Sports headlines for Wednesday September 8, 1976:

• U.S. Judge Says The NFL Player Draft Is Illegal
• Ruling To Help Game, Yazoo Smith Says
• The Rams' Offer: 17 For O.J.
• Connors Wins, Will Play Vilas
• Bears Face $1.5 Million Suit

Today's baseball transactions:

•	White Sox activated Blue Moon Odom
•	Pirates sold Ramon Hernandez to Cubs

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Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (70-68) 1 7 0 5 Baltimore Orioles (73-64) 3 5 1 6 Win: Jim Palmer (20-12)   Loss: Dennis Eckersley (10-12) T: 2:20   Att: 4,547 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (63-74) 3 9 1 6 Boston Red Sox (66-72) 4 11 0 7 Win: Bill Lee (3-6)   Loss: Dave Lemanczyk (4-6)   Save: Jim Willoughby (7) T: 1:50   Att: 13,966 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (63-76) 2 8 1 8 Kansas City Royals (79-59) 0 6 0 7 Win: Dick Drago (6-7)   Loss: Al Fitzmorris (15-11) T: 3:07   Att: 11,939 at Royals Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (62-74) 0 3 0 4 New York Yankees (84-52) 8 12 0 6 Win: Ed Figueroa (17-8)   Loss: Jerry Augustine (8-10) T: 2:13   Att: 12,965 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (59-79) 6 12 0 7 Oakland A's (74-64) 5 7 0 9 Win: Chris Knapp (2-1)   Loss: Rollie Fingers (11-10) T: 2:51   Att: 5,328 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (71-70) 3 8 0 6 Texas Rangers (63-75) 1 7 0 4 Win: Steve Luebber (4-4)   Loss: Tommy Boggs (1-5) T: 2:06   Att: 3,777 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (72-66) 11 16 1 10 Chicago Cubs (63-76) 5 10 1 7 Win: Tom Seaver (12-10)   Loss: Steve Renko (7-8)   Save: Skip Lockwood (16) T: 2:49   Att: 3,947 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (89-51) 3 6 1 4 Houston Astros (70-72) 0 4 1 3 Win: Gary Nolan (12-8)   Loss: Bo McLaughlin (3-3)   Save: Rawly Eastwick (20) T: 2:00   Att: 9,525 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (63-78) 1 4 0 3 Los Angeles Dodgers (79-59) 0 5 0 4 Win: Ed Halicki (12-14)   Loss: Charlie Hough (11-6)   Save: Gary Lavelle (10) T: 2:18   Att: 19,272 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (84-53) 1 9 2 10 Pittsburgh Pirates (80-58) 6 12 1 9 Win: Jim Rooker (13-7)   Loss: Steve Carlton (16-6) T: 2:30   Att: 30,976 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (60-79) 3 10 1 13 San Diego Padres (65-77) 1 10 2 11 Win: Max Leon (2-3)   Loss: Jerry Johnson (1-2) T: 2:40   Att: 4,649 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (46-88) 7 12 1 6 St. Louis Cardinals (60-74) 5 10 1 7 Win: Joe Kerrigan (1-4)   Loss: John Curtis (5-9)   Save: Dale Murray (12) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:25 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (47-88) 8 13 0 12 St. Louis Cardinals (60-75) 7 7 6 5 Win: Joe Kerrigan (2-4)   Loss: Tom Walker (0-1)   Save: Woodie Fryman (1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:49   Att: 6,945 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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