Sports headlines for Wednesday December 7, 1977:

• Messersmith Finally Landed By Yankees
• Chief Vets Lanier, Lynch To Retire
• Howe Gets His 1,000th Goal 31 Years After No. 1
• The PGA Permits Women To Join

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NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Kings (9-15) 31 28 27 23 109 Celtics (8-15) 29 27 30 27 113 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F Hawks (12-10) 33 30 29 24 116 Nuggets (17-8) 27 37 27 32 123 Att: n/a
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F Suns (13-9) 20 21 26 30 16 113 Pistons (8-14) 33 18 23 23 10 107 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F Jazz (11-13) 16 30 28 29 103 Pacers (9-14) 31 25 31 31 118 Att: n/a
Team 1 2 3 4 F Spurs (15-10) 30 31 25 39 125 Nets (3-21) 28 25 31 38 122 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F Blazers (18-4) 21 30 27 22 100 76ers (17-6) 24 31 34 33 122 Att: n/a
Team 1 2 3 4 F Cavaliers (13-10) 24 28 21 22 95 Bullets (14-8) 30 23 23 20 96 Att: n/a