Grant and Madden Spar Over Vikings Defense Ahead of Super Bowl XI
UPI reports Bud Grant says the Vikings defense is aging and not as dominant, while John Madden calls it a psyche ploy. Grant blames older linemen for Vikes’ performance. Madden praises Vikings’ line and predicts a higher-scoring game with Ken Stabler and Fran Tarkenton. Foreman hints at holding out over contract but remains focused on game week.
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UPI
Bud Grant
Minnesota Vikings
John Madden
Oakland Raiders
Madden
Jim Marshall
Car Eller
Alan Page
Grant
Minnesota
Oakland
Rose Bowl
Vikings
Chuck Foreman
Ken Stabler
Fran Tarkenton
Stabler
Raiders
George Atkinson
Ken
Atkinson
YMCA Open Swims Begin On Saturday
The following open swim times start Saturday January 8 at the YMCA. Saturday slots include 10 to 11 a.m. 12 to 1 p.m. 44 to 45 and 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. for grade school junior high, 6:30 to 8 p.m. family night. Monday and Thursday 4 to 5 p.m. grade school, 5 to 6 p.m. adult open. Wednesday 9 to 10 p.m. adult open.
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Gilder Underrated as Defending Phoenix Open Champion
In Phoenix the 1977 Phoenix Open opens with Bob Gilder lauded as defending champ amid Johnny Miller hype. Miller dominates Arizona talk after two recent Phoenix and Tucson wins while Gilder recalls his 1976 success and launching career at Arizona State. The field includes 14 of last year’s top 20 money winners, with strong rain-softened desert course conditions shaping a tentative start to the PGA season.
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UPI
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Johnny Miller
Miller
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Gilder
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Ore
Arizona State
Phoenix Country Club
Bob
Lee Trevino
Roger Maltbie
Jerry Pate
Pate
U.S
Jack Nicklaus
Ray Floyd
Dave Stockton
Phoenix CC
Steelers Jack Lambert, Bears Wally Chambers named defensive players of year
UPI selects Pittsburgh linebacker Jack Lambert as AFC defensive player of the year and Chicago tackle Wally Chambers as NFC defensive player of the year. Lambert led AFC balloting with 14 votes amid a late-season Steelers surge. Chambers topped NFC voting with 10 votes as Chicago finished 7-7.
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UPI
Jack Lambert
Pittsburgh Steelers
Wally Chambers
Chicago Bears
United Press International
Lambert
Coy Bacon
Cincinnati
Mike Haynes
New England
Chambers
Tommy Hart
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Steelers
Jack
Steeler
Andy Russell
Woody Widenhofer
Bears
Silas returns to score 28 as Spurs top Nuggets in thriller
James Silas, back from knee surgery after six weeks, nets 28 points in 28 minutes to lift the San Antonio Spurs past the Denver Nuggets 137-133. He adds 10 free throws, three assists, and a late fourth quarter surge to seal the win in front of 11,237 fans.
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UPI
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James Silas
Spurs
Denver Nuggets
Denver
Silas
Bowling results and leaders from cornbread league night
Wednesday bowling scores show Shamrock Inn and Squire Shopper top in early action with Roe's Heating and Jack & Jill close behind. High scores include Roe's Heating 2677 team total and Jack & Jill 2661, Betty Ward 573 in individual series, and Betty Ward 225 in top game. Hanson Concrete leads Corn King League after first half with Jim's Standard—2707 team series and 975 team game—leading. High averages list names and scores with Jim Carr top at 180.
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Squire Shoppe
Wash. Co. Ambulance
Wagon Wheel
McCleery Cumming
Jack & Jill
Shamrock Inn
Squire Shopper
Roe’s Heating
Carson’s
Roe’s
Betty Ward
Barb Beauchamp
Connie Dawn
Corn King League
Hanson Concrete
Farm Bureau
Jim’s Standard
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S& W Service
KCII
L & W Service
Payne T.V
Pepsi Cola
Jim's Standard
John Combs
Rich Bennett
Jerry Schiebel
Darrell Bandy
Craig Dalrymple
Jim Carr
Craig Arbuckle
Dave Sorrell
Mel Letcher
Ken Hanson
Jack Eaton
Larry Hough
Jim Bennett
Michigan tabbed as favorite in Big Ten conference play
Michigan is ranked No. 3 and enters the Big Ten season as the favorite with a 7-1 record, while Minnesota leads unbeaten teams at 1-0. The schedule opens with two Michigan home games against Northwestern and Wisconsin, and Purdue, Indiana, and Ohio State are in the mix as top contenders. Alabama defeats Florida 83-71 to extend its win streak to 11.
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UPI
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Wisconsin
Iowa
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Ohio State
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Illinois
Michigan State
Alabama
Florida
Crimson
Notre Dame suffers third straight loss in week
Notre Dame fell from second to eighth after a loss at Kentucky and two road defeats this week, dropping to 7-3 as Keith Herron led Villanova with 19 points and Bill Paterno missed a crucial late free throw. Cincinnati rallied from halftime deficits to beat Temple and remain undefeated at 10-0 behind Bob Miller's 8 points in the second half.
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Larry Herron
Larry
Bill Paterno
Paterno
Irish
Cincinnati
Alabama
Bearcats
Temple
Bob Miller
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