Cavaliers edge Bullets 104 102 in late rally
Cavaliers hold off Baltimore 104 102 as Archie Clark leads Bullets with 30 points while John Johnson 25 Austin Carr 22 and Butch Beard 17 pace Cleveland. Roberson solid at center with 19 rebounds and key blocks in a tight fourth quarter.
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Sooners and Cornhuskers clash for Big Eight title
Oklahoma faces Nebraska in a showdown at Norman with 61,826 in attendance and an ABC-TV audience of 80 million. Nebraska aims to extend a 29 game unbeaten streak while Oklahoma seeks a ninth straight win and the conference crown. Greg Pruitt and Jack Mildren pace the Sooners, with Jeff Kinney for Nebraska and Jerry Tagge and Johnny Rodgers directing the Husker attack.
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Commodores fall in first match against John Carroll
Lorain County Community College wrestling dropped a 22-18 decision to John Carroll junior varsity in the opener. Lee Chase pinned Jim Rook in 36 seconds to seal the win for John Carroll as six points under the new rules.
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North Olmsted Eagles Face Rugged Openers This Week
North Olmsted basketball under coach Jim Burkett starts with Berea Midpark tonight and Elyria Friday. The young eight-man lineup includes Mark Tabor and Bruce Delaney in the backcourt, with forwards Harrison and Gerlach and center Gibbons, aiming for a more balanced attack than last season.
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Browns stay on real turf for crucial road game
Cleveland Browns, 5 5, exit Baldwin Wallace practice on artificial turf after four straight losses. Coach Nick Skorich plans only one synthetic workout before Sunday’s game at the Houston Astrodome against the Oilers, who challenge Charley Johnson if knee injury improves.
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Murtaugh Resigns as Pirates Manager Replaced by Bull Virdon
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Murtaugh resigns after illness and is succeeded by Bull Virdon who takes the helm immediately. Virdon has served as Pirates coach and previously led the club during Murtaugh’s absence in 1970 while Murtaugh returned.
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