Daytona 500 Fight Costs Allison Brothers Fines Probation
NASCAR imposed six month probation on Donnie Allison for delaying a trailing Yarborough on the final lap of the Daytona 500 and fined Donnie, Bobby, and Cale Yrborough $6,000 each for the post race fighting. Yarborough defended the incident as a breach of a gentleman’s agreement and stated he expected no further trouble with the Allison brothers.
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Robbie Allison
Cale Yarborough
Donnie
Timmonsonville, SC
Yarborough
Jerry Garrett
Daytona Beach, Fla
Donnie Allison
Cale Yrborough
Sardis
S.C
National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing
Bobby Allison
Nascar
Allison Brothers
Bryant Suffers Three Ribs Breaks After Fall At Home
Alabama coach Bear Bryant suffers three broken ribs after a February 6 fall at home. He was released from West Alabama Hospital after 10 days. initial X rays showed one rib broken, but three total were confirmed before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Bear Bryant
Alabama
Bryant
West Alabama
SMU shocks 11th ranked Texas in key SWC showdown
Southern Methodist crushed Texas 81-66 at Moody Coliseum to derail the Longhorns from the outright league title and force a final regular season tie with Arkansas. Texas A&M beat Rice 92-60 and Baylor routed Texas Christian 109-72 as SMU contemplates a possible sixth place tie with a makeup game versus TCU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denne H. Freeman
Dallas
Southern Methodist
Texas
Sonny Allen
Mustangs
Longhorns
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Sidney Moncrief
Texas Tech
SMU
TCU
Houston
Rice
Baylor
Texas Aggies
Allen
Moody Coliseum
Brad Branson
Phil Hale
Billy
Abe Lemons
Baseball 79 row shows big-money talks stall contracts
Hall of Fame observer HAL BOCK reviews the off season standoffs in baseball. Yaz the 39 year old star balks at a 2650000 annual deal, Dennis Eckersley sides with him, Rusty Staub hints at a restaurant future if not guaranteed through 1980, Garry Templeton seeks more beer profits, Joel Youngblood rejects 75000 offer and arbitration looms. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn approves Yankee cash for Oakland minor leaguers while snubbing Rod Carew trade notions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Bock
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Yaz
Fenway Park
Dennis Eckersley
Rusty Staub
Detroit Tigers
Garry Templeton
Staub
St. Louis Cardinals
Gussie Busch
Bowie Kuhn
George Steinbrenner
New York Yankee
Charlie Finley
Oakland
Kuhn
Gene Autry
California
Minnesota
Rod Carew
NCAA probes missing recruits amid new enforcement push
Investigators tracking two football prospects who vanished with a private plane as signing day nears. NCAA enforcement director David Berst says the case could trigger infractions hearings and notes the probe marks the first time investigators joined coaches on the recruiting trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Tucker
Mission
Kan
NCAA
David Berst
Berst
Associated Press
Northeast Louisiana Mercers Top Seeds In Trans-American Tourney
The Trans-American Athletic Conference seeds announced designate Northeast Louisiana and Mercer as top seeds for the first post season basketball tournament in Birmingham. Oklahoma City ranked No 3 with Samford Houston Baptist and Hardin-Simmons in early pairings. Northeast Louisiana hosts the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Northeast Louisiana
Mercer
Oklahoma City
Samford
Houston Baptist
Hardin-Simmons
Stamford
Benny Hollis
Oklahoma City-Hardin-Simmons
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Allison
Allisons
Bill Gazaway
Akron
Ohio
Tommy Hudson
Hudson
Professional Bowlers Association
Earl Anthony
Kent
Wash
Sterling Heights
Mich
Mark Roth
North Arlington
N.J
Marshall Holman
Medford
Ore
Dick Ruger
River Falls
Wis
Emmett Shutes
State College
ST. Louis
Salt Lake City
St. Louis Blues
Neil Labatte
Labatte
Steve Harrison
Gary Murphy
Golden Eagles
Harrison
Murphy
Port Huron
Southern Methodist Shocks
Lemons
Wolves
Russ Potts
Norwalk
Conn
Bobby Wadkins
Lanny
Wadkins
Joel Youngblood
New York Mets
Yastrzemski
Eckersley
Youngblood
Met
Beach Hand
Yaz and
Pecos Enterprise
Louisiana
Samford-Houston Baptist
Pecos
Enterprise
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