Shepherd College Grinds Wheeling For 78 Victory
Shepherd College stays within West Virginia Conference race as it downs Wheeling 78 to 72 at home. Freshman Buttons Walker and Chuck Hipp lead with 14 points each and 10 assists by Walker. The Rams improve to 3-1 in the league and prepare to host Fairmont (5-1) Monday.
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Elements Are Perfect For Super Bowl XII
In New Orleans the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos head to Super Bowl XII amid perfect venue conditions and intense public scrutiny. Weather delays mired regional games while teams and coaches focus on tactics, respect for opponents, and the looming showdown with Rozelle’s league under a cloud of dramatic pregame hype.
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Smith Not Impressed as Tar Heels Open ACC Play
North Carolina coach Dean Smith dismisses preseason polls and highlights a 12-1 start while stressing 10 tough ACC games and non conference tests ahead. He notes Duke game in Durham and recalls their 79-66 Big Four tournament win. Duke has improved with Bob Bender eligible and home court edge.
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Paladins Rally Past VMI 102 79 in SoCon Victory
Furman beats Virginia Military 102-79 as Rodney Arnold and Bruce Grimm combine for 30 second half points to erase a 41 26 halftime gap. Arnold and Grimm finish with 18 each, Al Daniel leads Furman with 23. Towson State tops Randolph Macon 47 43 behind Roger Dickens 22 points.
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Bird fuels Indiana State win with key rebounds
Indiana State, ranked No. 6, improved to 11 straight wins 78-59 as Larry Bird contributed 16 points and 15 rebounds while Richard Johnson and DeCarsta Webster struggled with fouls and an injury. Coach Bob King credited Bird's rebounding as the decisive factor amid injuries to Johnson and Webster. Elsewhere No. 3 Arkansas beat Rice 69-60 and No. 12 Michigan State downed Illinois 82-70.
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Nuggets Cup extends in narrow win over Rockets
Denver held off Houston 109 106 as David Thompson scored 41 points and Dan Issel added 18. Calvin Murphy led Rockets with 28 while Moses Malone added 21, but Houston dropped a fifth straight. Thompson key with 16 in the fourth. Nuggets win eighth straight on the road.
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NCAA Approves Split of Division Into Two Groups
The NCAA approves dividing Division I into I A and I A A with 79 initial member schools. An amendment eases attendance and stadium caps for 12 sport programs, allowing 25 more to join I A. Schools have 60 days to choose divisions and three years to meet criteria.
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