Sports headlines for Wednesday January 17, 1979:

• Angels, Carew Near Agreement
• Simon's Initial Bid To Buy Orioles Meets With Rejection

Click on a team's logo to see its 1978-1979 roster, stats and more!

View all game summaries for this date

NHL standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F Colorado Rockies (9-31-6) 1 0 0 1 Chicago Blackhawks (16-18-8) 0 0 2 2 Att: 3,875 at Chicago Stadium Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Pittsburgh Penguins (19-18-8) 0 0 1 1 Detroit Red Wings (9-23-13) 0 1 3 4 Att: 14,101 at Olympia Stadium Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Montreal Canadiens (30-9-6) 2 1 4 7 Los Angeles Kings (19-20-6) 0 1 2 3 Att: 13,257 at The Forum Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F New York Islanders (29-6-9) 1 0 2 3 New York Rangers (26-14-4) 1 3 1 5 Att: 17,421 at Madison Square Garden Game Summary

Click on a team's logo to see its 1978-1979 roster, stats and more!

View all game summaries for this date

WHA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F Birmingham Bulls (15-22-3) 1 3 1 5 Cincinnati Stingers (18-21-4) 3 1 4 8 Att: 6,384 at Riverfront Coliseum Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Edmonton Oilers (20-16-0) 2 3 1 6 Winnipeg Jets (19-15-5) 2 0 1 3 Att: 8,413 at Winnipeg Arena Game Summary