Win, Women and Money Crises Hit College Sports
At the 73rd NCAA convention in San Francisco the Big Eight chief and others warned college athletics face a crisis driven by win money and women. Inflation in athletic budgets climbs yearly while Title IX compliance could threaten funding for men’s programs beyond football and basketball.
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Connors Retires With Blood Blister At Masters Event
In New York Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas skip Masters Grand Prix allowing John McEnroe to lead 7-5 3-0 before Jimmy Connors retires with a painful blood blister on his left big toe. McEnroe advances to the semifinals with Ashe Gottfried and Dibbs, while rules change tiebreak results to automatic elimination. In Cleveland Muhammad Ali signs with IMC to oversee non boxing ventures. San Diego Sockers add Jose Neto for 1979 NASL season after 74 goals in four ASL seasons.
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Senior Bowl names starting lineup for North and South
In Mobile Alabama the Senior Bowl announced its starting lineups for the North and South squads led by quarterbacks Steve Dils Stanford and Jeff Rutledge Alabama. Other named backs include Charles Alexander LSU and William Andrews Auburn with defenses featuring stars like Mark Gastineau and Marty Lyons. Russell Erxleben and Uwe von Schumann selected for South and North punting respectively.
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Connors retires with blister in Grand Prix at MSG
Defending champ Jimmy Connors retires from his match against John McEnroe at the Grand Prix Tennis Tournament in Madison Square Garden trailing 7-5 3-0. The retirement is treated as a default, sending McEnroe to a Saturday semifinal.
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Leonard stops Gant to extend win streak
Sugar Ray Leonard, Olympic gold medalist, remains undefeated with an eighth round technical knockout of veteran Johnny Gant in Landover. Manager Angelo Dundee praised the performance and announced a next bout on February 11 in Miami Beach. Dundee plans to travel to Puerto Rico to watch Carlos Palomino defend his welterweight title.
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