Bradshaw backs AFC as Pro Bowl clock nears
AP Sports Writer Ken Peters reports Terry Bradshaw says the American Conference is better than the National Conference ahead of the Pro Bowl at the Los Angeles Coliseum next Monday night. Roger Staubach politely disagrees as the NFL season ends with the all star game. Bradshaw will start for the AFC, Staubach for the NFC.
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Doug English
Detroit
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Randy White
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White
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Chuck Fairbanks
New England Patriots
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Zavala Girls Win Seventh In Basketball
Zavala Junior High girls A team defeated Fort Stockton 48 to 42 in Monday night play. Leading scorers were Apolonia Lujan Renee Shorter and Lynn Green with 14 points each. Renata Evans earned defensive player of the game as Zavala remained unbeaten 7 0 in regular play.
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Tarno
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Lynn Green
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Oilers keep Phillips as coach on new three year deal
Bud Adams affirmed Bum Phillips continues as Oilers coach after signing a three year contract. The Oilers also offered contracts to the entire coaching staff as they aimed to maintain momentum from a 10 6 regular season and trip to the AFC championship game this season.
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Slaughter laments Hall of Fame miss after 15th year
Enos Slaughter, 63, mends fences on his Roxboro farm as he learns he trails by 27 votes toward the 324 needed for Hall of Fame admission. He recalls a 21 major league season career with a .300 average and two Cardinal World Series teams, while Willie Mays gains induction and Duke Snider falls short.
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Slaughte
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Duke Snider
Tennis teams to clash in indoor championship at Madison
Twelve of the nation s top 20 collegiate tennis teams will clash February 8 11 in an indoor team championship at Madison Wisconsin with 16 top players competing May 10 13 in Austin Texas. The event is sponsored by Michelob Light and uses a rating formula by Princeton coach David Benjamin and Texas coach Dave Snyder. The Intercollegiate Tennis Championship in Austin serves as a major tune up for the NCAA championships, officials say.
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Tom Watson Opens 1979 Season In San Diego Open
Tom Watson begins his 1979 campaign at the $250,000 Andy Williams San Diego Open at Torrey Pines. He seeks improvement in his swing and higher consistency after sweeping 1977 and 1978 major awards and aims to win the U.S. Open this year. Watson worked with Byron Nelson in Dallas to refine stance and takeaway, saying he is ready for the tournament. Other contenders include Jay Haas Trevino Floyd Pate Weiskopf Bean Wadkins Miller Morgan Kratzert Snead.
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Dallas
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Phoenix
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Ray Floyd
Jerry Pate
Tom Weiskopf
Andy Bean
Lanny Wadkins
Johnny Miller
Gil Morgan
Bill Kratzert
J.C. Snead
China eyes participation in Olympic Games
IOC executive board meets in Lausanne to hear Lance Cross report on sports in China. Cross, who led a three member inquiry, weighs mainland and Taiwan sports governance as President Killanin notes uncertainty. Any final move rests with the full IOC ahead of the Montevideo meeting.
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College Scores Snapshot From Regional Showdowns
Boston College beat Villanova 83 75 Eastern Pa defeated Conn College 78 57 Massachusetts won 61 57 over New Hampshire St Johns New York 80 beat Manhattan 55 South Florida 95 defeated Biscayne 83 Florida State 79 over Georgia Tech 73 Georgetown Washington 74 defeated St Francis Pennsylvania 62 Maryland 82 Navy 62 Norfolk State 88 over Va Union 78 NC Charlotte 70 over North Carolina State 104 East Carolina 88 Midwest Marquette 75 over Oral Roberts 60 Nebraska Omaha 77 over North Dakota 70 Far West Cal Poly Pomona 102 over Loyola California Hawaii Hilo 120 over BYU Hawaii 68 Montana Tech 78 over Rocky Mountain 76 Oregon College of Education 55 over Carroll Montana 48 South Colorado 68 over Aegis 64 UC Santa Barbara 64 over Pepperdine 56 Exhibitions Athletes In Action 91 over St Mary's California 73
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Labor Department caps foreign players in NASL season
The Labor Department limited foreign player visas for the NASL season to 220 through September, down from potential 246. Coalition players union argues the cap aims to protect American jobs and prevent a revolving door that undermines salaries and the union. About 60 percent of NASL players are foreign, with top stars exempt.
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North American Soccer League Players Association
Labor Department
NASL
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Franz Beckenbauer
U.S
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Players Union
Garvey
Mike Walters Leads In Rodeo At International Finals
Mike Walters of Linden Texas moved ahead of Dan Dailey Buckley Washington in the saddle bronc at the fifth go round of the International Finals Rodeo in Tulsa Oklahoma. Dailey still leads the all around by 1935 dollars despite Dailey placing in two other events. Butch Myers remains the overall leader as Tuesday night’s rodeo continues through Saturday with 7 30 performances at the Tulsa Assembly Center.
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Texas
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Dailey
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