Cleveland State Falls to Tennessee in Knoxville Showdown
Cleveland State pressured Tennessee but trailed by 20 at halftime and lost 74-58 as Darren Tillis led CSU with 29 points. Tennessee, led by Dale Ellis and Willie Burton with 17 each, improved to 3-1 while CSU dropped to 5-3. Bowling Green beat St Bonaventure 65-55 elsewhere.
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Tennessee
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Vols
Don DeVoe
Knoxville
Ohio
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St. Bonaventure
Fay
Dieringer
Dale Ellis
Darren Tillis
Olean
N.Y
Marcus Newhern
David Jenkins
John Flowers
Southwestern Louisiana
University of New Orleans
Indiana
Tulane
Villanova Towson State
Indianapleis
Ted Kitchel
Steve Bouchie
Hoosiers
Paul Thompson
Browns may start Paul McDonald in finale to evaluate youths
Browns coach Sam Rutigliano hinted Sunday’s 1981 season closer versus the Seattle Seahawks could feature younger players including quarterback Paul McDonald. He said the decision would come later in the week after consulting assistants, while Brian Sipe remains the likely starter.
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Sam Rutigliano
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Steelers
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Falcons playoff hopes grounded after Rams win
The Atlanta Falcons fell 21-16 to the Los Angeles Rams, ending their slim wild card chances. Wendell Tyler scored twice for the Rams, including the go ahead 7-yard run with 7:17 left, aided by two late pass interference calls. Falcons QB Steve Bartkowski threw an interception sealing the defeat as Nolan Cromwell returned a 94-yard interception earlier.
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Atlanta
Leeman Bennett
Los Angeles
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Falcon
Steve Bartkowski
Wendell Tyler
Tyler
Bobby Butler
Kenny Johnson
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Bennett
Cromwell
Mike Guman
Atlanta T
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Buckeyes Hit Road For South Alabama Test After WVU Loss
Ohio State coach Eldon Miller says the Buckeyes must learn to adapt to road officiating after a 73-68 defeat to West Virginia. The team carries a 3-3 mark with a two game skid and heads to Mobile to face South Alabama, whom they beat last year in Columbus en route to a NIT berth.
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Mobile
Jaguars
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Western Reserve’s Jim Todd Leads area basketball scoring race
The top 10 scorers across area conferences are led by Western Reserve junior Jim Todd with a 29.0 point average. Vermilion’s Mike Smith sits second at 25.0 ppg while North Olmsted’s Greg Dauer holds third with 21.7 ppg in the SWC. Kept in sight are Oberlin’s James Merchant and Brookside’s John Haefka, with notable performances shaping the early race.
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Mike Smith
Smith
Norwalk
Greg Dauer
North Olmsted
Dauer
Oberlin
James Merchant
Merchant
Elyria Catholic
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Brookside
John Haefka
Lorain Catholic
Chris Kelley
Wellington
Monte Guitar
Ray
Dave Rode
Fremont
Tony Gant
Buckeye
Gant
Elyria
Mike Lotko
Columbia
Wayne Barta
South Amherst
Steve Nottingham
Roman Trepczyk
Cuyahoga Heights
Spencer
Barts
Columbus
Trepeayk
C.hts
Greg Dever
Ober
Daver
N.oim
John Anefka
Brook
L.cath
Mo Houston
O Falls
Monte
Kovesdy
f.River
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Ty Roger Smith
Gancos
W.recerve
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Monroe
Fryenter
Clark
Brecks
Barclay
Strong
Haefka
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