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Despite a spectacular increase in preseason interest, the graduation of last years co-captain Kathy Angel and pending graduation of co-captain Debbie McLane has left the squad with a vacuum in the top positions. Temple Mountain ace Lillian Nordica has raced professionally and is not eligible for college competition. Coach Barbara Grant hopes that depth and improvements in the ranks will make up for the lack of a star...
Sure losers. That is what the Golden State Warriors appeared to be when they reported to training camp last fall. In a preseason shakeup, the Warrior front office had traded Center Nate Thurmond to Chicago, sent Rebounder Clyde Lee to Atlanta, and lost Cazzie Russell to Los Angeles after the streak-shooting forward had played out his option. The team's only returning star was Rick Barry, basketball's soldier of fortune who had played for three teams in two leagues in the past nine years...
Pittsburgh's rendezvous with Minnesota was not exactly a surprise. The Steelers were undefeated in preseason play and, despite the fact that they took most of the fall to decide on their first-string quarterback, they entered the play-offs with a 10-3-1 record. Then, in the process of defeating Buffalo and Oakland to qualify for the Super Bowl, the Steelers really got their offense humming. Running Back Franco Harris remembered how to rumble through tacklers like a tank. Quarterback Terry Bradshaw recalled that he is, after all, No. 1 in Pittsburgh. During recent games, says Coach...
Going into the cross country season, Crimson coach Bill McCurdy was prepared for the worst, as graduation and injuries had reduced the Harvard squad to almost nothing. Not only was McCurdy lacking the talent that had marked previous Crimson squads, but the preseason training camp was attended by the smallest team since its inception...
...gloomy about this injury. Don't let on that this is the only injury since preseason training camp. Don't leak the fact that no one on the squad has had even a measly pulled muscle since then. Think back to last year, when everyone had some nagging ailment. Acorn's woes are just the beginning, right...