Adams Wins It All in Bud Adams Candy Store
Houston Post sportswriter Dale Robertson analyzes Bum Phillips firing by Bud Adams on New Year’s Eve. Adams ousted Phillips after a stubborn clash over an offensive coordinator, citing ego and control. The piece contrasts Phillips’s hero status with Adams’s ownership, arguing Phillips’s impact on the Oilers’ rise.
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Nate - Dale Robertson
Houston Oilers
Houston Post
Bum Phillips
Dale Robertson
Houston
Bud Adams
Adams
Oilers
Phillips
Oakland
Dan Pastorini
Pastorini
NFL
Luvya Bud
Bud
Playboy
Lamesa nips Ector in overtime for 64 62 win
Lamesa beat Ector 64 62 in overtime on a Froman 11 second shot. Froman scored 24 for Lamesa while Butler led Ector with 20 and Gamble added 18. Ector coach absence noted due to a death in the family and the JV also won.
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Willie Spears
Keith
Andrews
Ector
Lamesa
Froman
Victor Spencer
Johnny Castro
Tornadoes
Butler
Gamble
Murphy delivers in OT as Rockets top Mavericks 124 120
Calvin Murphy hits a 23 footer with four seconds left in regulation to force overtime and Houston outlasts Dallas 124 120. Moses Malone posts 40 points while Murphy adds a season high 38 as Houston erases a 15 point deficit. Spanarkel leads Dallas with 26 points, Huston scores a career high 29.
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Dallas
Calvin Murphy
Houston Rockets
Dallas Mavericks
Moses Malone
Murphy
Houston
Geoff Huston
Mavericks
Tom LaGarde
Robert Reid
Rockets
Jim Spanarkel
Calvin Garrett
Huston
Spanarkel
District 24A Standings And Week Results
District 24A standings show Lamesa leading with 204, Sweetwater 20, Andrews 10, Ector 98, Fort Stockton 1610, Snyder 12, Monahans 6 1, Pecos 02, Lake View 02 47. This week’s results: Permian 54 over Lamesa 48. Andrews 83 over Van Horn 42. Pecos 67 over Alpine 39. Lamesa 53 over Brownwood 45. Snyder 42 over Big Spring 37. Lamesa 64 over Ector 62 in OT. Andrews 75 over Lake View 25. Sweetwater 65 over Fort Stockton 52. Snyder 78 over Pecos 45. Next week’s games feature Andrews at Ector and other district matchups including Snyder at Lamesa and Monahans at Sweetwater.
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Jerry Alaniz
Mike Murry
Keith Brooks
Chiefs
Andrews
Stanley Laing
Lake View
Lamesa
Sweetwater
Ector
Fort Stockton
Kevin Jones
Gilbert Gerst
Mustangs
Nets
Danny Williams
John White
Billy Gonzales
Freddie Fierro
Snyder
George Byerly
Pecos Eagles
Tigers
Pecos
Eagles
Barry Blackmon
Kris Seale
Curtis Gafford
Monahans
Permian
van Horn
Alpine
Brownwood
Big Spring
Midland Lee
Marta
Monanhans
Ector girls overpower Lamesa in 2-4A clash
Ector High School girls rout Lamesa 67 to 4 in District 24A action at the Ector gym. Four Eagles reach double figures led by Pam Bledsoe with 16 and Natalie Carter with 13 as Ector builds a 36-12 halftime edge and stresses balanced scoring and improved play.
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Ector
Lamesa
EHS
Mary Proby
Pam Bledsoe
Eagles
Natalie Carter
Pam Alexander
Vickie Martin
Marcy Brown
Gloria Barkowsky
Young Tornadoes
Andrews
Local sportscasters at KOSA TV resign posts
Carl Rogers, KOSA TV sports director for over a decade, announced on air his departure effective after Friday's 6 p m newscast. Gloria Garcia, his assistant, will leave Monday. Rogers says resignations not linked and seeks Odessa friendly job. Garcia returns to USC graduate home. Detroit Pistons edge Knicks 102-100 with Herron 20, Benson 17.
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Kosa-Tv
Channel 7
Carl Rogers
CBS
Gloria Garcia
Rogers
KOSA
Kay Chaffin
Odessa
Cy Evan
Garcia
University of Southern California
Pontiac, Mich
Keith Herron
Kent Benson
Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
National Basketball Association
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Cain
Astros
Tal Smith
Smith
Sid Gillman
Ector Boys
Joey Froman
Charles Ricks
Frorman
Kevin Butler
Bo Gamble
Spencer
Castro
Cheet
Eeen Ad
Pierce
Macks
Bute
Taylor
Totets
Nuwienew
ED Biles
Joe Flores
Marfa
Griggs
Stocatar
eDun Steen
Gabsisen
Jenkins
Michantin
Contreras
Tarange
Flores
Sarrenc
Rovertson
Jeter
Ren
Martin
Beecuoe
Marten
Carterek
Alenancer
Melton
Pistons
Knicks
42Nd & Dixie
Laskey’s
RCA
Litton
RCA ColorTrak
Black & White
Omee
42Nd
Dixie
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