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College Bowls At A Glance By Tlie Associated Press AU Times EBT Thursday. Dec .31 Hall of Fame Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Mississippi State 10. Kansas 0 Peach Bowl At Atlanta West Virginia 26, Florida 6 Bluebonnet Bowl At Houston Michigan 33, UCLA 14 Friday, Jan.l Cotton Bowl At Dallas Texas 14, Alabama 12 Fiesta Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Penn State 26, Southern California 10 Bose Bow l At Pasadena. Calif. Washington 28. lowaO Orange Bowl At Miami. Fla. Clemson 22, Nebraska 15 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20 Saturday, Jan.S East-West Shrine Game, Palo Alto Calif., 3 pm. CBS-TV Hula Bowl. Honolulu. Hawaii. 4 p m , ABC-TV Saturday, Jan. 16 Japan Bowl. Yokohama City, Japan. 11:30a.m. Senior Bowl. Mobile, Ala, 1:15 pm ESPN Olympia Gold Bowl, San Diego, 3pm Syndicast. National Football League Playoffs At A Glance By The Associated Press Sunday, Dec .27 Wild-Card Play offs American Conference Buffalo 31, New York Jets 27 National Conference New York Giants 27, Philadelphia 21 Conference Semifinals Saturday's Games National Conference Tampa Bay at Dallas American Conference San Diego at Miami Sunday 's Games American Conference Buffalo at Cincinnati National Conference New York Giants at San Francisco Conference Championships Sunday, JanlO. Super Bowl XVT Sunday, Jan. 24 At Pontiac, Mich. National Basketball Association . At A Glance By The Associated Press E ASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W... L—Pet..,Gß.. Philadelphia 23 6 .793 Boston 22 7 .759 1 New York 15 15 . 500 84 Washington 12 16 . 429 104 New Jersey 11 18 . 379 12 Central Division Milwaukee 21 8 .724 Indiana 16 14 .533 5 4 Detroit 13 17 .433 8 4 Atlanta 12 16 . 429 8 4 Chicago 12 18 .400 94 Cleveland 6 23 .207 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W... L Pet.. ,GB. San Antonio 19 9 679 Denver 14 15 .483 5 4 Houston 12 18 . 400 8 Kansas City 11 19 .367 9 Utah 10 19 . 345 9 4 Dallas 7 22 .241 124 Pacific Division Los Angeles 24 7 . 774 Seattle 18 10 643 4 4 Golden State 17 12 .586 6 Phoenix 17 12 586 6 Portland 16 13 .552 7 San Diego 7 21 .250 154 Wednesday’s Games New Jersey 130, Detroit 119 San Diego 94, Atlanta 91 New York 110, Cleveland 108 Milwaukee 107. Washington 103 San Antonio 109, Houston 104 Kansas City 120, Denver 116

Cardinals hexed at charity stripe

LOUISVILLE. Ky. (AP) - Shooting free throws is usually a part of the basketball game that players look forward to. There’s no one guarding them as they march up to a stripe 15 feet from the basket and the referee hands them the ball and an opportunity to score. But the free throw has become a problem at the University of Louisville. The Cardinals can’t him them. Louisville Coach Denny Crum says he can only hope that his Cardinals have regained their free-throw shooting touch after a dismal showing against DePaul. Louisville missed 14 of 26 free throws last Saturday in losing 75-68 to the Blue Demons. The 46.1 percent from the line was far below the Cardinals’ overall 67.5 percentage from the charity stripe. “We’re going to have to work oh our free-throw shooting some rhore,” said Crum after the DePaul game. “We’ve worked on it harder this year than ever before. We shot them so poorly, I don’t know. Maybe there is something we can do about it.” The 14th-ranked Cardinals, 62, entertain Duke, 3-5, on Saturday. Louisville has had much better success on its home floor in two games this season, hitting 36 of 50 free throws for 72 percent “You’ve got to step up there with some confidence,” Crum said “We’re not a 46 percent team We’ve been shooting in the high 605.” Crum was also disappointed with the play off the bench, where the reserves hit only two of 20 field-goal attempts. Duke is led by 6-foot-5 senior forward Vince Taylor, who played at Lexington (Ky.)

Boston 121, Utah 110 Phoenix 113, Portland 112 Philadelphia 102, Seattle 99 Thursday's Game No games scheduled Friday's Games Philadelphia 120, Portland 105 Golden State 125, Kansas City 93 Saturday's Games New Jersey at Atlanta Washington at Indiana Boston at Cleveland Detroit at New York Denver at San Antonio Milwaukee at Chicago Philadelphia at Utah Seattle at Phoenix Houston at San Diego Dallas at Golden State Sunday’s Games Denver at Milwaukee Seattle at Los Angeles Kansas City at Portland Monday's Gaines No games scheduled National Hockey League At A Glance By The Associated Press Wales Conference Patrick Division W .!,. T. GK GAPts NY Islanders 21 11 5 160 131 47 Philadelphia 22 13 1 145 136 45 Pittsburgh 16 15 6 143 142 38 NY Rangers 15 17 5 131 148 35 Washington 10 24 3 139 160 23 Adams Division Montreal 20 8 9 181 110 49 Boston 22 10 4 150 118 48 Buffalo 20 10 8 148 117 48 Quebec 19 15 5 182 168 43 Hartford to 18 9 128 159 29 Campbell Conference Norris Division St. Louis 18 17 4 146 153 40 Minnesota 14 11 12 157 132 40 Chicago 14 14 9 164 161 37 Winnipeg 13 18 8 140 172 34 Toronto 11 17 9 162 172 31 Detroit 10 22 6 127 163 26 Smylhe Division Edmonton 25 9 6 229 152 56 Vancouver 14 17 8 140 144 36 Calgary 12 18 8 150 176 32 Los Angeles 13 21 3 154 185 29 Colorado 9 23 6 104 181 24 Wednesday’s Games NY' Rangers 6. NY - Islanders 4 Pittsburgh 6, Washington 2 St. Louis 6, Toronto 4 Montreal 6, Chicago 3 Hartford 6, Winnipeg 1 Boston 4, Calgary 2 Edmonton 7, Philadelphia 5 Colorado 3. Los Angeles 2 Thursday’s Games Buffalo 4, Minnesota 2 Toronto 5, Detroit 2 Vancouver 3, Edmonton 1 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday's Games Buffalo at Quebec NY Rangers at Montreal Chicago at NY Islanders Boston at Edmonton Hartford at Pittsburgh Minnesota at Toronto Vancouver at Washington Philadelphia at St. Louis Detroit at Colorado Calgary at Las Angeles Sunday’s Gaines Montreal at Buffalo Pittsburgh at Hartford Washington at NY' Rangers Detroit at Chicago Boston at Winnipeg Monday's Game Vancouver at NY’ Islanders Holiday Sports Transactions By The Associated Press HOCKEY National Hockev League COLORADO ROCKlES—Purchased the contracts of Kevin Maxwell and Jim Dobson, forwards, from the Minnesota North Stars. VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Assigned Jerry Butler, forward, to Dallas of the Central Hockey League. Recalled Gary Lupul center, from Dallas COLLEGE SOUTH CAROLlNA—Announced the resignation of Dale Evans, assistant football coach, so he may join Texas A&M as defensive coordinator. Announced the resignation of Pam Parsons, women's basketball coach.

DENNY CRUM Missing the freebies Tates Creek High School, with 19 points a game. He scored 29 points in a 72-71 victory over Auburn in the Iron Duke Classic on Wednesday. Senior forward Derek Smith tops Louisville with 13.5 points and 3.8 rebounds a game. He had 20 points in the loss to DePaul to move into a tie for ninth place on the school’s career-point list with 1,428. Scooter McCray, Louisville’s starting center, is listed “doubtful’’ for the Duke game. The 6-9 junior suffered a sprained ankle two weeks ago against Oregon State. Louisville also announced that fifth-year senior Marty Pulliam, a 6-9 center from Harrodsburg, Ky., is out for the season because of a knee injury. PRIVATE MONEY FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The California Bowl, a 30,000-seat arena, was built entirely by private funds, making it almost unique in this era. The cost was just over $7 million and the money came in donations from the Fresno and San Joaquin Valley areas.

Huskies romp, 28-0 lowa gets a Rose 'rump-kicking'

PASADENA, Cal, (AP) - Washington Coach Don James said after his club’s convincing 28-0 triumph over Big Ten cochampion lowa in the Rose Bowl Friday, “I’m glad Jacque Robinson is just a freshman. I’ll be getting to know him better.” Robinson, the leading rusher in the game, scored two touchdowns on runs of one and 34 yards, leading the underdog Pacific-10 champs to victory before a crowd of 105,611 and a national television audience. While the Huskies continued Pac-10 domination in this oldest of bowl games, lowa played what Hawkeye Coach Hayden Fry said was ‘ an extremely poor football game.” “You have witnessed an oldfashioned rump-kicking in every phase of the game,” he said. Fry said Washington did a superb job and “this was probably the worst game we’ve played.”

Penn State crushes Trojans to claim Fiesta Bowl

By ROY S. JOHNSON c. 1982 N.Y. Times TEMPE, Ariz. As Penn State was preparing to face the Heisman Trophy winner, Marcus Allen, and Southern Cal in the Fiesta Bowl, Curt Warner made a promise. Warner, the Nittany Lions’ junior tailback whose season 0f1,044 yards rushing was marred by two hamstring injuries, admitted that his respect for Allen was boundless. But, he had said quietly, “I intend to take the spotlight away from him.” By scoring two touchdowns and gaining a game-high 145 yards on 26 carries on Friday, Warner not only overshadowed Allen who was held to his

NBA notebook Before new year gets too far along, here are unofficial 'honors' due for 1981

By Dave van Dyck (c) 1981 Chicago Sun-Times Now that a new year is here, it is time to present our awards for the old. Best team—Philadelphia. It will be the only thing the 76ers win all season, because time will get them before the second half is over. Best player—-Earvin Johnson of Los Angeles, who, as they say on TV, has done it all this season. He has played more minutes than anyone, leads the league in assists and steals, and even played team owner for a night. Best coach—Don Nelson of Milwaukee, who patched together several lineups while waiting for his best player, Marques Johnson, to get the money he wanted. While keeping everyone happy and healthy, Nelson was keeping his team atop the Central Division. Best rookie—lsiah Thomas of Detroit. Pistons lost four of five while he was injured. His individual statistics are great, but it’s what he has done to help his team turn around. New York guard Mike Newlin said, “Trying to guard Isiah Thomas is like trying to catch a fly with your bare hand.” Of course, not all the awards are handed out by the league. Here are a few that you’ll never see presented by Commissioner Larry O’Brien: Owner of the year—Who else? Cleveland’s Ted Stepien, who gave up a second-round draft choice to Philadelphia so he could sign 76ers assistant coach Chuck Daly. Stepien is also the guy who had 13 players under guaranteed contract to fill 12 roster positions.

Playoff games Saturday, Sunday Division survivors advance to N FL championship

By HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer Cinderella stepped into the glass slipper witn no trouble at all a year ago when the Oakland Raiders became the first wild card team in National Football League history to win the Super Bowl. Now the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills are trying to make thatsmall-sized miracle happen again. The Giants and Bills, this year’s wild-card qualifiers, advanced through the first round of playoffs last Sunday and that earned them tickets for this weekend’s divisional games. Their tasks remain tougher than other playoff teams simply because they are wild cards. First, since they had to play last weekend, they did not enjoy the week’s rest following the regular season that the other six clubs in the playoffs had. And, by winning, they qualified to play the teams with the best records in their conferences

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HAYDEN FRY 'Extremely poor' The shutout was the first in the Rose Bowl since Southern Cal blanked Wisconsin 7-0 in 1953. “We had to run right at ’em,” said James. “We tried to get at them quick. We had some breaks, because in the first half there were five penalties against them and none against us.” James said he started Robin-

lowest yardage of the season. 85 on a bowl-record 30 carries he also led Penn State to its third consecutive bowl victory, 26-10, before a record crowd of 71,053 at Sun Devil Stadium. The defeat was the Trojans’ worst in three seasons, surpassing the 13-point loss to Arizona State in the same stadium in 1978 when the final polls rated them No. 1 with Alabama. “They outplayed us in almost every way,” said John Robinson, the USC coach. “They played effectively and efficiently. We were bedeviled by them.” The Trojans were not only bedeviled, but also sloppy, losing two fumbles by Allen that

San Francisco in the National Conference and Cincinnati in the American Conference this week and those games, like any others the wild cards play in the postseason, will be on the road. But those were the same obstacles facing the Raiders a year ago and the Giants and Bills are quite aware of how much Oakland made of its opportunity. New York, 9-7 during the regular season, goes to San Francisco to face the 13-3 49ers in the NFC semifinal, while Bus-

U.S. rider placed 32nd

IX)S ANGELES (AP) - Jonathan Boyer, 6 feet and only 128 pounds, became the first American to race in the legendary Tour de France bicycle race last July. He finished 32nd in a field of 150 of the world’s top cyclists. “Each day is a separate race,” Boyer explained. “The

son because the youngster is about 30 pounds heavier than his other tailback and the coach felt that lowa would have a tough time bringing him down. James said Robinson had some injury and fumble problems early in the season, but appeared to have overcome both. The Huskies missed on a pass for the conversion try following their second touchdown, providing a 13-0 halftime lead, but capitalized on a two-point pass after their third touchdown. Robinson commented, “I was telling myself I wanted to have my best performance. I know our offense wanted this game pretty bad. 1 think our offense showed it has arrived. We know how good we are.” The shutout was the first for Washington this season and made it 11 victories in the last 13 Rose Bowl games for the westerners and seven out of the

led to 10 Penn State points. In addition, three Southern Cal passes were intercepted. The offense netted only 60 yards rushing. The victory, Penn State’s 10th against two losses, allowed Coach Joe Paterno to stake his claim to the final No. 1 ranking in the wire-service polls. “As I said before the game, I believe that whatever team wins this game is the best team in the country,” he said. On the Trojans’ first play from their 20, Allen bobbled the handoff from John Mazur, the quarterback, and his knee hit it into the air as Dave Opfar was making the tackle. The ball was caught by Roger Jackson, a

General manager of the year—Rod Thorn of Chicago, for smiling while Arthur Wirtz took all the credit for signing No. 1 draft choice Orlando Woolridge, and for not losing his sanity while four players asked to renegotiate contracts during a losing season. Loser of the year, team—Cleveland, which has the NBA’s worst record and thus a chance at the top draft pick (Ralph Sampson?). Only trouble is Cleveland has traded its No. Ito Los Angeles, which is already one of the three best teams in the league. Loser of the year, person—Dick Motta, coach of Dallas, who was so impressed by De Paul’s Mark Aguirre that he talked his team into drafting Aguirre No. 1. Now Motta has told intimates that Aguirre is “a loser.” What does that make Motta? Assistant coach of the year—Bobby Weiss, Dallas, who barely edged out Earvin Johnson. Motta was kicked out of games twice in 10 days and both times the Mavericks won under Weiss (they won only five times under Motta). Substitute of the year—Ron Brewer of Cleveland, who earned the award before being traded from San Antonio. Finally getting a chance to play regularly when the league’s leading scorer, George Gervin, was injured, Brewer scored 39,40 and 44 points before Gervin came back to claim his job. Best holdout of the year—Johnson of Milwaukee, who got a million a year for withholding his services. Worst holdout of the year—Larry “Call Me K” Kenon of Chicago who reported two weeks late to training camp and then spent the first month of the season on the bench without making one more penny or even getting his wish to be traded. Best non-signing of the year—Dave Corzine of San Antonio,

falo, 10-6, takes on the 12-4 Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC. Both games will be played on Sunday. In the other half of the divisional playoffs, Tampa Bay, 9-7 and champions of the NFC Midwest Division, visited East champion Dallas, 12-4, and Miami’s AFC East champion Dolphins, 11-4-1, hosted San Diego, 10-6, and winners in the AFC West, this afternoon. The four weekend winners advance to the Conference championship games on Jan. 10 and the survivors of those contests

distances range from 120 to 160 miles and riders’ performances are clocked by officials who award points at the end of the day to those with the fastest times in the different categories. Then, the next morning, the leaders are given different colored jerseys to wear so the rest of the competitors will know who they have to beat.”

last eight. Washington gained revenge for its 23-6 loss to Michigan a year ago and lowa lost for the first time in three visits here. The 12th-ranked Huskies finished with a 10-2 record while the Hawkeyes, No. 13 in the latest rankings, wound upß-4. Robinson, who said before the game he hoped to become the first Heisman Trophy winner from . the Universty of Washington, was named the most valuable player of this game. lowa quarterback Gordie Bohannon was guilty of four turnovers two fumbles and two interceptions. Washington’s second touchdown, also coming in the second quarter, was aided by a pass interference penalty against lowa’s Lou King on Aaron Williams in the end zone on a second-down play from the 19. Vince Coby then scored from

defensive back, on the 17-yard-line. After Vyto Kab, a tight end, tripped while running for a pass thrown by Todd Blackledge on Penn State’s first play, Warner ran a trap up the middle. The defensive line had closed all the gaps, so Warner slanted left to the outside. It was the second consecutive year that Warner had run for a touchdown on his first carry in the Fiesta Bowl. Last year’s run covered 64 yards in the 31-19 victory over Ohio State. Warner fumbled on the next series, but was redeemed when Mark Robinson intercepted Mazur at the 5-yard-line and returned to the 36. Penn State drove to the 22, from where

will play in Super Bowl XVI at Pontiac, Mich., on Jan. 24. The Giants and Bills had similiar types of victories in their playoff openers. Both built big early leads and held off frantic comebacks. The Giants eliminated defending NFC champion Philadelphia 27-21 after rushing to a 20-0 first period lead. Buffalo downed the New York Jets 31-27, holding off a rally that nearly erased an early 24-0 lead. Both wild cards come into Sunday’s games with sizzling offensive weapons. Running back Rob Carpenter of the Giants rushed 33 times for 161 yards against the Eagles, carrying the ball on 16 of his team’s 20 offensive plays in the second half. Acquired from Houston early in the season, Carpenter gained 822 yards and provided the Giants with a running game which the team has lacked in recent years. For the Bills, flanker Frank

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the 1. Robinson’s long run brought the third touchdown and reserve quarterback Tim Cowan scored the finale on a 3-yard run. That followed a Bohannon fumble at the lowa 18 recovered by Lynn Madsen. Washington’s solid defense was led by senior linebacker Mark Jerue, who was the leading tackier of the game. Although it rained Thursday night, skies were clear and the field relatively dry for the game. Robinson, who played sporadically during the season, led all rushers this New Year’s Day with 142 yards on 20 carries. Washington sophomore quarterback Steve Pelluer hit 15 of 29 passes for 142 yards for the Huskies, who went into the game 2 1 / ; >-point underdogs to the Big Ten champions. Washington drove 65 yards in

Brian Franco missed a 36-yard field goal with 7:01 left in the first quarter. Its defense helped USC to tie at 7-7. On the third play of the Lions’ next possession, Chip Banks intercepted a pass by Blackledge and ran 20 yards for the touchdown. After a 60-yard punt by Dave Pryor, Penn State moved from its 30 to the 48 in the second period. Three plays later, Blackledge passed to Gregg Garrity, who had stepped in front of Joey Browner, a cornerback, for the catch that led to a 52-yard touchdown play, tying Blackledge’s longest this season. Now behind, 14-7, Allen lost

making about $140,000. By becoming a free agent, he could very possibly sign with his hometown Bulls at the end of the season for $400,000. Worst signing of the year—Jack Sikma of Seattle, who took $1.2 million a year instead of becoming a free agent, where he might have been able to make $2 million from his hometown Bulls. Happiest losing team—San Diego, the only team in the league with eight players scoring in double figures, but which has one of the worst three records. Unhappiest winning team—Los Angeles, which got a coach fired during a winning streak. Best offensive team—Denver, which is scoring six more points a game than any team in the league. Worst defensive team—Denver, which is giving up seven more points a game than any team in the league. Worst PR of the year—New Jersey, which snared the NBA all-star game for its state’s sparkling new arena and then allowed the all-star headquarters to be located in New York. Referee of the year—Darrel Garretson, the league’s chief official, who stared down Chicago’s Artis Gilmore after a goaltending call and then said, “You can’t play goalie.” Quote of the year—Rich Kelley of Phoenix, who, when approached for money in an airport by Hare Krishnas. said, “I gave in another life.” Actually, Kelley said that last year, but it hasn’t been topped yet. Worst of the best—Chicago, which shot an NBA record .705 of its field goals at Golden State —and lost the game. Prognosticator of the year—Yours truly, for boldly predicting the Bulls would win the Central Division. They start the new year in fifth place, 9> 2 games out of first.

Lewis was the main weapon against the Jets, grabbing seven passes for 158 yards. Lewis set club records with 70 catches for 1,144 yards during the regular season. It stands to reason then, that the 49ers will be trying to stop Carpenter and the Bengals must contain Lewis. “If they’re going to watch for me all the time, they’re going to get buried,” said Carpenter. “If they start to overplay the run. that’s OK with me." Buffalo will be playing Cincinnati for the second time this

Bubba a serious actor

NEW YORK (AP) - Bubba Smith, a man mountain who starred in pro football, is one of the regular performers on the new ABC television comedy, “Open All Night.” Smith, 6-7 and 270 pounds, is Liking his acting career seriously. He attend® drama

11 plays for the first touchdown as Robinson gained 34 in seven carries. The big play was a pass from Pelluer to Anthony Allen for 34 yards. Washington drove again later in the second quarter, going 60 yards in eight plays after taking over at their own 40 with just 1:35 to go. The touchdown for Coby was justice for him, since he’d been on the Washington squad five years, once as a redshirt, and never played in the Rose Bowl although his club had been here three times in the past five years, winning twice. Fullback Norm Granger was the leading ground gainer for lowa with 80 yards in 13 carries. Bohannon completed just six of 14 passes for 33 yards. The game lived up to its previews as a defensive struggle, but it was the Huskies who took advantage when their defense provided opportunities.

the ball for the second time when Roger Jackson tackled him. Leo Wisniewski, selected as the defensive player of the game with six tackles, kicked the ball downfield and recovered it at the USC 25. Seven plays later, Franco added a field goal for a 17-7 lead. Mazur was injured on the next U.S.C. possession, and Penn State missed an opportunity to score after intercepting a pass by Scott Salisbury, a freshman replacing Mazur, with 36 seconds left in the half. On two 20yard pass receptions, the Nittany Lions moved from their 45 to the U.S.C. 1, from where Blackledge failed to score on an option as time expired.

season. The Bills blew a 21-1(1 fourth quarter lead and bowed in overtime 27-24 last September. Many of the players said the Jets’ furious comeback; last week reminded them of that early encounter with the Bengals. Defensive end Sherman White said he thought the big leads had made the Bills satisfied and left them vulnerable to rallies. “But I’ll tell you, we've got to play a 60minute game against Cincinnati,” he said. “They have much better talent than the Jets.”

classes, reads books on the subject, takes in every stage play he can and watches movies and television. “Acting is tougher than football," Smith said. “I may not be breaking any bones but lW sweating just as much to stay# in shape.”

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