Elliott Ties Comeback to Miami Coaching Post
Pete Elliott returns to college football as Miami’s new coach after Fran Curci resigns. Elliott, 45, will assume athletic director duties in June with McCoy staying on a year. He brings a long coaching resume from Nebraska California Illinois and Michigan and faces the rebuilding task at Miami.
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College coaches shuffled as four named head coaches
The Associated Press reports Brown Kentucky Miami Fla and North Texas State named new head football coaches on Tuesday while Cincinnati considered a coach it believed it had. Fran Curci moved from Miami to Kentucky replacing Johnny Ray. Miami named Pete Illicit to succeed Curci. Hayden Fry took North Texas State after SMU fired him. Brown hired John Anderson, succeeding Len Jardine. Cincinnati offered Dan Radakovich the job but he declined for personal reasons.
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Big Ten cagers all win in interconference action
Six Big Ten teams compete on Tuesday night with all suffering losses abroad to give the conference a 39-16 edge in interconference play this season. Minnesota dominates San Francisco State 78-38 behind 6-7 Clyde Turner and 6-9 Jim Brewer. Purdue leads 16-1 early and wins 119-86 as Frank Kendrick scores a career high 27. Michigan State builds a 20-point edge in a 96-74 win led by uingay Hairston. Michigan defeats Toledo 101-65 in the Invita tional with Campy Russell and Henry Wilmore scoring 58. Illinois rallies to lead Furman 52-35 at halftime but Furman narrows to two late before Illinois commits fouls.
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Wicks stars as Portland whips Bulls in upset
Sidney Wicks led Portland with 33 points and 24 rebounds in a 199-100 upset of Chicago, as the Trail Blazers moved within two games of Milwaukee in the Midwest standings. Kareem Abdul Jabbar starred for Milwaukee with 33 points in a 191-77 win over Seattle. Other NBA results included Los Angeles over Buffalo, Atlanta over Kansas City Omaha, Phoenix over the Knicks, and Golden State at Boston. ABA action saw Denver beat Dallas and Carolina edge San Diego.
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Bruins edge Penguins in late goal ruling confusion
Bruins defeat Penguins 3-2 after a disputed late faceoff led to a missing goal call. Hextall and Esposito involved in a frantic finish as timekeeping and a goal light issue obscured the outcome, affecting the East standings near Montreal.
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Poor duck season leaves Oakwood Bottoms short on birds
Local hunters report a disastrous duck season across Southern Illinois as cold weather and widespread water loss diverted an estimated 240000 ducks to Arkansas rice fields. Overabundant water flooded borrow pits and impoundments, spreading ducks thin and hurting puddle duck yields. A shift in migration routes due to new lakes like Carlyle and Rend altered traditional stopping points, prompting talks of focusing on different lakes for future seasons. An immature golden eagle released from Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge recovered from malnutrition, with a second eagle also treated and released. both were observed flying together in the refuge area.
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Brodie Steers 49ers to Victory Over Vikings
San Francisco quarterback John Brodie, 37, came off the bench to throw two touchdown passes in the final period, lifting the 49ers to a 217 win over Minnesota. His performance clinched an AP Offensive Player of the Week award as San Francisco earned a playoff spot.
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Carbondale Aces and Marion Frosh shine in local hoops
NDEE BASKETBALL Carbondale Aces 93 led by Rey nolds 30 Wills 16 Graves 12 Jordan 9 Westley 8 Walls 6 Palmer 4 Nichols 6 Robinson 2 Argo-Collier 88 paced by Basso 17 De Natt 17 Madden 16 Lingle 43 Taylor 13 C. Taylor 11. FROSH BASKETBALL AT MARION Murphy 19 14 9 25-87 Marion 19 17 26 1981 Murphysboro Adams 18 Belver 14 Dreyer 13 Cole 12 Roth er 7 Anderson 3 Marion Jackson 23 Doron 14 Thompson 10 De Mattei 10 Parks 4 Kent Dumas 6 Mor iow 4 Gardner 2. B game Marion 46-29 GRADE BASKETBALL AT STEELEVILLE Bt. Marks 13 4412 1554 Kaskaskia 4 5 16 22-47 St. Marks Knop 17 Russell 11 Rathert 8 Goetting 9 Mueller 6 Ebers 3 Kaskaskia Island Buastie 32 Bova 16 Lankford 3 Lyons 2 Preliminary St. Marys 29-13 CARTERVILLE WINS defeated Christ opher 50-28 Tuesday night in Coal Belt Conference seventh grade tourney at Christopher and will play Lesser tonight for the championship Tabby Tabby refers not to 2 female cat but to its markings.
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