Four Hill Ski Jumping crown contested at Garmisch
Josef Samek of Czechoslovakia won the wind shortened Four Hill event with a 101 meter jump and 120.5 points. Bogdan Norcic of Yugoslavia was runner up at 100 meters and 117.6 points, while Pentti Kokkonen of Finland moved into the overall lead with 346.8 points. Jochen Danneberg of East Germany sits close behind.
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Associated Press
Garmisch Partenkirchen
West Germany
Josef Same
Czecoslovakia
Samek
Yugoslavia
Bogdan Norcic
Pentti Kokkonen
Finland
Jochen Danneberg
East Germany
Melbourne
Australia
Argentina
Guillermo Vilas
John Marks
Chris O'Neill
Betsy Nagelsen
Kim Warwick
Poland
Wojtek Fibak
Paul Kronk
Cliff Letcher
Fibak
Bob Hewitt
College Basketball Scores Snapshot by Region
A compilation of game results across regions with multiple upsets and close finishes. East Carolina edged Iowa by one point while Fairfield routed Southern Connecticut. Duke overcame Grambling by seventeen as Mercer and Middle Tennessee posted sizable wins. South teams posted mixed results with Tennessee and Temple winning, while the West included Honolulu victories and a tight New Mexico win.
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Associated Press
East Carolina
Iowa
Fairfield
Southern Connecticut
Houston routs Arrows in 9-1 indoor win
Houston Summit Soccer crushed the New York Arrows 9-1 as Tony Baccaro and Jerry Morielli each hit twice and Ian Anderson added two goals and two assists to push Houston to 3-0 while New York fell to 2-1. Jim Pollihan scored the Arrows lone goal.
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Houston
Tony Baccaro
New York
Jim Pollihan
Stewart Jump
Howie Charbonneau
Alabama Wins 1978 National Title In AP Poll
The Associated Press tabulated Alabama as college football’s national champion for 1978 after defeating Penn State 14-7 in the Sugar Bowl. Southern Cal Oklahoma and Penn State trailed in the final rankings with detailed vote totals and bowls cited, while Notre Dame rose to seventh by edging Houston in the Cotton Bowl.
Predicted AFC clash sparks fever as Oilers meet Steelers
The Houston Oilers and Pittsburgh Steelers push playoff talk into high gear ahead of their AFC title tilt at Three Rivers. Benched by injuries Dan Pastorini leads the Oilers past the Patriots, while Pittsburgh rides a 14-2 season and seven straight playoff appearances into the showdown.
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L.C. Greenwood
Bum Phillips
Joe Greene
Pittsburgh
Denver
Oilers
Bethea
Campbell
Dan Pastorini
Miami
New England Patriots
Three Rivers Stadium
Steelers
Mosby Leads Eagles to 83-57 Victory Over Crane
Pecos Eagle guard Mosby scored 23 points to propel a home win over Crane 83-57 as Gary Rogers added 19 and Tommy Matta 13. Crane’s Greg Lewis led with 11 while Strader and Sena reached 10 and nine. The Eagles led 25-8 after one, stayed ahead through half 40-25, then built a 60-36 edge by the end of third. JV fell 48-41.
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Mitchell McLain
Larry Mosby
Pecos Eagles
Crane
Gary Rogers
Tommy Matta
Greg Lewis
Strader
Sena
Pecos
Eagles
Mosby
Eagle
Rogers
Matta
Nathan Fobbs
Varsity
Lamesa
Malavasi confident of victory for Rams in NFL title game
Rams coach Ray Malavasi predicted a repeat win over the Cowboys in the NFC championship and cited grass and home-field as advantages. Cowboys coach Tom Landry, while optimistic, noted past grass losses. Quarterback Roger Staubach sustained a concussion but is expected to be fine for practice.
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Dallas Cowboys
Roger Staubach
Falcons
Staubach
Los Angeles Rams
Dallas
Los Angeles
Ray Malavasi
Rams
Malavasi
Cowboys
Los Angeles Coliseum
Tom Landry
Coliseum
Landry
Washington
Miami
Atlanta
Roger
Falcon
Robert Pennywell
Pennywell
National Football League
Pete Rozelle
Texas Stadium
AP Top Twenty Final College Football Poll
The Associated Press final Top Twenty lists Alabama first with 38 first-place votes and 1,317 total points, followed by Southern California and Oklahoma in the top three. Michigan, Clemson, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Texas, Houston, Arkansas, Michigan State, Purdue, UCLA, Missouri, Georgia, Stanford, North Carolina State, Texas A&M, and Maryland fill the rest of the ranking with points and records noted. Others receiving votes include Arizona State, Auburn, Ball State, Brigham Young, Dartmouth, East Carolina, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, LSU, Navy, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, and Washington.
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Herschel Nissenson
Crimson Tide
Alabama
Penn State
Associated Press
Southern California
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Southern Cal
Michigan
Nebraska
Nittany Lions
Clemson
Maryland
Houston
Arkansas
Michigan State
Purdue
UCLA
Missouri
Georgia
Stanford
North Carolina State
Texas A&m
Texas
Pittsburgh
Iowa State
Ohio State
Midh St
Dame
Car
Ill
Duke
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A Is
la St
Caro St
Ken
Tex A&m
Ind St
Ga ‘Town
Mich
Ark
L Beach St
Louisvil
Mississat
Ala
Scal
Okla
Penn St
Clem Pkej
Neb
Tex
Hous
Mich St
Stan Fd
Ncar-St
Tex Arm
Arizona State
Auburn
Ball State
Brigham Young
Dartmouth
Fast Carolina
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisiana State
Navy
Tulsa
Washington
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Anne Smith
Betty Stove
Holland
Martina Navratilova
Lea Antonopolis
Pam Shriver
Francoise Durr
France
Casals
Sharon Walsh
Karlskoga
Sweden
Dave Orleski
Canada
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
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Colgate
Midwest
DePaul
Kansas City
St. Louis
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Southwest Houston Baptist
Robert Morris
Texas Christian
Roosevelt
Montana
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Reno
Southern Ill
Edwardsville
N. Arizona
Wis- Stevens Point
Pepperdine
Harvard
Aegis
Highlands
U. San Diego
Manchester
Washington St
U. of Idaho
Weber State
Cal State Northridge
Houston Routs Arrows
Fighting Irish
Sooners
Cornhuskers
Texas Longhorns
Bubba Bean
Atlanta Falcons
Cliff Harris
Bob Breunig
Irving
Houston Oilers
Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL
Crows
Elvin Bethea
John Stallworth
Jim Young
Mike Webster
Willie Alexander
Franco Harris
Earl Campbell
Harris
Permian
Johnson & Walthall
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