Pirates seek pitching help at winter meetings with Zisk or Oliver
At Hollywood Florida winter meetings the Pirates push to trade top outfielders Richie Zisk or Al Oliver to upgrade the rotation. GM Joe Brown also eyes Dock Ellis and Willie Randolph, with Bert Blyleven and Amos Otis talks noted. Other clubs pursue pitching depth including Giants, Astros, Mets, Yankees, Braves, Red Sox and Indians.
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al Oliver
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Ken Brett
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Joe Brown
Dock Ellis
Willie Randolph
Tion
Bert Blyleven
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Rod Carew
Randolph
Brown
Kansas City Royals
George Brett
Kenny
Amos Otis
Royals
Brett
Otis
San Francisco Giants
Giants
John Montefusco
Ed Halicki
John D'Acquisto
Jim Barr
Dolphins rally behind Strock in 31 21 win over Bills
Don Strock, elevated from third string, passed for two touchdowns and ran for one as the Miami Dolphins defeated the Buffalo Bills 31 21. Strock shrugged off nerves and led Miami while OJ Simpson scored twice for Buffalo in a season altering defeat.
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Washington
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Shula
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Norm Bulaich
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Corral
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Stingers Top Crusaders to Take First Place
In Cincinnati the Stingers rise to first in the WHA Eastern Division after snapping an eight game skid last week. Rookie goalie Kiely, 23, anchors a veteran like effort that fuels the surge over the Crusaders.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Stingers
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World Hockey Association
Kiely
North Olmsted earns two back to back hockey shutouts
North Olmsted Eagles blanked Olmsted Falls 5 0 on the road and Cleveland South 12 0 at Brooklyn to move to 3 2 in the West Division of the Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League. Elyria Squirts beat Kent 4 3 while PeeWees fell 3 0 to Shaker Heights.
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Rocky River
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Brooklyn
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Greater Cleveland High School
Hack
Elyria
Squirts
PeeWees
Kent
Don Lavell
Fair
Shaker Heights
Lavell
Jeff Eischen
Chris Aumiller
Lamplighter
Hoop Shoot action to start December 17 at multiple Elyria sites
Opening round hoop shoot at Oakwood, Spring Valley, Hamilton schools and Elyria Recreation Center December 17 at 4 p.m. for boys and girls ages 6 to 13. Applications available at Elyria elementary and junior high schools. entries due to principals by December 13.
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Hamilton
Franklin
Gates
Roosevelt
St. Mary
Eastgate
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Prospect
Eastern Heights
St. Jude
St. John Lutheran
Flyers rescheduled hockey game due to rain
The Elytia Flyers game with Rocky River was washed out by rain and moved to January 2 at 1 p.m. at Rocky River ink. The next home game against Olmsted Falls is Saturday with a 11 a.m. faceoff.
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Peel
Rocky River Ink
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Olmsted Falls
Midview Adult Basketball League Plan Meeting
A Midview Adult Basketball League meeting is set for Wednesday night at 7 30 at Grafton School. For more information call Wayne Burgess at 458-4517.
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Midview Adult Basketball League
Grafton School
Wayne Burgess
Ashe Still Tops in Tennis in 1975 Rankings
In Stockholm Arthur Ashe is regarded by most observers as the top tennis star of 1975 despite not winning the Masters in Stockholm. Il Nastase, who won the Masters, is rated highly with Borg and Connors also receiving top billing. Nastase dominated the final over Borg with 6-2 6-2 6-1 after a controversial match earlier.
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le Nastase
Bjorn Borg
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Borg
Jimmy Connors
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Connors
Wimbledon
Forest Hills
Guillermo Vilas
Sweden
Golden Boy
Comets
Connors Evert eye TV money for Newcombe Court match
In Las Vegas Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert express willingness to face Australians John Newcombe and Margaret Court in a Love Doubles TV gimmick. They split $100,000 with Marty Riessen and Billie Jean King after a 4-6 6-3 6-? win, with negotiations tied to Caesars Palace and CBS. King praises the event for boosting mixed doubles despite late-night slots and low prior pay.
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UPT
Jimmy Connors
Chris Evert
John Newcombe
Margaret Court
Connors and
Evert
America
Marty Riessen
Connors
Billie Jean King
Caesars
Palace
CBS
King
Therouble
Riessen
Crusader hockey game summary Cleveland vs Cincinnati
In a three period summary Cleveland and Cincinnati faced off with goals from Sobchuk Guite and Pelyk among others. Key marks include Campbell and MacNeil scoring for Cincinnati in the first and second periods, with Jarrett and Pender contributing for Cleveland. Goaltenders Cheevers Whidden and Kiely made the saves as shots totaled 31 for Cleveland and 38 for Cincinnati before 7,224 fans.
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Sobchak
Larose
Campbell
Cincinnati
D Sobehuk
Lotas
Guite
Locas
Inkpen
Cin
Maxwell
Petyk
MacNeil
Whidden
John C. Stewart
Cle
G Sobchuk
Pelyk
Cleveland
Jarrett
Pender
McDonough
Cheevers
Kiely
St Jude Trojans Triumph In CYO Match At Avon St Mary
St Jude Trojans defeated Avon St Mary 48 33 in an eighth grade CYO game. Dennis Mroz led with 10 points and 10 rebounds as Kevin Ziegman added nine points six rebounds and four steals. Eight St Jude players scored and they will face the St Jude Warriors next.
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St. Jude Trojans
CYO
Avon St. Mary
Kevin Ziegman
St. Jude Warriors
St. Jude
MSM
Ziegman
Dorate
Mroz
Griffe
Ashyk
Perwen
Kovacs
Rehinsky
Stanford tailback’s son follows family football path
Duncan McColl, defensive end on Stanford’s 1975 football squad, is the son of Dr. Bill McColl, a two time All America end at Stanford in the 1950s and later a professional star. Dr. McColl is now an orthopedic surgeon in West Covina.
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Calif
UPI
Duncan McColl
Bill McColl
McColl
West Covina
Tigers acquire May and Roberts in seven man swap
Detroit lands catcher Milt May and pitcher Dave Roberts from Houston in a seven player deal that also moves Jim Crawford. Leon Roberts Terry Humphrey and minor leaguer Lemongello head to the Astros along with two pitching prospects. Roberts was 8-14 last season while May hit .241 in 111 games.
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Dave Roberts
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Detroit
Leon Roberts
Terry Humphrey
New York Mets
Yankees
Atlanta Braves
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Mets
Rusty Staub
John Milner
Hank Webb
Craig Swann
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Darrell Evans
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Don Money
Red Sox
Hollywood
Fla
UPI
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Jim Campbell
May
Crawford
Pentz
Montgomery
Evansville
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