AFCs 33 28 Pro Bowl win seals sweep over NFC
The American Football Conference defeated the National Football Conference 33 to 28 in the Pro Bowl, completing a historic clean sweep after wins in exhibition and regular seasons. The AFC had already bested the NFC in past games as Miami beat Washington 14 to 7 in the Super Bowl context.
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Crampton Captures Tucson Open Then AFL AFC Clash Headlines
Bruce Crampton won the Dean Martin Tucson Open with a 11 under par 277 at Tucson National Golf Club after a 71 final round. In Texas Stadium, O J Simpson led the AFC to a 2 1 lead over the NFC with a 47 879 crowd and key performances from Upshaw Sweeney Little and Taylor.
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Egan named Rockets coach as Knicks lose on road
Johnny Egan is named head coach of the Houston Rockets in a Sunday game where Walt Frazier drops his sneaker with five seconds left and New York falls 107 103. Mike Newlin scores the deciding basket in the final seconds as Houston overcomes a late Knicks surge. Other NBA results include Milwaukee over Golden State 124 108 and Boston over Buffalo 104 97.
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Donahue wins Riverside Winston-Western 500 in Matador
Mark Donahue, 35, from Newton Square Pennsylvania, drives a Matador to victory in the $100,000 Winston-Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway. He led a 51,000-strong crowd as the road course showed Donahue’s growing stock car prowess alongside Pearson, Petty, and Allison in a dramatic 500 miles.
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Smith sets world pole vault record at Sunkist Invite
Steve Smith of Long Beach State vaulted 17 feet 11 inches to break the world mark. Al Feuerbach also broke his own shot put record at 69 feet 4.25 inches. Oregon’s Prefontaine led in the two mile as Dave Wottle edged Keino in the mile. UCLA aims to extend its 99 game win streak as Wooden fears a tough Midwest swing.
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Phillies seek waivers for Bateman to release him
The Philadelphia Phillies ask waivers on catcher John Bateman as they plan to release him unconditionally. Bateman, 30, joined the Phillies in 1972 from Montreal in a Tim McCarver trade and hit .222 in 78 games last season.
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