Lions stun Browns with opening 68 seconds cue
Detroit seized momentum on the first play as Joe Reed connected with Ray Jarvis for a 48 yard sprint to the Cleveland one. Artie Taylor scored from one yard as Detroit jumped to a 7 0 lead and cruised to a 21 10 victory at Pontiac Stadium. The loss marked Cleveland's eighth straight without a tie. Detroit improved to 5 3 while Cleveland remained winless on Detroit soil in regular season games.
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Rick Forzano
Dexter Bussey
Bradshaw rallies Steelers past Oilers with late TD pass
Terry Bradshaw threw three touchdowns and a 21-yard completion to John Stallworth with 38 seconds left as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Houston Oilers 24-17. Despite injuries to Joe Greene and LC Greenwood, Pittsburgh moved into a first place tie with Cincinnati. Stallworth, Swann, and Brown key targets as Houston lost ground in the AFC Central.
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Browns Edge Lions In Gridiron Duel At Detroit
Browns and Lions exchanged scoring through the game with Detroits Jarvis and a Creton to Roan pass. Cleveland used Cockroft field goals and Roans reception to inch ahead, while Detroit added an interception return and multiple rushing efforts by Taylor and Bussey in a high scoring matchup.
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Stockhlom Upset Seals_open Tennis Title
Adriano Panatta of Italy upset Jimmy Connors 4 6 6 3 7 5 to win the Stockholm Open for a $100 000 prize. Raul Ramirez of Mexico defeated Manuel Orantes 6 2 7 5 6 3 to take the Japan Open first prize of $16 00. Virginia Wade beat Sue Barker 6 1 6 7 9 7 to win the Paris women’s event. Laura Baugh beat Doug Sanders by three strokes in a nine hole match at Mission Viejo Country Club. Masaki Kusakabe shot 70 to edge Danny Edwards and two others in a charity event. Bill Dunk won the Australian Golf Tournament by one stroke over David Graham. Buddy Baker won the Dixie 500 stock car race in Hampton, averaging 136 9 mph. AJ Fast won the Phoenix 150 at FasTrack International Speedway.
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Doug Sanders
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Japan
Masaki Kusakabe
Danny Edwards
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Australia
Bill Dunk
David Graham
Hampton. Ga
Buddy Baker
Phoenix
AJ Fast
Fas-Track International Speedway
LaRue Martin Steps Up as Big Man for Portland
With Bill Walton out, LaRue Martin dominates the Portland Trail Blazers inside. The 6-11 center grabbed a career high 22 rebounds and scored 18 points to fuel a 115-96 win over the New York Knickerbockers as Geoff Petrie led all scorers with 24 points and Sidney Wicks added 21 and 10 rebounds.
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Sails
Don Chaney
St. Louis
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Marvin Barnes
Mark Olberding
Oilers Top Crusaders 4-1 Behind Patenaude and Rogers
Edmonton Oilers defeat Cleveland Crusaders 4 to 1 as Rusty Patenaude and Mike Rogers each score twice. Patenaude nets two power play goals, with Gerry Pinder giving Cleveland a 1-0 lead. Dryden stops 35 shots for Edmonton in WHA action.
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Vikings extend winning streak with 38-0 dump of Atlanta
In heavy rain, Minnesota safety Paul Krause intercepted twice as the unbeaten Vikings stretched their NFL streak to eight with a 38-0 win over Atlanta. Elsewhere, OJ Simpson powered Buffalo to a 42-35 loss, Eagles fall 24-23 on a last-second Bakken field goal, and San Francisco upset Los Angeles 25-24 on a late Mike-Mayer boot. Steelers beat Houston 24-17, Bengals edge Denver 17-16, Redskins top Giants 21-13, Dolphins 27-7 over Jets, Raiders crush Saints 48-18, and Chicago beat Green Bay 27-14 in the Bears' 112th rivalry win.
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Poole Leaves Browns With Broken Arm in Detroit Loss
Pontiac, Mich. UPI Larry Poole rookie Browns running back broke his arm during Sundays 21 10 defeat by the Lions after a 17 yard gain in the second quarter He is expected to miss the remainder of the season and has been sidelined by prior leg injuries.
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