Dornhoefer Star Sparks Flyers 3-0 Over Rockies On Birthday
In his 700th NHL game on his 35th birthday Gary Dornhoefer scored his second of the season against Colorado as the Flyers shut out the Rockies 3-0. The win ends a three game skid but Philadelphia trails the Islanders by three points in the Patrick Division.
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Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
Vancouver Canucks
Islanders
Flames
Bryan Trottier
NHL
New York
Yves Belanger
Sabres
Bruins
Don Edwards
Jim Lorentz
Buffalo
Boston
Lorentz
Danny Gare
Ongais Captures Pole for Daytona Endurance Race
Danny Ongais won the pole with a 115.054 mph lap at Daytona International Speedway. Johnny Rutherford surprised by posting the eighth fastest time in rainy qualifying while co driver Dick Barbour and teammate Manfred Schurti weighed expectations for the 24 Hours of Daytona.
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Mets Chairman Targeted by Writers Roast at Banquet
Muhammad Ali has kept silent on the roasts. Joe Namath retires. Charles Finley advised to leave baseball. The Baseball Writers Association of America dinner lampooned M. Donald Grant, Mets chairman, with biting songs and satire about Shea Stadium, Seaver, and the team's 1977 woes. Grant described the night as sickening and painful, noting the boos stemmed from contract battles and free agent disputes.
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Joe Namath
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Finley
Billy Martin
Reggie Jackson
Jimmy Connors
Purcellville
Leary
Bill Brundige
Washington Redskins
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Jim Barretta
Bob Wever
Lamont Fuller
Mike O'Shea
Kelvin Prather
Charlie Booker
Bennie Austin
Duke Tarmon
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Tarmon
M. Donald Grant
New York Mets
M. Donald
Baseball Writers Association of America
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Don
Mets
Wall Street
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Shea
Shea Grant
Seaver
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Jersey
Moscone Holds Key to A's Sale
Denver oilman Marvin Davis met with baseball officials in New York over purchasing the Oakland A's from Charles O. Finley and keeping a Denver option open. Mayor George Moscone and Oakland Coliseum president Robert Nahas discussed potential Oakland games with Giants owner Bob Lurie noting lease and venue issues. Davis had earlier abandoned the deal over the lease but was urged to keep the door ajar.
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Clarke County
Kalvin Prather
Keith Payne
Leary Education Center
St. Ann's of
Arlington
West Virginia School For the Deaf
Shenandoah College
War Memorial
Joe Frazier
Rusty Staub
the Baseball Star Owns
New York City
Tom Seaver
Willie May
Associated Press
Frederick Clothiers, Inc
Patrick Street
Maryland
Carper’s Valley Golf Club
Dixie Cap
Duncan Bros. Tire Company
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