Colts eye Super Bowl rematch after NFL title win
The Baltimore Colts prepare for a Jan. 12 Super Bowl against the New York Jets as key players Bubba Smith Tom Matte and Mike Curtis nurse injuries. Matte reports back and may play despite back pain, while Smith eyes the potential payout. Curtis and Vogel also play through injuries, with Vogel in a cast.
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Bubba Smith
Mike Curtis
Baltimore Colts
New York Jets
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Baltimore
Bubba
Beaumont
Land Browns
Matte
Colts
Curtis
Minnesota
Bob Vogel
Eddie Block
Vogel
Joe Namath
Jets
Supersonics and Bulls Triumph In NBA Action
The SuperSonics snapped a 10 game skid with a 120 118 win over Phoenix as Al Bianchi aims to move Seattle up in the West. Chicago beat San Francisco 103 97 and Los Angeles edged San Diego 131 126 in overtime.
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SuperSonics
National Basketball Association
Phoenix
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
American Basketball Association
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Kentucky
Dallas
Warriors
Bulls
Bob Rule
Art Harris
Jimmy Washington
Bob Weiss
Clem Haskins
Joe Ellis
Haskins
Weiss
Washington
Rudy Laruso
Thornton No. 1 in prep poll as Terriers slip to 13th
Harvey Thornton captures the top AP high school basketball ranking in the third weekly poll after key holiday tournament showings. Champaign Central falls from first to seventh after a 61 40 title game loss, while Rock Island Alleman rises to third following the Pontiac tournament victory.
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Centralia
Associated Press
Champaign Central
Thornton
Rock Island Alleman
Pontiac
Galesburg
Rockford West
Quincy
Lockport Cenan
Proviso East
Decatur Eisenhower
Carbondale
Meridian
Collinsville
Eisenhower
Granite City
Peoria Manual
Normal Community
Ais
Rock II
Alleman
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Champaign Cent
Edwardsville
Lockport
DeKalb
Chi. Hgts
Bloom
Waukegan
Fairfield
Moline
LaGrange
Mendota
Rockford
Auburn
Aurora E
Brookfield
Princeton
Springfield
Lanphier
UCLA dominates Holiday Festival title game in New York
Lew Alcindor and the UCLA Bruins crush St John’s N Y 74 56 to win the ECAC Holiday Festival in New York. Charlie Scott with North Carolina and Jo Jo White with Kansas shine in other tournament action.
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St. John’s
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North Carolina
Charlie Scott
Kansas
Jo Jo White
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Detroit
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George Mikan
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Titans
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Columbia
Honolulu
Hawaii
Broncos
Villanova
Holy Cross
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LaSalle
Philadelphia
Duquesne
Louisiana
Bluebonnet Bowl Preview: Sooners vs SMU Rematch
Oklahoma and SMU high scoring teams meet in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl in the Astrodome. Oklahoma, led by Steve Owens and Chuck Hixson, a 7-3 Big Eight co leader, faces SMU quarterback to be Jerry Levins and a 7-3 tally. The crowd exceeds 60,000 for the clash of offensive powerhouses.
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Southern Methodist
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Sooners
Steve Owens
Chuck Hixson
Jerry Levins
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl kicks off post season schedule
Oklahoma and SMU, both 7-3, meet in the Astrodome in Houston as the appetizer to a New Year’s Bowl slate featuring Rose, Cotton, Sugar and Orange bowls. Coaches Fairbanks and Fry tout balanced offenses and strong defenses while Big Eight teams Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma chase bids and upsets loom for Georgia and Arkansas.
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Rex Kern
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Jayhawks
Missouri
Alabama
Charlie McCullers
Financial woes threaten prep athletics in Southern Illinois
Cairo High School faces potential early closure in 1969 due to severe district finances. Editorials say Lincoln and East St. Louis prep athletics suffer from city violence, lowering football attendance and forcing day games. East St. Louis lost a regional site, cutting revenue. Lincoln hiked only five games.
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Illinois
Cairo High
Metro-East Journal
Lincoln
East St. Louis
Assumption
Illinois High School Association
Cahokia
Cardinal caravan to visit Illinois cities with stop at Carbondale
The St Louis Cardinals announce a 21 city publicity caravan across six states in late January and early February. Carbondale is omitted from the itinerary though it hosts 20 000 residents and 20 000 college students. On January 7 at noon the caravan stops at the Clarion Community Center for a luncheon in Ia. Members including Red Schoendienst Tim McCarver Mike Shannon Nelson Briles Joe Hoerner Ron Willis Bing Devine and Jack Buck will join as schedules allow during stops in Springfield Peoria Bloomington Galesburg and Quincy.
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Julius Schoendienst
Redbird
Red”’ Schoendienst
Cairo
Central
Schoendienst
Tim McCarver
Mike Shannon
Nelson Briles
Joe Hoerner
Ron Willis
Bing Devine
Jack Buck
Illinois
Springfield
Peoria
Bloomington
Galesburg
Quincy
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