Penn State tops Arizona State 42 30 in Fiesta Bowl
Penn State coach Joe Paterno praises his 11 1 season as the Lions defeat Arizona State 42 30 in Tempe to cap the Fiesta Bowl. The coach calls the team explosive and better than its No 8 ranking, citing strong special teams and key Cefalo receptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tempe
Ariz
Penn State
Joe Peterno Hedges
Nittany Lions
Paterno
Lions
Arizona State
Frank Kush
Sun Devils
Arizona
Bill Banks
Joe Lally
Chuck Fusina
Bob Torrey
Jimmy Cefalo
Matt Bahr
Cefalo
John Haris
Matt Suhey
Fusina
Suhey
McKees Rocks
Chuck
Fasina
Steve Geise
Torrey
ASU
Matt Millen
Dennis Sproul
Sproul
Millen
Kush
Bears Face Cowboys in NFC Wild Card Playoff Clash
The Chicago Bears seek a Cinderella run as they meet the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC wild card game. The Minnesota Vikings face the Los Angeles Rams in the other NFC matchup as Denver and Oakland gear up for the AFC title game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Denver Broncos
National Football League
Chicago Bears
Bears
Dallas Cowboys
Minnesota Vikings
Los Angeles Rams
Denver
Oakland Raiders
Bears and Cowboys Vie in NFC Semifinal Battles
The Bears and Cowboys meet in the NFC semifinals as Staubach leads Dallas with playoff experience while Chicago relies on Walter Payton and Bob Avellini. Vikings visit Rams in another semifinal with Lee and Haden at quarterback and the Raiders face Pittsburgh in the other conference clash. The winner advances to the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broncos
Pittsburgh Steelers
Raiders
Baltimore Colts
New Orleans
Roger Staubach
Cowboys
Bears
Staubach
Miami Dolphins
Navy
Chicago
Bob Avellini
NFL
Walter Payton
Tony Dorsett
Dallas
Los Angeles
Bob Lee
Vikings
Pat Haden
Rams
Lee
Fran Tarkenton
Oakland
Joe Namath
Mobile
Ken Stabler
Dave Casper
Casper
Stabler
Errol Mann
Cavaliers rally past Braves 111 to 105 in late comeback
Cavs avoided a gift-point first half, then limited Buffalo’s 60 point surge. Campy Russell scored 28 with key baskets and Walt Frazier added 24 as Cleveland beat Buffalo 111 to 105. Other scores: Trail Blazers 109 97 over Warriors, Lakers 111 96 over Sonics, Spurs 115 105 over Jazz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bill Fitch
Fitch
Buffalo
National Basketball Association
Braves
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Cavaliers
Campy Russell
Walt Frazier
Jim Chones
Billy Knight
Randy Smith
Trail Blazers
Warriors
Bill Walton
Sob Gross
Portland
Golden State
Blazers
Spurs
Jazz
George Gervin
San Antonio
New Orleans
Gervin
NBA
Pete Maravich
Bucks
Kings
Brian Winters
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Junior Bridgeman
Alex English
Bullets
Hawks
Bob Dandridge
Washington
Atlanta
Phil Chenier
Knicks
76Ers
Bob McAdoo
Spencer Haywood
New York Knicks
Philadelphia
George McGinnis
Harvey Catchings
Canada Dominates Czechs to Take Blue Division Lead
In Montreal the Canadian junior team crushed Czechoslovakia 9 to 3 at the Forum to seize first in the Blue Division of the Junior World Cup of Hockey. Canada holds 3-0, while Czechoslovakia drops to 2-1 and the United States sits third after routing West Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernd Engelbrecht
John Liprando
United States
Hull
Quebec
U.S
Montreal
Ladislav Horsky
Czechoslovakia
Canada
Montreal Forum
West Germany
Que
Sweden
Finland
Soviet Union
Chicoutimi
Switzerland
Cornwall
Ont
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bahr
Svracu
Geise
Chuck Fusian
WIVH
WTVH
WCNY
Tom Jackson
Terry Bradshaw
Pittsburgh
Jackson
Jim Turner
Craig Morton
Chuck Noll
Bradshaw
Steelers
Cavs
Lakers
Saries
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Seattle
Abdul-Jabbar
The
Sonics
Billy Cunningham
New York
Glen Gondrezick
Harvey
Philadelphia 79Ers