Rockets snap six game skid with 143 110 win over San Antonio
Houston riding energy from owner Maloof criticisms breaks its six game drought by routing cross state rival San Antonio 143 110. Calvin Murphy 29 points Moses Malone 27 and Rick Barry 21 fueled the rally as Del Harris praised his players while Maloof’s remarks lingered.
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UK Basketball Stars Lose Guard Dwight Anderson
Kentucky coach Joe B Hall says starting guard Dwight Anderson has quit the team for personal reasons. Freshmen Sam Bowie and Dirk Minniefield reportedly face one game suspensions for the Notre Dame game, with reinstatement after.
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Flyers Extend Unbeaten Streak Amid Hartford Tie
Lindsay Middlebrook faced 19 shots in the first period as the Flyers avoided a loss in a 4-4 tie in Hartford. The 31 game unbeaten stretch dominated coverage while Minnesota North Stars lingered in the background.
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McGinnis Accepts A Compromise Proposal
Denver Nuggets coach Donnie Walsh criticized the compromise penalty on George McGinnis after NBA Commissioner Lawrence OBrien reduced a suspension. The incident followed a collision with official Jess Kersey on December 16, as McGinnis faced a controversial ruling and ongoing roster punishment.
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All-State Football Scorers and Standouts Named
The AA All-State team lists Ends Lew is Jones and Hiller. backs include Polen and Nichols. guards Lakey and Blackwell. center Hedrick. linebackers Barnes Oney Long. backs Ivory Clarke Woods. tackles Ridley Knight. guard Steppe. punter Whitlow. with Mayfield as back.
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College Basketball Tournament Results And All Star Selections
Louisiana Tech 79 Okla City 72 N Texas St 72 San Jose St 61 ECAC Holiday Festival first round St John s NY 68 Lafayette 58 Boston Coll 75 Georgetown 74 OT Far West Classic Brigham Y 58 Penn St 50 Jacksonville 58 William & Mary 43 Florida 63 Iowa St 59 Ends Cavallaro York Payne James Monroe Tackles Kitchen Western Albemarle Alan Blow York Center Joey Crewey Marion Quarterback Cunningham backs Rusty Cook Narrows Larry Boxley James Monroe Ken Dixon Amherst Placekicker Cody Dearing Handley Ends Toby Jones Western Albemarle Jimmy Dunbar William Tackles Jeff Calloway Jefferson Forest Mike Smithers Caroline Guard Randy Rowlett Matoaca Linebackers Jeff Hughes Western Albemarle Jimmy Stringfield Clover Hill Eddie Hall Graham Backs John Howlett Radford Billy Brisco Handley Thurman Lewis Rustbury Punter Danny Winn Martinsville
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High school and college events listed for weekend sports
Local schedule notes Loudoun Valley at James Wood and Park View in High School Thursday games. Friday features James Wood at Westminster in wrestling and Warren County tournament. College line includes Clemson at Far West Classic and Virginia Tech in the Bowl Classic.
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NBA Week Schedule Reveals Thursday and Friday Games
The list shows Thursday matchups Houston at Atlanta Milwaukee at Washington New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at San Antonio Los Angeles at Utah Boston at San Diego and Friday games Denver at Detroit Indiana at New Jersey New York at Chicago Kansas City at Phoenix Boston at Los Angeles Portland at Seattle.
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NHL Exhibition Scores Tie and Rivalry Display
In Wednesday action Philadelphia and Hartford battled to a 4 4 tie while Pittsburgh defeated Detroit 6 4. Boston beat Atlanta 5 3 Washington topped Toronto 8 2 Minnesota routed Winnipeg 6 0 and Chicago and St Louis tied 3 3. Edmonton edged Colorado 4 3 Vancouver beat Moscow Dynamo 6 2. Exhibition games featured St Louis at Detroit New York Islanders at Montreal Toronto at Buffalo Minnesota at Colorado Quebec at Los Angeles Chicago at Washington Pittsburgh at Atlanta Philadelphia at Winnipeg Edmonton at Vancouver.
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