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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1983

Page

27

Hoyas Triumph Without Coach In War Tactics

Fifth ranked Georgetown beat Western Kentucky 53 41 as coach John Thompson missed nine minutes due to a freezing rain traffic jam. Fred Brown led the Hoyas with steady play while North Carolina routed Dartmouth 103 58 and Houston downed Cal Santa Barbara 89 79. Akeem Olajuwon scored 35 before being ejected as Santa Barbara fell to Houston and LSU edged Pan American 83 70 with Jerry Reynolds scoring a career high 26 for the Tigers. Kentucky rivalry notes include Michigan’s 97 69 win over Rutgers and Wake Forest beating Marquette 71 65 in overtime as Indiana edged Kansas State 56 53.

Associated Press Georgetown Western Kentucky John Thompson Fred Brown Thompson Hoyas North Carolina Dartmouth Houston Cal-Santa Barbara Louisiana State Pan American Memphis State Texas Tech Wake Forest Marquette Michigan Rutgers

Gamblers sue over Billy Sims contract dispute

Houston Gamblers in the United States Football League filed a state court suit against the Detroit Lions over the running back Billy Sims. A temporary restraining order barred Lions interference with Sims and Gamblers contract relations. Sims had a five year 3.5 million deal with the Gamblers signed July 1 plus a 200000 signing bonus and later a separate 5 million Lions contract signed December 16.

Houston Houston Gamblers Detroit Lions Billy Sims Sims Lions Felix Salazar Gamblers The

Gamblers Seek Permanent Injunction Against Lions in Lawsuit

The Gamblers seek a permanent injunction to void the Lions contract and stop further losses, claiming damages will be devastating. The suit does not specify a damages amount but requests at least 5 million dollars in punitive damages. Attorney H Lee Godrey says the exact amount is uncertain though damages are evident, with a Dec 29 hearing set on the request for a temporary injunction.

Lions Gamblers H. Lee Godrey Salazar

Richardson Returns to Nets After Drug Treatment Settlement

New Jersey Nets reinstate guard Michael Ray Richardson after he agrees to drop arbitration seeking his $475,000 salary during drug treatment. He must follow the NBA anti-drug program, undergo four weekly tests, and faces possible lifetime ban for future drug use. Lakers still eye a trade as Riley expresses interest.

NEW York New Jersey Nets Michael Ray Richardson Nets Richardson National Basketball Association Larry O’brien Players Association Larry Fleisher O’brien NBA Life Extension Institute Michael Lewis Schaffel Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley Lakers

Satellite sports grid scroll of programs and times

A dense schedule listing television programs across ESPN HBO USA WTBS WGN WOR USA Network and ESPN2 including college basketball NCAA events Wake Forest at Marquette boxing boxing cards boxing from Atlantic City and Nastase Hamptons tennis and football wrap ups with air times taped games noted and regional station codes like KOSA KMID KTPX and WOR listed.

Kosa Odessa Midland Odessa Atlanta WGN Chicago New York ESPN HBO USA Michigan Rutgers East Rutherford Wake Forest Marquette Espn Sportscenter Dr. Scholl Rancho Palos Verdes Calif Espn Golf Boca Raton Fla Espn Tennis North Miami Espn College Basketball Wake Farest Espn Sportsweek Espn Boxing West Virginia Mountaineers Kentucky Wildcats Dallas Mavericks New Jersey Nets Chicago Bulls Milwaukee Bucks Mardo Roybal Humberto de Los Rios NFL Houston Rockets Seattle Supersonics Sportscenter Purdue DePaul

Lone Star Conference Adds Eastern New Mexico University

The Lone Star Conference welcomes Eastern New Mexico University as its sixth member for the 1984-85 school year. LSC president Dr Billy J Franklin announced unanimous approval of ENMU's application, marking the first non Texas based school in the league. Sam Houston State Southwest Texas and Stephen F Austin will withdraw from the conference at year end.

Sam Houston State Southwest Texas Stephen F. Austin

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