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Sports Shorts

HOUSTON Saturday the
Houston Oilers announced the
selection of Robert E. Brodhead as
their new general manager. The
hiring of Brodhead will round out
the Oilers front office which has
been reorganizing for the past year.

Brodhead, 34, will move to the
Oilers' organization in March from
his old post as the controller of the
Cleveland Browns.

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HAMPTON, Va. Led by
Charlie Scott and Roland Taylor
the Virginia Squires held off a last
quarter rally to beat the Kentucky
Colonels 128-123. This nationally
televised win raised the Squires lead
in the ABA's Eastern Division to
nine games.