McLeansboro Rallies Past Benton In Double Overtime
McLeansboro Foxes stun Benton 39 38 in double overtime to close Benton Invitational. Stacy Sturm hits game winner with three seconds left in second OT as McLeansboro clamps Benton in late defense. Bryan Cross leads McLeansboro with 18 points. Benton’s Randy House held to two.
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Daryl van Schouwen
Mike Estes
McLeansboro
David Lee
Benton
Foxes
Rangers
Olney
Okanville
Cairo
Stacy Sturm
Randy House
Sturm
Tony Shell
Lee
Jay Schafer
Shell
Jeff Morris
Bryan Cross
Schafer
Camo
Pinckneyville
Cahokia
Charleston
Salem
Stan Silas
Tim Goodwin
Ben Willis
Centralia
Sackman Gastineau MVP as AFC tops NFC in Pro Bowl
Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau, who led the league with 22 sacks, helped the AFC beat the NFC 22 to 14 in Honolulu. He added four sacks, tackled Eric Dickerson for a safety, and contributed to a defensive game marked by a Pro Bowl record 17 sacks. A Lomax fumble and Art Still's 83-yard return swung momentum late in the game.
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Honolulu
Mark Gastineau
New York Jets
NFL
Los Angeles Rams
Eric Dickerson
Gastineau
AFC
NFC
Chicago
Richard Dent
Neil Lomax
Kansas City
Art Still
Lomax
Dickerson
Seattle
Joe Nash
Los Angeles Raiders
Rod Martin
Norm Johnson
New England
Andre Tippett
Knight's controversial lineup sparks Illini win at Illinois
Indiana coach Bobby Knight benched stars and started Uwe Blair with four freshmen in a nationally televised loss to Illinois 52-41. Efrem Winters led Illinois with 12 points, while Blair added 13 points and 11 rebounds as Illinois seized first in the Big Ten with a 6-2 mark. Public reaction in Indiana ranged from praise for Knight's defense to harsh criticism of his offense decision making.
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Associated Press
Champaign
Indiana
Bobby Knight
Knight
Ohio State
Purdue
Uwe Blair
Illinois
Illini
Michigan
Iowa
Steve Alford
Mike Giomi
Winston Morgan
Hossiers
Blair
Hoosiers
Assembly Hall
Efrem Winters
George Montgomery
Sparks
Indianapolis Star Sports Department
Hoo
Gionni
Morgan
Alford
Evert Beats Navratilova To End Long Winning Streak
Chris Evert Lloyd overcame a 6-2 5-4 deficit and saved match points to defeat Martina Navratilova at the Virginia Slims of Florida, ending Navratilova's 54 match win streak. The rivals split their long series at 31-31, with Evert finally breaking through in a tense title showdown.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Martina Navratilova
Florida
Chris Evert Lloyd
Lloyd
Spdneidkanta
Navratilova
Sage
Martina
Cloyd
Atsis
Theinning
Hana Mandlikova
Generals grumbling over Flutie signing in New Jersey
The New Jersey Generals acknowledge potential early problems with Doug Flutie the $7 million quarterback joining the team. GM Jim Valek defends the signing saying two quality QBs Brian Sipe and Flutie can coexist while Walt Michaels faces pressure to meld the pair without causing locker room friction.
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New York Times
Orlando
Fla
Doug Flutie
New Jersey Generals
Jim Valek
Flutie
Walt Michaels
Brian Sipe
Michaels
Valeri
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Jeff Thompson
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Sackman Gastineau
Scott Meents
Steve Eyl
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Siers
BIG
Minnesota
Michigan State
Iedane
Kansas
Atilova
Kris Evert
Doug
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