Longhorns erupt past Northern Montana for 148 points
No. 13 Texas Longhorns steamrolled Northern Montana 148-71 in Austin, setting a conference scoring record. Coach Abe Lemons praised effort after a season-opening loss, while SMU and Texas Tech posted wins. The schedule lists Oklahoma at Baylor and several other regional matchups.
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Duke Blue Devils Lead AP Poll After Weekend Wins
Duke's Blue Devils defeated Western Kentucky by 25 and hold No 1 in the AP college basketball poll with 42 first place votes and 1 010 points. UCLA sits second with six first place votes and 925 points, while Notre Dame is third with 829 points after not playing. Los Angeles Rams linebacker Isiah Robertson suspended for two weeks for conduct detrimental to the team. he will miss two games against the Giants and Bengals. Roy Buckley of Columbus leads the second round in the Professional Bowlers Association tournament with a 1 888 pinfall after a 268 game to start. Norm Meyers is runner-up. Cliff McNealy sits third, 29 pins behind Meyers.
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Astros Trade Lemongello For Blue Jays Catcher Ashby
The Houston Astros acquire catcher Alan Ashby from Toronto in exchange for pitcher Mark Lemongello and two minor leaguers. Houston also sends outfielder Joe Cannon and infielder Pedro Hernandez to complete the deal. Ashby batted .261 with nine homers in 81 games for Toronto last season.
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Oilers Rally Past Bengals in Blue Sunday Showdown
The Houston Oilers erased a 17-10 deficit to beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the Astrodome. Houston fans filled the stadium as Blue Sunday celebrated the Oilers team color with blue pompons and chants.
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Duke Holds No 1 in AP Preseason College Basketball Poll
The Duke Blue Devils stay atop the AP poll after opening with a 78-53 win over Western Kentucky. They earned 42 of 51 first place votes and 1,010 points, based on games through Sunday, Nov. 26. UCLA is No 2, Notre Dame No 3, Kansas No 4, and NC State rises to No 6 after their Sea Wolf Classic showing. Newcomer Maryland enters at No 21, replacing Alabama.
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Scandal hits horse racing over substitution scheme
New revelations expose counterfeit foal certificates enabling race entries under assumed names across at least five tracks in five states. TRPB president Wickman says FBI involvement confirms a possible thread linking multiple licensees. Details trace substitutions from Born A Great Cloud to Baybatim and Charollius, with identities unraveling at Waterford Hawthorne Thistledown and other venues.
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Top ranked Penn State, Alabama hold AP top spots
Penn State leads the AP poll with Alabama, Southern California and Oklahoma in the top four. Michigan rises to No. 5, replacing Houston, as bowl matchups form around the final rankings. Georgia, Clemson, Arkansas fill the rest of the top ten with various bowl implications.
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UT and AAU plan 1980 Olympic trials sites in Texas
In San Antonio, UT and AAU officials met to sell plans for locating the 1980 Olympic diving and swimming trials at the Texas Olympic Swim Center. Bids were accepted, with potential moves if scheduling conflicts arise, sending diving trials to Long Beach State or Canton Ohio and swimming trials to Cleveland State University.
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Bradshaw Leads Steelers Past 49ers 24 7 in San Francisco
Pittsburgh improves to 11 2 with a 24 7 victory over San Francisco as Terry Bradshaw throws for 2 touchdowns and Lynn Swann catches two scoring passes for 134 yards. Swann's 11th TD gives Bradshaw the NFL lead.
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