Juarez Greyhound Club To Honor Sun Bowl
Juarez Greyhound Club hosts and honors the Sun Bowl teams with races named for Texas Tech and Georgia Tech. The Sun Bowl game is set for 1 a.m. Saturday MST, with more greyhound racing on Sunday and Sunday afternoon. The dogs impressed last year but picked the wrong winner when Nebraska beat Georgia. This year the hounds entertain while fans cheer the football game.
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End of season set for Texas schoolboy football playoffs
Five months of toil culminate in Texas state playoffs with Brownwood Iowa Park and Sonora as favorites. Odessa Permian and Austin Reagan clash in a toss up at San Angelo kickoff 2 PM Saturday. Brownwood defends 3-A meets Cuero in Austin. Iowa Park faces Refugio in Waco. Pflugerville meets Sonora in the late game.
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Million Dollar Sun Bowl Looms As Border City Fans Hopeful
El Paso and Juarez anticipate near one million dollars in Sun Bowl business as Texas Tech and Georgia Tech arrive for a vibrant pregame scene. Both teams carry 8-3 records with Georgia Tech favored offensively and Tech's Cunningham and Tech’s Perdoni noted as key players. CBS will televise the game nationally.
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Celtics Rally Past Buffalo Behind Cowens Big Night
Boston defeated Buffalo 102-93 as rookie Dave Cowens dominated the boards and came off the bench to seal the win with key rebounds. Havlicek scored 26 and Jo Jo White 35 as Phoenix, Seattle, and ABA results also featured throughout the night.
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Calvin Hill defies rookie jinx amid Cowboys doubt
Dallas star Calvin Hill rejects sophomore slump talk and argues he is improving. He recalls 942 yards as a rookie, fights rumors of a move to tight end, and cites his late-day run in the 34-0 Washington win as proof he can still excel at running back.
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Jets QB Joe Namath to join Super Bowl pregame show
New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, injured, will serve as a special commentator on NBC's Super Bowl pregame program. NBC-TV announced the plan Thursday, January 17.
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Aging George Blanda Wins Maxwell Award
George Blanda, 43, was named outstanding pro football player of 1970 by the Maxwell Club. He won on over two thirds of ballots from 1,060 voters. Jim Plunkett was chosen as the top college player, earning the Heisman winner’s honor.
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Coin Flips Loom Over NFL Finales as Contingencies Dictate Playoffs
NFL title races hinge on final-week outcomes with 10 teams chasing five spots. Dallas, Detroit, and New York may face a telephonic coin flip to decide NFC berths if results tie or vary. In the AFC, division titles and the No. 1 pick also hinge on last games, with coin flips possible for tiebreaks.
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Weston Adams reelected as Boston Garden Arena chair
Weston W. Adams Sr., chairman of the Boston Garden Arena Corporation and of the Boston Bruins, was re elected to both posts on Thursday. The article notes Adams leadership roles and his continued oversight of the arena and team.
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Sports Books That Are Trying to Be Written
A preview list discusses future sports books with themes from high school coaching to biographical studies of Joe Frazier and Roy Smalley. It considers sexuality in sports, postwar athlete lives, and women in sports, noting a shift toward deeper psychoanalytic and social topics alongside traditional biographies.
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