Yankees puzzled by Holtzman future amid loaded staff
Grimsley profiles Ken Holtzman, 32, sidelined by the Yankees after a 5 year 165000 per season contract, while rivals like Gossage Eastwick Messersmith join a star-studded rotation. He has pitched little and questions his fate as he sits awaiting a chance to prove himself.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ken Holtzman
Lve
George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees
Holtzman
Oakland
Lincolnshire
Ill
Yankees
Rich Gossage
Rawly Eastwick
Andy Messersmith
Catfish Hunter
Don Gullett
Cy Young
Sparky Lyle
Ed Figueroa
Ron Guidry
New York
Landry frets over Cowboys tough 1978 schedule
Dallas coach Tom Landry, back from a ski injury, calls the 1978 NFL schedule the toughest of the decade for the defending champions. He notes home games vs Baltimore Minnesota New England New Orleans and road contests with Green Bay Los Angeles Miami and the Jets plus the usual division foes. He advocates expanding rosters to 45 players to handle two extra games and sees new cross scheduling as leveling the field.
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New York Giants
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Jets
Green Bay
Landry
NFL
Top Twenty NCAA basketball poll with standings
The Associated Press top twenty college basketball teams are listed with season records and points, noting first place votes in parentheses. Kentucky leads with 24 29 and 94 points, UCLA second, and others including Matte, DePaul, New Mexico, Michigan State, Arkansas, Duke, Kansas, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Louisville, Florida State, Houston, Utah, Texas, Illinois State, Syracuse, Detroit, and San Francisco. The Yankees were originally called the Highlanders.
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DePaul
N Mex
Mich St
Arkansas
Duke
Kansas
N Dame
N Caro
Lou’ville
Fla St
Houston
Utah
Texas
Ill State
Syracuse
Detroit
San Fran
World Figure Skating Championships Opens in Ottawa
Linda Fratianne, 17, faces heavy expectations as she seeks to defend her title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa. Russian Kovalev starts strong in the compulsory phase with European rival Hoffman looming, while the Russian pair Rodzina and Zaitzev are favored in the pairs short program with Babilonia and Gardner aiming to climb. The event runs through Saturday with final decisions Saturday night.
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Innsbruck
Fratianne
Dorothy Hamill
Northridge
Calif
Vladimir Kovalev
Jan Hoffman
East Germany
Kovalev
Irina Rodnina
Aleksandr Zaitzev
Tai Babilonia
Mission Hills
Randy Gardner
Los Angeles
Tokyo
America
Gail Hamula
Frank Sneiding
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sheryl Franks
Lexington
Mass
Michael Botticelli
Weston
Rockets sue Lakers over Tomjanovich loss in 1.4 million suit
Houston Rockets file a 1.4 million damage suit against the Los Angeles Lakers over Rudy Tomjanovich. The Rockets claim the Lakers are legally responsible for Washingtons punch that sidelined Tomjanovich since December 9. The suit follows NBA guidance after an earlier demand for dispute resolution.
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Houston
Houston Rockets
National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Lakers
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Tomjanovich
Kermit Washington
Lakers
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Washington
U.S
Woodrow Seals
NBA
Lawrence O’brien
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