Sports headlines for Tuesday March 6, 1979:

• The Red Wings Give Up On Ex-King Rogie Vachon
• It's Play Ball For Everybody But The Umpires
• Kentucky 8 Plead Not Guilty
• Shriver's Debut As A Pro Is A 6-2, 6-0 Smash Over Reid

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NHL standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F Buffalo Sabres (26-24-13) 0 2 1 3 New York Islanders (40-13-10) 0 1 1 2 Att: 14,995 at Nassau Coliseum Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Colorado Rockies (13-45-8) 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia Flyers (29-20-14) 1 1 3 5 Att: 17,077 at The Spectrum Game Summary

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WHA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F Winnipeg Jets (28-29-6) 2 2 0 4 Birmingham Bulls (24-32-4) 3 1 1 5 Att: 5,230 at Jefferson County Civic Center Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Edmonton Oilers (35-22-1) 1 2 0 3 Quebec Nordiques (31-23-5) 0 1 3 4 Att: n/a at Le Colisee Game Summary