Weaver Lasorda Top Pilots
Earl Weaver and Tom Lasorda emerge as Major League Baseball Manager of the Year recipients. Weaver leads the Orioles to 97 wins despite losses and earned a three year contract amid a strong 1977 season. Lasorda wins NL honors as Dodgers clinch the pennant in his rookie year, lauded for his exuberant leadership and “Joye and togetherness.”
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Billy Hunter
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Alston
Braves Boost to 5-3 With 2-0 Win Over Tabor
Ottawa University 2, Tabor College 0. Mike Custer scored in the second half and Hamid Enayati added a tally, as Al Peterson anchored the defense and nine saves by Peterson helped seal the win. OU outshot 36-22, next hosting Avila College at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Mike Custer
Hamid Enayati
al Peterson
Ottawa University
Tabor College Blue Jays
Custer
Braves
Enayati
Roland Treu
Tabor
Peterson
Dan Loman
Robert Prieb
Blue Jays
Avila College
Avila
Kansas City
Kings Lose Again
Philadelphia 76ers beat Kansas City Kings 112-104 as Doug Collins led with 31 points and George McGinnis added 26. Otis Birdsong scored 25 for the Kings. Philadelphia improved to 2-1 while Kansas City stood 4-1.
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Doug Collins
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Kings
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National Basketball Association
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76Ers
McGinnis
Kansas City
Otis Birdsong
Julius Erving
Henry Bibby
Phil Johnson
Gene Shue
Erving
Sixers
Scott Wedman
OU Players Of The Week From Ottawa University
Greg Smith and Mike Nelson named Ottawa University Players of the Week. Smith, a freshman quarterback from Colorado Springs, entered as a reserve and passed 12 of 26 for 135 yards in the 20 7 loss to Graceland. Five completions aided OU's lone scoring drive.
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Greg Smith
Mike Nelson
Ottawa University
New Smyrna Beech, Fla
Braves
Pitching Prize To Sparky Lyle
NEW YORK AP Sparky Lyle wins the American League Cy Young Award and gains new respect for relief pitchers noting relief hurlers work hard in the bullpen and deserve recognition for short innings.
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Sparky Lyle
NEW York
New York Yankees
Lyle
Dodge City shares top spot in Kansas Class 4A rankings
In Kansas high school football, Dodge City moves into a 4A tie with Pittsburg for the lead after a 19-0 win over Liberal and a 7-6 Pittsburg victory over Coffeyville. Emporia and Coffeyville drop from the top five as Great Bend and Bishop Miege rise.
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Sharon
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Moscow
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