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Riding the great Laker wave of back-to-back NBA titles in 1987 and 1988, his fifth and sixth all told, Kareem returned this season for one last $3 million campaign at 41. But from November to January, he looked so soft and spent, the Los Angeles papers pleaded with him to stop. It seemed he was going around again just for the money (a stream of failed investments has him at public loggerheads with his agent) or maybe for the curtain calls at all the final stops (testimonials have included a motorcycle in Milwaukee and a chunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: An Ominous Giant's Farewell | 2/20/1989 | See Source »

...Crimson fell out of the race early. Back-to-back losses in October to Cornell (19-17) and Dartmouth (38-7) put Harvard on the brink of elimination. Princeton finished the Crimson, 23-8, in Week 6. The title defense had come to an inglorious conclusion...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: No Titles at Stake in Game | 11/19/1988 | See Source »

...Crimson has to play back-to-back weekend doubleheaders in full-length parkas. And that's when...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: The Best and Worst Places to Watch the Ivy League Play | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

...five-minute back-to-back interviews on ABC's "World News Tonight," and both were asked about the nastiness that has pervaded this year's race. Bush said his campaign has been "hard-hitting, but it's been fair and it's been accurate." He said Dukakis has run his full share of negative commercials, as well...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dukakis Says Bush Is Losing Ground | 11/5/1988 | See Source »

Senior forward Sharon Hayes sparked the Crimson comeback, scoring 12 points over the 10-minute stretch. Hayes netted key back-to-back baskets to cut the margin to eight, and fired in the go-ahead bucket following a missed Crimson free throw...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Women Cagers Shock Green, 72-67; Crimson Nabs Ivy League Opener | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

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