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Hie Panther
September 19,1980
SPORTS DIGEST
Noted Doctor Okays Sex Before Game
A noted sports doctor has
refuted the notion that male
athletes should not have sex the
night before a sporting event.
According to Dr. Don Cooper,
Oklahoma State University team
physician and director of OSU's
hospital, “It’s a normal part of a
person’s life and existence, hav
ing sexual activity the night
before a contest probably isn’t
going to make any difference
one way or another." He said a
myth perpetuated among
certain boxing trainers is that
having sexual intercourse makes
a man weak.
“They take a fellow into train
ing camp and keep them away
from women for three to six
weeks and believe he can’t fight
while sexually active because it
makes him weak. This is pretty
much an old wives tale that has
gotten perpetrated over the
years and has spilled over into
other sports,” says Copper.
Copper said that it is more im
portant for male athletes to get
enough sleep - usually six to
eight hours a night. “Generally
speaking, sexual intercourse
doesn't usually expend much
energy over that length of time,”
he said. "It may be an advantage
to the athlete because after
intercourse there is a definite
satition response, a satisfaction
response and maybe he can have
a better night's sleep."
PRO BASKETBALL
-The San Antonio Spurs an
nounced last week that holdout
forward Larry Kenon had signed
with Chicago Bulls.
Kenon, who has balked at stay
ing at San Antonio for a reported
$400,000 to $250,000, reportedly
had been talking to Chicago, Los
Angeles and New Jersey.
-Spurs spokesman Wayne Witt
said as compensation from
Chicago the team would receive
"two 1981 draft choices and a
substantial amount of cash," but
disclosed no other details of the
arrangement.
Kenon, 6'9” and 215 pounds, ,
has referred to himself as “the
best all - around forward in the
NBA.” He averaged 20.1 points
and 10 rebounds a game last
season.
-Veteran forward Rick Barry of
the Houston Rockets is retiring
after 14 seasons in professional
basketball and will purse a
television broadcasting career.
“It’s over, I'm not going to be
playing anymore," Barry, said
last week. "I actually make the
decision to retire in August
knowing full well that I was still
capable of making a solid con
tribution for some time.”
The Rockets signed Barry to a
$1 million contract in 1978 after
he left the Golden State
Warriors. The Rockets front of
fice indicated last season they
would not re-sign Barry, now a
free agent.
No other NBA team has
expressed great interest in Barry
and the nine - time All - Pro said,
“I truly believe that if I hadn’t
been abused the way I was in
Houston, I would be playing
somewhere right now.”
“Some members of the media
got it in their heads that I was go
ing down to Houston and be the
great savior,” he added. "Yet I
was never asked to shoot the ball
20 times per game and score the
points the way I did at Golden
State.”
Jim Chones of the Los Angeles
Lakers faces legal action after
poking a referee in the eye dur
ing a recent championship game
in Cleveland’s Metro Summer
League.
Joe Hewitt, a 21 year old of
ficial, was taken by police am
bulance to a hospital, where he
was confined for 6 days before
undergoing laser surgery to
c^-rect retinal damage.
PRO BASEBALL
The Kansas City Royals George
Brett, who is bidding to become
the major’s first 400 hitter in
nearly 40 years, missed his eighth
straight game due to his injured
right hand.
Brett, batting .3%, still needs
55 more plate appearances to
qualify for the bitting title in his
bid to become baseball’s first
.400 hittersince Ted Williamsdid
it in 1941.
Brett’s status remains on a day
to day basis, with the Royals
preparing for an upcoming
series with the California Angels.
The Montreal Expos an
nounced Sunday that left fielder
Ron LeFlore, will be out of the
starting lineup for the balance of
the season with a fractured left
wrist.
LeFlore, who leads the major
leaguers with 91 stolen bases is
attempting to break the retired
Lou Brock’s all time season
record of 118 stolen bases.
LeFlore injured his wrist while
using his glove hand as a brace
prior to running into the fence
after chasing a foul ball.
However, LeFlore will be given a
chance to break the record as hi?
manager Dick Williams an
nounced that he will be used asa
pinch runner for the remainder
of the season . . .
Defensive Back Phillip Goff illustrates the agony of defeatin the Panthers
season opener. Virginia Union crushed Clark 48- 0. (Photo by Jerome Gwinn)
Steelers Team To
Beat In ’80
If the Panther sports editor is
right, the 1981 Super Bowl in the
New Orleans Superdome will be
a battle of Pennsylvania teams
the Pittsburgh Steelers and the
Philadelphia Eagles. However,
the Steelers are the overwhelm
ing choice to win their fifth
Super Bowl.
The Panther sports editor
seems to think that the Steelers
are the odds on favorite to cap
ture their fifth American Football
Conference championship,
while the Houston Oilers and the
San Diego Chargers have outside
chances of upseeding
Pittsburgh. In the National Foot
ball Conference, the Eagles were
the number one choice,
follwoed by the Chicago Bears
and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
respectively.
In the divisional races, the
closest race, according to the
editor will be the NFC Central;
Here Tampa Bay is expected to
repeat as champion by edging
out the Chicago Bears.
Philadelphia was tabbed to beat
out the Dallas Cowboys in the
NFC East, whereas the Atlanta
Falcons are expected to win their
first NFC West title.
Another close race is
predicted in the AFC West, with
San Diego a slight choice over
the Broncos of Denver.
Pittsburgh was naturally the
choice in the AFC Central, while
New England was the pick in the
AFC East. However, a close race
is expected herewith the Patriots
getting stiff competiton from the
Miami Dolphins and the
Baltimore Colts.
BLACK COLLEGE SCOREBOARD
Alabama A&M 51 Knoxville 0
Bethune Cook man 10 Texas Southern 0
Ft. Valley State 3 Miles 3
Grambling State 34 Morgan State 13
Hampton Institute 36 N.Y. Tech 12
Miami Fla 49 Florida A&M 0
South Carolina State 73 Wichita State 0
Tennessee State 20 Jackson State 0
Virginia Union 48 Clark 0
Sheridan Top 10
1. Tennessee State
1-0
2. Auburn State
1-0
3. Grambling
1-0
4. South Carolina State
2-0
5. Alabama A&M
1-0
6. Virginia Union
1-0
7. North Carolina A&T
1-0
8. Jackson State
1-1
9. Hampton Institute
2-0
10. Howard
1-0
Tie Bethune-Cookman
1-0