raiders Chris Bahr Bahr Marcus Allen Philadelphia Andre Waters Dokie Williams Raiders Los Angeles Randall Cunningham Eagles Los Angeles Coliseum Tom Flores Denver Cunningham Howie Long Jim Plunkett Allen Waters Williams

Lakers rout injury battered Clippers at Forum

In Los Angeles Kareem Abdul Jabar noted injuries hitting the Clippers hard. The Lakers capitalized for a 137 115 win as Portland beat Indiana 118 101 and Atlanta topped Sacramento 113 109. Byron Scott scored 16 of 26 in a big early Lakers run.

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Montana leads 49ers in crucial prime time clash with Giants

San Francisco facing New York at home in a pivotal NFC showdown. Montana returns after back and shoulder injuries and aims to spark an offense led by Jerry Rice while Dallas? No. Giants rely on Joe Morris and Phil Simms as they chase the NFC East title with a strong pass rush and a seven game winning streak.

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U.S. Tennis Players Injure Themselves in Lagos Incident

Three American pro players Morris Strode Bud Cox and Jimmy Gurfein were aboard a flight to London after Gurfein jumped from a second floor Ikoyi Hotel window shouting he saw Jesus. He suffered cuts and bruises and passports cash and possessions were destroyed during the incident in Lagos Nigeria where they were playing on the local pro tour.

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Stanford shocks Arizona to reach Gator Bowl bid

Stanford defeats 12th ranked Arizona 29-24 as Jack Elway praises a non back door Gator Bowl berth. Key plays include Kevin Scott returning a kickoff 88 yards and Greg Ennis hitting Jim Price on a fake field goal for a touchdown. Brad Muster gains 109 rushing yards.

Tokyo Stanford Jack Elway Clemson California Elway Arizona Kevin Scott Greg Ennis Jim Price Brad Muster Kevin Richardson Derek Hill

Olukanni leads Fresno State past SMU in NCAA quarterfinals

Fresno State beat Southern Methodist 14 to 0 as Ferm Olukanni scored his 11th goal of the season at 18 07 after a sequence started by Mike Sotelo and Tom Gleason. Crowd at Bulldog Stadium reached 7654, the largest ever for a Fresno State soccer game. Mark Dougherty made a diving save to deny SMU as Fresno State advances to the semifinals against Akron.

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McEnroe Enters Australian Open Tournament

John McEnroe confirmed his entry for the Australian Open at Kooyong from January 12 to 25. The entry was delivered via telex from his father John McEnroe Sr. to tournament director Colin Stubs.

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