Pressure builds for Orange Bowl Nebraska Alabama tickets
The Tribune reports high demand for the January 1 showdown in Miami with Nebraska and Alabama ranked 1-2. Orange Bowl exec Barnie Seiler says tens of thousands of fans want tickets, governors and politicians lobby for availability, and scalper listings are circulating as double hotline strain and limited seating persist.
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Saban Returns to Bills as Peterson Linked to Broncos
The NFL coaching carousel shifts as Ed Hughes is fired by the Houston Oilers while Lou Saban is set to become Bills coach. Broncos reportedly eye Rice University coach Bill Peterson, with possible moves involving Blanda, Gillman, Svare, Khayat, Mazur, and Ewbank. Saban's arrival could come with a 3 p.m. press briefing.
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College Basketball Scores From AP Report East Villanova Beats Rider
College basketball results from Wednesday include East Villanova 75 Rider 70, Long N U 78 Seton Hall 76, Niagara 101 Thomas More 53, Temple 76 Stanford 64. Other notable games: Maryland 102 Holy Cross 79, Duke 68 Dayton 66, Florida 92 LSU 81, UCLA 114 Notre Dame 56, UC Irvine Invitational title UC Irvine 83 San Diego St 77.
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Apollo Conference teams advance to holidays with tournament play
Charleston Paris and Robinson won their first Apollo Conference games last Friday. The four teams will pause league play for the holidays and enter tournaments hosted by Paris and Charleston, with Robinson at the Danville Tourney and Newton in the Charleston Tourney. Robinson is the favorite, led by 6'7 Robin McCarter and 6'5 Mike Steele under coach Jack Reeder. Paris, 4-3, seeks to defend the crown. Charleston, 3-3, shows improvement under Dale Alexander. New coach Gene Gourley at Newton fields 6'7 Brad Farnham as a key threat.
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Indiana Prep Basketball Tournament Results Report
Readable scores from the Columbia City first round through finals across Indiana on 12 23 71. Teams include Argos North Central Bloomington? Noted: Argos 106 102 overtimes. North Central 69 Indpls Tech 67. Central Noble 67 Chesterton 58. Brookville 81 North Dearborn 64. Terre Haute South 59 West Vigo 56. Fort Wayne Concordia 75 Fort Wayne Luers 67.
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South Vigo Braves force 20 point first quarter in consol game
South Vigo defeated West Vigo 69-56 in Washington Holiday Classic consolation action. Sylvester Wilson 19 and Jim Lee 18 led South, Curt Lyle pulled 17 rebounds, while West Vigo shot poorly early. The Vikings drop to 5-4, Braves to 6-2. teams meet again Jan 18.
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Rex Rosselli Scores 29 As Six Biddy Games Noted
Six Biddy cage games at the Boys' Club Wednesday saw Rex Rosselli lead Adams Pontiac with 29 points. Highlights include Pro Bowling winning their first contest, Lindsay's Sunoco defeating A-1 Sanitation, and FNB, FIJI, Pacers, Coverstone, Wetnight Trailers, and Smith Alsop posting wins and high scorers across the evening.
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