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COMING EVENTS DEC. 20-JAN. 3
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All times E.S.T. except where otherwise noted
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20
Basketball
(Leading college tournaments and games)
Kentucky Blue Grass: Louisville, Seattle, San Francisco, Army; at Louisville (also Dec. 21).
Kentucky Invitational: North Carolina, Minnesota, West Virginia, Kentucky; at Lexington, Ky. (also Dec. 21). Bradley vs. UCLA, Peoria, Ill.
Kansas State vs. California; Kansas vs. Washington; Lawrence, Kans.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21
Basketball
(Leading college games)
[TV]Iowa vs. Oregon State, Iowa City (Midwest Regional; Sports Network, Inc.).*
Kansas vs. California; Kansas State vs. Washington; Manhattan. Kans.
(Professional)
Cincinnati at Detroit.
[TV]Minneapolis at Boston. 2 p.m. (NBC).
St. Louis vs. Syracuse at Detroit.
Football
(Bowl game)
[TV] Holiday Bowl-Hillsdale vs. Pittsburg State (Kans.), St. Petersburg, Fla., 1:30 p.m. (CBS).
Golf
[TV]All-Star Golf, Gene Sarazen vs. Gene Littler, Phoenix, Ariz., 4 p.m. in each time zone (ABC).
Hockey
Boston at Toronto.
[TV]Detroit at Chicago, 4 p.m. (CBS).
New York at Montreal.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22
Basketball
(Professional)
Boston at Cincinnati.
Detroit at Syracuse.
Minneapolis at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at New York.
Football
(Professional)
[TV]Detroit at San Francisco, 4 p.m. (CBS).
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cards.
Hockey
Chicago at Detroit.
Montreal at Boston.
Toronto at New York.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23
Basketball
(Leading college games)
Bradley vs. St. Mary's (Calif.), Peoria, Ill.
Brigham Young vs. Oregon, Provo, Utah.
Indiana vs. Oregon State, Bloomington, Ind.
Iowa State vs. Michigan State, Ames, Iowa.
Kentucky vs. Utah State, Lexington, Ky.
Oklahoma vs. Ohio State, Norman, Okla.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25
Basketball
(Professional)
Boston at Philadelphia.
Minneapolis at Detroit.
New York at Syracuse.
Football
(Bowl game)
[TV]North-South game, Orange Bowl, Miami, 8 p.m.(Mutual).
Hockey
Chicago at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
Montreal at Toronto.
Tennis
USLTA Girls Indoor Championship, Chestnut Hill, Mass. (through Dec. 29).
Orange Bowl Tourney, Junior girls and boys, Miami (through Dec. 31).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26
Basketball
(Leading college tournaments)
Holiday Festival: Dayton, Manhattan, Temple. Pitt, Seattle, Connecticut, California, NYU; at Mad. Sq. Garden, New York (also Dec. 28 and 30).
All College: San Francisco, Denver, Western Kentucky, Niagara, Oklahoma City, Tulane, Idaho State, Tulsa; at Oklahoma City (through Dec. 28).
Dixie Classic: Wake Forest, Duquesne, North Carolina State, Northwestern, Duke, Seton Hall, North Carolina, St. Louis; at Raleigh, N.C. (through Dec. 28).
Big Eight: Kansas. Oklahoma, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Missouri. Nebraska, Princeton; at Kansas City, Mo. (also Dec. 27, 28 and 30).
Southwest Conference: SMU, Texas Tech, Texas Christian, Texas A&M. Texas, Arkansas, Rice, Baylor; at Houston (through Dec. 28).
(Professional)
Detroit at St. Louis.
New York at Boston.
Syracuse vs. Cincinnati at St. Louis.
Boating
Miami to Bimini Power Boat Race. Orange Bowl Regatta, Miami (through Dec. 28).
Tennis
Davis Cup Challenge Round: U.S. vs. Australia, Melbourne (through Dec. 28).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27
Basketball
(Leading college tournaments and games)
Far West Classic: Washington. Utah, Yale. Oregon State; at Corvallis. Ore. (also Dec. 28).
Mississippi State Invitational: Mississippi Stare, Alabama, Mississippi, Morehead; at Starkville, Miss, (also Dec. 28).
Motor City: Detroit. Marquette, Columbia, Georgia Tech; at Detroit (also Dec. 28).
Richmond Invitation: La Salle. Penn. Richmond, Virginia; at Richmond (also Dec. 28).
Holy Cross Invitational: Dartmouth. Colgate, Holy Cross, Brown; at Worcester. Mass. (also Dec. 28).
Hoosier Classic: Indiana. Butler, Notre Dame, Purdue; at Indianapolis (also Dec. 28).
(Professional)
Boston vs. Philadelphia at New York.
Detroit at New York.
St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Boxing
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Joey Giardello vs. Tiger Jones, middleweights, 10 rds., Miami Beach, 10 p.m. (NBC).
Tennis
Sugar Bowl Invitational, New Orleans (through Dec. 29)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28
Basketball
(Leading college tournaments)
Sugar Bowl: Maryland, Vanderbilt, Memphis State, Loyola (New Orleans); at New Orleans (through Dec. 30).
Queen City: Iowa, Cornell, Canisius, Syracuse; at Buffalo (also Dec. 30).
Football
(Bowl games)
[TV]Gator Bowl: Tennessee vs. Texas A&M, Jacksonville, 1:45 p.m. (CBS).
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Blue-Gray game, Montgomery, Ala., 1:45 p.m. (NBC).
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]East-West Shrine game. San Francisco, 4:45 p.m. (NBC).
Hockey
[TV]Boston at Chicago, 4 p.m. (CBS).
Detroit at Montreal.
New York at Toronto.
Horse Racing
Breeders Trial Stakes, $25,000, 2-yr.-olds, 7 furlongs, Santa Anita, Calif.
Malibu Sequet Stakes, $25,000, 3-yr.-olds, 7 furlongs, Santa Anita, Calif.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
Football
(Professional)
National Football League championship (NBC).*
Hockey
Boston at Detroit.
Montreal at New York.
Toronto at Chicago.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 30
Basketball
(Leading college tournament)
Gator Bowl: Georgia. South Carolina, Florida, Clemson; at Jacksonville (also Dec. 31).
Hockey
[TV]Detroit at New York. 3 p.m. (CBS).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1
Basketball
(Leading college tournaments)
Senior Bowl: Georgia. The Citadel, Florida State, Spring Hill; at Mobile, Ala. (also Jan. 2).
New Hampshire Invitational: Harvard, Amherst. Spring-field, New Hampshire; at Durham, N.H. (also Jan. 2).
Football
(Bowl games)
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oregon, Pasadena, Calif., 4:45 p.m. (NBC).
[TV]Orange Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Duke, Miami, 1:30 p.m. (CBS).
[TV][NETWORK RADIO]Sugar Bowl: Mississippi vs. Texas, New Orleans, 1:45 p.m. (NBC).
[TV]Cotton Bowl: Rice vs. Navy. Dallas (picked up in progress following Orange Bowl; CBS).
Sun Bowl: Drake vs. Louisville, El Paso.
Tangerine Bowl: Mississippi Southern vs. East Texas State, Orlando, Fla.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2
Golf
Los Angeles Open, $40,000, Los Angeles (through Dec. 6).
*See local listing.
