District Basketball Highlights Include Handley Valley Clash
Handley and Loudoun Valley meet in a pivotal Northwestern District game at Loudoun County as Warren County and Clarke County also eye top positions. Valley and Handley have dominated district titles in recent years, while Warren County pursues its best start since 1974.
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Warren
Handley
Valley
Loudoun County
Scott Douglas
Clarke County
Osbourn
Warren County
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Eagles
Spartans
Broad Run
Steve Humphrey
Humphrey
John Fitzpatrick
Clarke
Purcellville
James Wood
Osbourn Park
Colonels
Manassas
Woodbridge
Fauquier
Vikings
Commonwealth
Stafford
Stonewall Jackson
Raiders
George Mason
Osbourn High
Wardensville
Hampshire
Warriors
Shenandoah
St Mary's
Hornets
William & Mary
Rutgers
Indians
Do the Teams Super Bowl Fever Hits New Orleans
AP report from New Orleans notes Super Bowl week excitement as Cowboys and Broncos arrive near the Louisiana Superdome. Fans clash on Claiborne and Poydras while coaches warn of distraction and players cope with carnival atmosphere and first time pressure. Tony Dorsett, 1007 rushing yards as a rookie, aims for a second title.
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Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos
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Claiborne Avenue
Poydras Street
Louisiana Superdome
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Denver
Don Shula
Miami Dolphins
Dolphins
Broncos
Andy Maurer
Minnesota
Jim Turner
New York Jets
Craig Morton
Baltimore
Miami
Cowboys
Tony Dorsett
NFL
Pitt
Georgia
Panthers
Dorsett
Superdome
Detroit Lions fire Hudspeth and staff amid coaching rumors
Detroit owner William Clay Ford announced the firing of Tommy Hudspeth and his eight-man staff after a 6-8 season. Rumors linked Monte Clark to the job as Chicago and Minnesota led the division. Clark would not comment. Russell Thomas kept as GM, with a possible press conference in 48 hours to name a new head coach.
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San Francisco 49Ers
Monte Clark
Detroit Lions
Tommy Hudspeth
Hudspeth
Lions
William Clay Ford
Detroit
Minnesota
Chicago
Ford
Russ Thomas
Clark
49Ers
WJR
NFL
Los Angeles Rams
Chuck Knox
Knox
Top Eight Teams Remain Same in AP Basketball Poll
The AP Top Twenty shows the same eight teams atop the rankings with Kentucky 11-0 leading all first place votes. North Carolina Arkansas Marquette Notre Dame Indiana State UCLA and Syracuse hold spots two through eight with Louisville and Kansas rising into the top ten after weekend wins. Newcomers North Carolina State and DePaul enter at 16 and 17 as Cincinnati drops from No 2 after losses.
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Associated Press
Kentucky
Wildcats
Vanderbilt
Florida
Auburn
Syracuse
North Texas State
Orangemen
Kansas
Jaywhawks
Nevada
Las Vegas
Indiana
Cincinnati
Virginia
Missouri
North Carolina State
DePaul
Maryland
San Francisco
Zebras face off over non fumble call in NFL title game
Officials but not players watched replays to determine Rob Lytle non fumble during the American Conference championship. Art McNally explained officials call what they see and do not guess, despite NBC footage showing the fumble.
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N_Y. Times News Service
New York
Art McNally
Rob Lytle
NFL
Denver Broncos
Mike McCoy
Oakland Raiders
Zebras
NBC
Raiders
Slow whistle and replay debate diagrams in NFL officiating
Critics argued Ed Marion blew Denver play dead early but film shows a slow whistle after Mike McCoy recovered the non fumble. Commissioner Rozelle discusses not using instant replay at the Super Bowl, while considering out of bounds monitors for playoffs. Al Davis rails at the Big Lie as Raiders’ title-game woes persist.
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Ed Marion
Denver
Fred Silva
Bert Jones
Mike McCoy
Rob Lytle
Pete Rozelle
NFL
Raiders
al Davis
Pittsburgh Steelers
Franco Harris
Rocky Bleier
Houston Oilers
Oakland
Steelers
Kansas City Chiefs
New York
Baltimore
Miami
Pittsburgh
Ken Stabler
Broncos
Zebras
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