Rams Loaded With Talent As Cutdown Nears
Rams face final roster decisions amid surplus depth at running back and veteran presence. Cappelletti leads a pack with Scribner and Bryant making strong cases, while Olsen shifts to offense. Waivers and taxi squad plans loom as coaches weigh 40 active players plus extra, with two dozen veterans vying for scarce spots before the San Francisco game.
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National Football League
Carroll
WEI
Rams
TCR
Tony Bak
Ji Berker
Chuck Knox
Storms edge Wheels in World Football League clash
Portland Storm defeated Detroit Wheels 18 to 7 at Life Stadium as Booth Lusteg kicked a 30 yard field goal and Jim Krieg scored on a 13 yard reverse in the fourth quarter to break a 7 7 tie. The win left Portland at 1 7 1 and Detroit at 0 9 in the WFL.
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London
Ont
Detroit Wheels
Castoff Booth Lusteg
Jim Krieg
Portland Storm
Detroit
Braydine Longy
Wheels Eira
Pasigs
Perales
PAPAL
Oden
Life Stadium
Bob Harris
Storm
Wheels
Motor City
Portland
Lusteg
Aul
Reed rescues Birmingham in dramatic Labor Day win
Reed, a rookie quarterback, came off the bench for Birmingham in a 8-7 World Football League victory over the Florida Blazers. He entered with 50 seconds left in the third, threw an interception, then scored on a two yard run with 5:10 remaining and connected on the conversion to Jim Bishop. Florida had taken a 7-0 lead earlier on a 43 yard pass to Tamani Reamon, but Birmingham improved to 9-0.
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Birmingham
Ala
Matthew
Reed
Fle Uirst
Basseee
Eid
Florida Blazers
Read
Florida
Jim Bishop
Bob Davis
Tammay Reamon
Reamon
Southmen edge Jacksonville in slugfest at night
Memphis Southmen rallied past the Jacksonville Sharks 16 to 18 as running back Willie Spencer scored two touchdowns. Spencer plunged in from the one late in the second and again in the fourth to seal the win for Memphis, extending their lead atop the World Football League standings. Jacksonville led briefly after a Grant Guthrie field goal but Memphis answered with precision drives and key plays by Spencer and Harvey Rit.
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Fla
UPI
Willie “Spencer
Cvver
Memphis Southmen
Adaa Radda
Jacksonville Sharks
Spencer
Memphis
Grant
Guthrie
Glenn Gaspard
John Muarte
Reggie Oliver
Ren Lamb
Edger Scott
Isut Memphis
Sharks
Jubrie
Jaen
Spencertron
Jax
Huskies optimistic after first look at season targets
Washington quarterback Chris Rowland argues for realism with high but attainable goals as the Huskies push a Veer offense. Coach Jim Owens notes an inexperienced line and missing veterans, while Dave Pear highlights defensive depth and a big opener against Cincinnati. The team aims to establish a strong running game to support passing, with promises of a winning year despite youth.
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Bryant
Colorado
Bill Simpson
Michigan State
Elijah
Pitts
Josephson
Josie
James Harris
San Diego
Mike Burke
Rick Kay
Harris
John Hadl
Ron Jaworski
San Francisco
Phil Olsen
New England Patriots
Olsen
Phil
Rats
Rams
AL Phillips
Tacc
UCLA
Reggie Echols
Dave Gumar
Stanford
John Saunders
Toledo U
Clu
Blair Field
Ram
NFL
Philadelphia Bell
Kiletv
Cappelletv
Harold Jackson
Hadl
Aharhis
Jaworski
Seattle
Chris Rowland
Washington
Rowland
Huskies
Pepan
Denny Fitzpatrick
Chris
Wuskies
Hopa
Cincinnati
Dave Pear
Texas
Gintinnati
Jim Owens
Pear
Owens
New York State Powers Past Philadelphia in 14-0 Start
In a rough first period New York took a 14-0 lead as Sherman connected on a nine yard TD to Ray Parson and then to Burt Askson after a Bell fumble. The drive featured three long passes to Kapitan and a 28 yard score to Askson on the next play.
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New York State
Philadelphia Bell
Sherman
Ray Parson
Kreg Kapitan
Bell
Clause Walls
New York
Philadelphia
Burt Askson
Carson-Wilmington Triumphs to Miss Softball Title
In Odessa Texas Rene Gray drove in the deciding run as Carson-Wilmington rallied for four in the fourth to defeat Covina Tulls 42 in the national Miss Softball America championship. The team had earlier upset the previously undefeated Coyina Mills 4-3 to force the sudden death title game.
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Odessa
Tex
Rene Gray
Carson-Wilmmington
Covina Tulls
Carson-Wilmington Itll
Coyina Mills
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Rufus Jerguson
Une
Krieg
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Nawail
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Sternan
Askson
Ssherman
Pont
Sturman
Phila—Walls
Corcoran
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Joe
Laiterman
Asi
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