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Oklahoma State vs Purdue
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Clinton won its second straight
Class 4A title and avenged an
earlier loss to Elk City by beating
the Elks. 31-13.
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City in the second half, limiting the
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How the top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) Purdue and Oklahoma State, two football
programs on the rise after years of obscurity, have earned a reward for
their efforts.
The No. 17 Boilermakers and 24th-ranked Cowboys have accepted bids
to play in the 1997 Alamo Bowl Dec. 30.
Purdue (8-3) will be playing in their first bowl game since losing 27-24
to Virginia in the 1984 Peach Bowl in Atlanta.
Oklahoma State (8-3) are bowl-bound for the first time since 1988.
when Barry Sanders rushed for 222 yards in their 62-14 win over WAC-
champion Wyoming in the 1988 Holiday Bowl in San Diego.
"Both schools have enjoyed Cinderella seasons in 1997," said Derrick
S. Fox, Alamo Bowl executive director. "Oklahoma State has made it
very clear over the last three weeks that San Antonio is where it wanted
to come. And the excitement level around Purdue football is at an all-
time high."
The two schools have not faced each other before, but Purdue coach
Joe Tiller has a 1-0 record over Oklahoma State. His 1995 Wyoming
team beat Oklahoma State 45-25 in 1995 at Laramie, Wyo.
The Boilermakers' 6-2 record this year in Big 10 Conference play left
Purdue with a share of the conference runner-up spot with No. 9 Ohio
State and No. 11 Penn State. It was good enough to earn Tiller the 1997
Big 10 Coach of the Year award in his first year at Purdue, and the
Boilermakers a trip to San Antonio.
"I think it's great," Tiller said. "On behalf of our team, our coaches and
everyone who has had a part in our success this season, we are anxious
and excited to get to San Antonio. And, hopefully, we'll come down there
and put on a good show."
Oklahoma State's 5-3 record in Big 12 Conference play earned the
Cowboys the runner-up spot in the Big 12 Southern Division, a game
behind Texas A&M. That earned Cowboys coach Bob Simmons the Big
12 Coach of the Year award this year.
"This is a much-deserved reward for a football team that has worked
hard all season," he said. "We look forward to the next few weeks as we
prepare to go to San Antonio and we look forward to the challenge of
playing an outstanding Purdue team."
The Builders Square Alamo Bowl is scheduled for 7 p.m. CST at the
65,000-seat Alamodome in downtown San Antonio. ESPN will televise.
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Sunday's Games
Florida 5, Washington 4
Edmonton 3, Chicago 3, tie
( lass A semifinals
Wyandotte 6. Thomas 0
Turpin 32. Luther 26 OT
Class 2A semifinals
Watonga 21, Stroud 7
Hobart 20. Berryhill 13
Saturday's Games
Boston 4, Carolina 1
Pittsburgh 5, Anaheim 2
N.Y. Islanders 4, Phoenix 0
Ottawa 3, Buffalo 0
N.Y. Rangers 3, Montreal 3, tie
New Jersey 4, Tampa Bay 2
Toronto 7, Los Angeles 2
St. Louis 4, Calgary 3, OT
Colorado 6, Vancouver 4
Monday's Games
Colorado at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at N.Y. Rangers,
7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at St. Louis,
8:30 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Calgary at N.Y. Islanders,
7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Los Angeles,
10:30 p.m.
1. Duke (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. Villanova, Wednesday.
2. Kansas (8-1) lost to No. 23 Maryland 86-83. Next: vs. George
Washington or Pennsylvania, Monday.
3. North Carolina (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 25 Princeton,
Saturday.
4. Arizona (5-2) did not play. Next: at Baylor, Monday.
5. South Carolina (5-0) did not play. Next: at No. 17 Clemson,
Wednesday, Dec. 17.
6. Purdue (6-2) did not play Next: vs. Tennessee-Martin, Friday.
7. Kentucky (6-1) did not play. Next: at Canisius, Wednesday.
8. New Mexico (5-)) did not play. Next: at New Mexico State,
Tuesday.
9. Xavier (5-0) did not play. Next: at Miami, Ohio, Tuesday.
10. Iowa (6-0) did not play. Next: at Northern Iowa, Tuesday.
11. Utah (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Utah State, Wednesday.
12. Stanford (5-0) did not play. Next: at San Diego State, Tuesday.
Dec. 16.
13. Connecticut (7-1) beat Rutgers 59-44. Next: at Virginia.
Wednesday.
14. Mississippi (4-1) did not play. Next: at Wichita State, Saturday.
15. UCLA (3-1) did not play. Next: vs. Cal State-Fullerton, Saturday.
16. Fresno State (3-1) did not play. Next: at No. 20 Temple, Tuesday.
17. Clemson (5-2) did not play. Next: vs. Illinois, Saturday.
18. Arkansas (6-0) did not play. Next: at Louisville, Tuesday.
19. Florida State (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. Florida, Sunday, Dec. 14.
20. Temple (4-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 16 Fresno State, Tuesday.
21. Georgia (5-2) did not play. Next: at Colorado, Tuesday.
22. Georgia Tech (5-1) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Kentucky,
Saturday.
23. Maryland (4-2) beat No. 2 Kansas 86-83. Next: vs. George
Washington or Pennsylvania, Monday.
24. Wake Forest (6-1) did not play. Next: at Marshall, Wednesday,
Dec. 17.
25. Princeton (6-0) did not play. Next: at Bucknell, Tuesday.
After the worst start in franchise history (1 -2-1) the Oklahoma City
Blazers have turned their situation into the best start in franchise history
(12-2-1) by running off eleven straight wins before losing at Tulsa on
Thanksgiving eve, 7-4. The Blazers are currently in first place in the
West with a 12-3-1 record.
Wichita, at 10-6-0, is in second place, five points behind Oklahoma
City, after being the top team at the start of the season by going 5-1 in
October.
Tulsa looked like one of the best teams in the CHL when the season
started, but recently went 1-5 to drop them into third place at 9-7-0, two
points behind Wichita.
Memphis lost their first three games this season, and have been in
fourth place all season. They are now 6-7-1, five points behind Tulsa.
Fort Worth, last year's CHL champions, began with a horrendous 0-8-0
start. Then, after firing head coach Mike Gamble, managed a shootout
loss against Memphis, followed by a win against Tulsa before proceeding
to drop their last seven games for a 1-15-1 record. That gives them only
three points, a full ten behind fourth-place Memphis and a whopping 22
behind league-leading Oklahoma City. The Fire have won one battle,
though: they have outdrawn the WPHL's Brahmas at the Tarrant County
Coliseum by averaging 2,189 fans per game to the Brahmas' 2,051.
The East division of the CHL is a little more competitive, it appears,
with only ten points between first and last place. Macon started the
season in first place by winning their first three games, but then lost five
in a row to slip to fourth before rebounding back to first with a record of
11-9-0 for 22 points.
Nashville also has 22 points, but has a record of 9-5-4, two wins less
than Macon, putting them in second place. Nashville, following a record-
setting season for futility last year, is an entirely new team, with new
ownership, but is still hurting in the attendance area and is still the
poorest draw in the CHL, averaging only 1, 645per game.
Columbus is in third place in the East with a 9-4-0 record for 18 points,
only four points out of first place, and Fayetteville, the newest team in the
league, has 16 points with a 8-9-0 record.
Presently it is the Huntsville Channel Cats, the best team in the East last
season, who are bringing up the rear with a record of 5-6-2, ten points out
of first place.
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184 yards in the second half.
"I didn't think we would score 31
points," said coach Mike Lee, who
dedicated the game to his mother,
who passed away last week.
"We've got a great bunch of
seniors. They’ve gone 38-4 (in three
years) and won two state
championships."
losses. Redskins face the Giants next
Coakley has done an adequate job week. A Giants win over
of replacing Darrin Smith, who Washington would eliminate
became a free agent. Dallas. But if Washington wins its
"We've had to hit some home last two regular-season games,
runs with our draft and Dexter is against New York and Philadelphia,
one of them," said personnel the Redskins finish at 9-6-1.
director Larry Lacewell. "This kid For the Cowboys to advance into
can run. He reminds me of a the playoffs, they must beat
linebacker we had at Oakland by Carolina on Monday night, the
the name of Rod Choate. Rod was a Cincinnati Bengals next week and
rocket, a 4.5 guy in the 40. But the Giants in the finale. But Dallas
Dexter is quicker. In fact, he's the would need help from a
Mississippi State beat Oklahoma
67-65 in overtime; No. 4 Arizona
rallied to beat Texas 88-81; Kansas
State defeated Coastal Carolina
101-72; Oklahoma State defeated
Washington 81-66; Texas Tech
upended Southwest Louisiana 106-
97, Iowa State stopped Coppin
State 77-74 in overtime and
Nebraska downed Grambling 85-
84.
In Washington, Kansas came
back from a 54-41 deficit and saw
two of Maryland's top players foul
out. The Jayhawks also held the
Terrapins without a field in the last year where a lot hasn't gone
4:10. But Maryland made seven of according to the wishes of owner
eight free throws in the final two Jerry Jones and coach Barry
minutes and the Jayhawks failed to Switzer.
make the championship game of a "It's been a tremendous learning
holiday tournament for the first experience,” Coakley said. "I've
time in Roy Williams' 10 years as won some battles and lost some
coach. battles."
Paul Pierce overcame another Coakley has even scored a
foot injury to lead Kansas (8-1) touchdown, racing 16 yards with a
with 26 points, but he also fouled Washington fumble back in
out. Raef LaFrentz had 24 points October.
and 16 rebounds for "Maryland In a loss to Green Bay, Coakley
outplayed us; Maryland outcoached had 12 tackles, including four
us," said Williams, whose team had behind the line of scrimmage for
22 turnovers fighting the Terrapins'
half-court trap. "We were not very
sharp. We turned it over when they
forced it. We turned it over when
that didn't force it."
21 in Philadelphia, while the
Redskins beat the Arizona
Cardinals 38-28 in Tempe, Ariz.
The wins mean the Cowboys’
playoff hopes, already down to a
single thread, will slip from
improbability to impossibility with
another loss.
That knowledge should prove to
be cold comfort as Dallas readies to
host the Carolina Panthers Monday
night.
In a mediocre year for the NFC
East, none of the division's teams
are competing for wild-card playoff
berths. The division championship
is the only door to the postseason.
The best the 6-7 Cowboys can
hope for is a 9-7 season by winning
all of their remaining three games.
Even that won't be enough, and
there is where scenarios become
complicated. The Giants (8-5-1)
must lose their last two games,
including the regular season finale
at Texas Stadium, to fall to 8-7-1.
Washington (7-6-1) will have
Dallas' fate in its hands when the
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Coakley holds the Dallas rookie •• •
record for tackles with 115 heading
into Monday night's battle with the DALLAS (AP) The NFC East
Carolina Panthers, who are 6-7 just offered no help for the Dallas
like the Cowboys and barely Cowboys' playoff chances Sunday
showing up in the NFL's playoff as the New York Giants and
picture. Washington Redskins both won
Coakley is one of the things that their games.
went right for the Cowboys in a The Giants burned the Eagles 31-
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ever been Washington win over the Giants
next week and a loss to
yards on 23 carries. The Tigers held Balko (11-2) to
Tipton capped an undefeated 139 total yards.
season and won its first state title
since 1952 by beating Balko, 14-7.
Oklahoma's eight-man titles went
to Pioneer in Class B and Tipton in
Class C.
Pioneer avenged its only loss of
the season by defeating Oklahoma
Christian, 36-22. The Mustangs
trailed 19-7 in the second quarter
and 22-21 in the third quarter
before Michael White scored two
touchdowns to provide the
difference. White finished wilh 141
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)
Kansas' weary minds and bodies
finally met a team that was good
enough to take advantage.
The second-ranked Jayhawks' jet-
set schedule, which has had them
playing in New York, Chicago and
Lawrence, Kan., the past few weeks
took them Sunday to Washington
DC.
The result was an 86-83 loss to
No. 23 Maryland in the first round
of the Franklin National Bank
Classic.
The Jayhawks' loss brought an
end to a mixed weekend for the Big
12. In Saturday games, Arkansas
stomped Missouri 75-46;
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