DePaul Hosts UCLA In Fast-Paced Top-Flight Showdown
DePaul coach Ray Meyer guides his 8-0 Blue Demons against 6-0 UCLA in a nationally televised clash at Rosemont Horizon. UCLA guard Rod Foster and center Kenny Fields lead the Bruins but DePaul plans full-court pressure and rugged man-to-man defense to slow the speedy Bruins. Mark Aguirre draws attention as DePaul’s main scorer while Brown and Meyer anticipate a high-tempo battle recalling last season’s NCAA plays.
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Chicago
DePaul
UCLA
Ray Meyer
Blue Demons
Rosemont Horizon
Bruins
Kenny Fields
Mike Sanders
Rod Foster
Meyer
Clyde Bradshaw
Foster
Fields
Terry Cummings
Bruin
Larry Brown
Kenny
Sanders
Mark Aguirre
Aguirre
Brown
Blue Demon
Mark
Louisville
Pauley
Nashville wins at buzzer to open tourney
Nashville Hornets edge Highland 62 61 as Joe Dalman hits a 15 foot jumper with two seconds left. Trailing 30 18 in the second quarter and 50 43 entering the fourth, Nashville 7 1 leads a comeback before Highland forward Paul Sibberlich sinks four clutch free throws to retake the lead. Dalman final shot ends the back and forth, with Nashville advancing to a 1 p.m. Saturday showdown against the Okanville Granite City North winner.
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Nashville
Joe Dalman
Hornets
Highland
Dalman
Mark Blum
Wayne Harre
Harre
Paul Sibberlich
Sibberlich
Walt Pelker
Poor Rankings Said to Hurt Bear Offensive Coordinator
Ken Meyer resigned as Chicago Bears offensive coordinator after a 7 9 season amid nagging criticism of the unit. Bears ranked 22nd to 24th in NFL offenses while Walter Payton led the league in rushing the past four years. owner George Halas and GM Jim Finks signaled moves to update the offense and staff.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Ken Meyer
National Football League
Walter Payton
Bears
Meyer
George Halas
Jim Finks
Finks
Neill Armstrong
Armstrong
Halas
Vince Evans
North edges Gray in 43rd Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
In Montgomery on Christmas Day the Blue team beat the Gray 24-23 after a tense final drive. Key moments included Venuto's two failed two point attempts under pressure from the Blue defense, a late scoring strike to Byron Franklin, and a fumble on a long fourth quarter drive. MVP Howard Long starred on defense as the Blue clamped down late.
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Jay Venuto
Blue
Jimmy Johnson
Gray
Venuto
Doug Barfield
Wake Forest
Auburn
Byron Franklin
Rebels
Ken Toler
Mississippi
Marvin Harvey
Johnson
Joe Restic
Restic
Harvard
Brian Buckley
Drake
Rick Casko
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Casko
Saluki
Indiana
Lonnie Johnson
Long
Mizzouback remembers last time in Liberty Bowl
The article notes three bowls on the slate after Fiesta Bowl. Missouri running back James Wilder seeks a rare Liberty Bowl double after MVP honors in 1978, recalling a 115-yard performance against LSU. Purdue leans on the Herrmann Young passing pair as Missouri focuses on a ground game.
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Purdue
Missouri
el Paso
Texas
Mississippi State
Nebraska
Birmingham
Ala
Arkansas
Tulane
James Wilder
Louisiana State
Wilder
Mark Herrmann
Dave Young
Hall of Fame voting weighed by heart or head
Veteran voters face a 39-name ballot with 16 pitchers and a fresh class led by Harmon Killebrew and Bob Gibson. The piece examines how integrity, sportsmanship, and character influence Hall selection, noting past sentimental effects and controversial incidents involving Marichal and others.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
White House
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Cooperstown
N.Y
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Walter
Roger Maris
al Kaline
Duke Snider
Gil Hodges
Hoyt Wilhelm
Harmon Killebrew
Bob Gibson
Juan Marichal
Thurman Munson
Yankee
Munson
Hodges
Snider
Dodgers
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Orlando Cepeda
Marichal
John Roseboro
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Killebrew
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