Sports headlines for Wednesday December 29, 1971:

• Rice Frees Peterson To Take Oiler Offer
• George Halas Fires Dooley As Bear Coach

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  NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Warriors (19-19) 29 26 22 30 107 Royals (10-26) 27 23 27 25 102 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Suns (21-16) 28 33 35 28 124 Rockets (13-25) 30 15 23 38 106 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Blazers (8-31) 21 18 18 27 84 Bucks (32-7) 27 21 39 36 123 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Cavaliers (15-24) 32 27 25 19 103 76ers (15-23) 32 25 28 17 102 Att: n/a at Hershey, PA

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ABA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Squires (24-15) 35 39 25 27 126 Cougars (13-26) 30 34 28 25 117 Att: n/a at Raleigh, NC

Team 1 2 3 4 F Pacers (22-17) 29 30 31 22 112 Floridians (17-20) 30 25 35 33 123 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Pros (16-21) 25 21 25 40 111 Colonels (27-9) 24 35 31 35 125 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Condors (17-25) 29 23 25 25 102 Nets (16-21) 22 21 24 38 105 Att: n/a

Team 1 2 3 4 F Chaparrals (14-24) 24 27 28 23 102 Stars (27-9) 29 24 25 28 106 Att: n/a