WFL struggles as eight to ten franchises sought by March
The World Football League faces a dire path to survival with a March 1 deadline to secure eight to ten solvent franchises. Key players like Larry Csonka and Paul Warfield remain, while Ken Stabler's release highlights mounting financial woes and contract disputes across teams.
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Paul Warfield
Jim Kiick
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Jenkins Chosen Top Pro In Texas Sports Vote
Texas Rangers star Ferguson Jenkins edged Jeff Burroughs and Mike Hargrave for the Texas Sports Writers Association Pro Athlete of the Year. Burroughs led AL in RBIs with 125 and 25 homers but Jenkins won with 1,211 points to 1,180. Hargrove placed third with 1,046 points. Nolan Ryan was fourth.
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Hawks edge Cavaliers 113 112 in overtime on Henderson career high
Atlanta coach Cotton Fitzsimmons saw his Hawks snap a rough stretch with a 113 112 overtime win over Cleveland behind rookie Tom Henderson who scored a career high 30 points including a buzzer beater to force overtime. Other NBA results include Golden State rout of Utah and Bulls over Rockets.
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National Basketball Association
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Jaycees top Palacios 71 50 in high school win
Calhoun Jaycees earned their second win in 13 games by defeating Palacios 71 to 50. Coach Don Montier used 16 players as Calhoun led by three at the half. Joe Barefield led with 16 points, followed by Joe McGrath 12 and several others contributing. Free throw accuracy stood out with 75 percent accuracy on 21 of 28.
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Cunningham Pharmacy Narrowly Trails Top in Port Lavaca Bowling
Cunningham Pharmacy won three of four games from first place Cain Real Estate to move within one game of the leaders in the Port Lavaca Ladies Bowling League. Bank of Commerce, Don's Dist., Jo's Coiffure, and Pharmacy also posted wins with high individual scores by Pfahl Valentine DeShazo Garrett Askew Massoletti Thedford Wehmeyer Tanner Gonzales and others. Splits converted included several 3-10 5-6-10 and 4-5 combos by multiple players.
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Bettye Massoletti
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Judy Thedford
Weavers Grocery
Dorothy Wehmeyer
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Anita Gonzales
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Mildred St. Clair
Delores Canion
Doris Nichols
Mil Smith
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Lou Partlow
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Tarkenton blasts critics in Super Bowl mood shift
Fran Tarkenton criticized Oakland quarterback Ken Stabler and Miami wide receiver Paul Warfield for remarks about the Vikings and Steelers. The page notes added concern over Steelers defensive end Dwight White’s hospitalization and Vikings left tackle Charles Goodrum’s thigh injury ahead of Tulane Stadium showdown.
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Charles Goodrum
Goodrum
Grady Alderman
Alderman
White
Steve Furness
Bud Grant
Houston
Warfield
Celtics Nets Boost East All Star Representation
The Eastern Conference adds three Celtics Dave Cowens Paul Silas and Jo Jo White to the 25th NBA All Star Game in Phoenix on January 14 Joining them are Wes Unseld and Phil Chenier of Washington Rudy Tomjanovich of Houston and Steve Mix of Philadelphia All selected by nine East coaches The East starts with Havlicek Hayes McAdoo Frazier Monroe coached by K C Jones The West coaches are Al Attles Barry Haywood Abdul Jabbar Goodrich Archibald The All Star game features 24 players with Havlicek making his ninth and seventh straight as a starter.
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Jo Jo White
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Rick Barry
Golden State Warriors
Spencer Haywood
Seattle SuperSonics
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Milwaukee
Gail Goodrich
Nate Archibald
Kansas City-Omaha
Lacey
Price
HEW official outlines Title IX rules at NCAA convention
Gwen Gregory of HEW Civil Rights Division addresses the NCAA convention in New York. She aims to send final Title IX enforcement regulations to Weinberger by January end and to the White House for presidential action by February. She defends equal opportunity over strict expenditure parity amid comments on 10 000 submissions.
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Caspar Weinberger
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Frank Rispoli
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Ned Thompson
University of Houston
Walter Byers
Miller confident before Phoenix Open defense
Johnny Miller stops short of predicting victory in the Phoenix Open as the 1975 field gathers for the $150 000 event. He notes last season was not a fluke and that opponents will have to reckon with him as he begins the tour kickoff at Phoenix Country Club.
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Rookies of the Year named Woods and Jackson
Don Woods of the Chargers and Wilbur Jackson of the 49ers win Sporting News NFL Rookie of the Year honors in conferences. Woods rushed for 1162 yards on 227 carries, while Jackson gained 705 yards on 175 carries.
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