Pro Football Blitzed In Courtroom
United States District Court Judge William Sweigert ruled the NFL reserve system violates antitrust laws and upended the Rozelle Rule, the college player draft, and the single arbiter rule. The decision could be appealed, with major implications for free agency, draft eligibility, and expansion team talent costs in 1976.
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National Football League
Ite Foundation
Rozelle
United States District Court
William ‘. Sweigert
NFL
Joe Kapp
Sweigert
Tampa
Seattle
Dodgers Seek Catfish Hunter To Boost 1975 Title Quest
Los Angeles brass led by Walt O’Malley Al Campanis and Walter Alston head to Ahoskie North Carolina to woo Catfish Hunter amid a crowded field. Finley’s missteps with Hunter’s contract boost interest as 10 clubs including Phillies Indians Angels Brewers Padres Royals Rangers and Yankees Red Sox vie for the ace in a bid to reach the World Series next season.
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N.C
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tobacco
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Dodgers
Oakland A's
Walt O'Malley
al Campanis
Walter Alston
Cherry, Cherry and Flythe
Cherry
Los Angeles
Charles C. Finley
Finley
Kansas City
Oakland
Seattle
Capitals
Hunter
Sentation
Ewing Kauffman
Kansas City Royals
Joe Flythe
Texas
Rangers
Philadelphia Phillies
Cleveland Indians
California Angels
Milwaukee Brewers
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Huskers and Hoosiers Vie in Tourney Final Showdown
Indiana Coach Bobby Knight praised his team's tempo and execution after a 71-53 win over Creighton in the Indiana Classic. Indiana improved to face Nebraska, which edged SMU 69-67, in a holiday tournament final as other regional derbies shaped the schedule.
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Bobby Knight
Knight
Indiana
Creighton
Hoosiers
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
SMU
South Carolina
Noris
Louisiana State
Princeton
LSU
Duke
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Virginia Tech
Washington
Silat
Betty and
Lionel Evelyn Bond
Bonnie Pedrow
Marilyn Sutton
Sutton and
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Claude Corbett
Sutton
Unm
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Bob Miller
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