Blanda to try comeback next year
Veteran quarterback George Blanda confirmed plans to return to the Oakland Raiders next season at age 43. The news came after he finished runner up to Brooks Robinson for the Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year Award in Rochester, while comments about other aging stars underscored the theme of athletes delaying retirement.
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UPI
NEW York
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Blanda
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Rochester
N.Y
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Baltimore
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Hickok
Robinson
Kenny ‘Stabler
Stabler
Joe Namath
Alabama
Oakland
Daryle Lamonica
Bobby Orr
Boston Bruins
Oakland.Raiders
Hickok winner Robinson won’t be Orioles manager
Brooks Robinson, winner of the Hickok Award as Pro Athlete of the Year, says he has no interest in major league managerial roles. He notes Frank Robinson could succeed if given a chance and cites his own surprise at the honor amid Orioles World Series glory.
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A‘s
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Ear
Connie‘Mack
Rochester
N.Y
UPI
Brooks Robinson
Hickok
Baltimore Oriole
Frank Robinson
E'm
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Orioles
Cincinnati ‘Reds
Brooks, Robinson
Ex-con diver helps search team share Grand Mesa brook trout tale
A former convict who joined Mesa County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue shared diving experiences on Grand Mesa lakes Island Lake and others. The Colorado record brook trout 12 pounds 7 ounces was caught at Island Lake January 5 by C E Rose of Palisade, sparking a broader reminiscence about past catches and local fishing lore.
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Brook Trout
Colorado State Penitentiary
Colo
United States
Island Lake
Seventh Step’ Foundation
Exconvicts
Charley
Pete Hansson
Division of Game Fish
Parks
Colorado
C. E. Rose
Palisade
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Rose
Nipigon
Ontario
Canada
Arizona Game and Fish
Information and Education Department
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Dud) Yoder
Pinetop
Dud
Dick Williams Creek
Tonto
Dick Williams
Barbershop
Dian Gardens
Arizona
Cottonwood Creek
Sherman
Lake City
Cole
Duke hands South Carolina fourth consecutive loss in ACC
South Carolina suffered its fourth ACC defeat as Duke beat the Gamecocks 82 71. Rick Ratherman scored 16 and Randy DeFito aided in Duke’s win while Soh Roche led SC with 28 in a cold shooting game. Kansas and Kentucky won as top teams faced no action, and Kansas staged a late rally to defeat Kansas State 79 74 after a Robisch steal and critical free throw.
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United Press International
South Carolina
Frank McGuire
Duke
Gamecocks
Blue Devils
Randy Defiton
Soh Roche
Kansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Asaft
Vanderbilt
Southern California
UCLA
Dave Robisch
Kansas State
Robisch
Bob’ Zender Ta
Kansas St
Jack Hartman
Hartman
Hawks
UCLA and Southern California Top UPI Coaches Poll
Southern California 16 0 and UCLA 15 1 lead the UPI board of coaches ranking with 301 and 283 points respectively. Marquette 16 0 and Pennsylvania 16 0 follow as top challengers while Kansas sits fifth and Jacksonville, South Carolina, Western Kentucky, Tennessee, and Kentucky fill the top ten.
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Jacksonville
South Carolina
Western
Kentucky
Tennessee
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Southe
Pettylifoornia
Gass
Bebe
Llinois
LaSalle
Notre Dame
Fordham
North Carolina
Utah
Nebraska
Rangers and Red Wings swap five players in unhappy deal
New York Rangers traded Arnie Brown Mike Robitaille and Tom Miller to Detroit for Bruce MacGregor and Larry Brown amid unhappiness from Brown and MacGregor over the moves. Larry Brown had been part of a prior Detroit exchange. MacGregor considers reporting, while Arnie Brown shifts from a strong East team to a Detroit cellar.
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UPI
Amie Brown
Bruce MacGregor
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Rangers
Arnie Brown
Mike Robitaille
Tom Miller
Detroit
Larry Brown
National Hockey League
Don Luce
Pete Stemkowski
MacGregor
Red Whigs
Marshall Receives Share From TV Memorial Fund
Marshall University in Huntington West Virginia received a 42000 check as its share of a memorial fund from a nationally televised Night of Stars event. Development Director John Callebs said Wichita University invited Marshall to share equally after the chartered plane crash near Huntington on November 14 killed 75 people including Thundering Herd players and staff.
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W.va
UPI
Marshall” University
John S. Callebs
Marshall
Wichita University
Wichita
Rocky Mountains
Marshal
Callebs
Carroll Rosenbloom
Baltimore Colts
UPI Top 20 College Hoops Rankings Lead Early Unknowns
The United Press International top twenty college basketball teams are listed with first place votes and win loss records in parentheses for the ninth week through Sunday January 31. Teams include top contenders and notable shifts as voters weigh performance to date.
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New York
UPI
United Press‘International
Coach McGuire Sees ACC as War Amid Peace Talk
South Carolina coach Frank McGuire says the ACC feels like war, not basketball, as the Gamecocks slip to 11-3 after a rough stretch. He cites conspiracies and media pressure, yet praises his team and focuses on upcoming game with Duke.
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UPI
Frank McGuire
South Carolina
McGuire
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Virginia
Place
Maryland
Gamecocks
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Letty Driesell
Columbia
S.C
Driesell
John Ribock
North Carolina
Hest
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Columbia Record
South Carolna
Tobaye Pege
South Carolind
Duke
College Scores and Upsets From A Large Round of Games
A flurry of basketball results shows Cw Post defeating Pratt, Indiana also edging Kentucky, Auburn dropping Temple, Drexel over Missouri, Oklahoma State over Vanderbilt, Alabama over Mississippi State, Air Force over South Alabama, Miami Florida over Tampa, Kansas over Kansas State, Clemson over Dike, South Carolina over Tulsa, and St Louis University over Tulsa with mixed margins across the schedule. The day features numerous teams in close contests and notable upsets across conferences.
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