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Michigan brought the ball downcourt and Robinson began a drive to the basket when he was fouled before shooting. Robinson nailed the free throws and, after two Pirate timeouts, a final desperation 3-pointer banged off the glass and rim and Michigan had its first national championship in three title-game appearances...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Michigan Wins NCAA Tournament | 4/4/1989 | See Source »

...Cleveland Cavaliers, is a black former pro who knows the problem well: "Quite often, coming out of school, these kids don't know anything else but basketball. Someone's altered their test scores to get them into school, and once they're in, they're directed to take basket weaving and plays-and-games, or whatever the hell it is. Tell me what they're going to do in our society. I know quite often college coaches think they're doing these kids a favor. The reality is they're doing them a disservice, and I resent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: College Sport...Foul! | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

...fight for black equality. You brilliantly describe what it feels like to make $150,000 a year, pay high taxes and yet have a white woman in a supermarket line who assumes you are on welfare turn to her husband and say of the porterhouse steak in your basket, "Thanks to us, see what they can afford?" This piece should be required reading for every American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Middle-Class Blacks | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

Minnesota earned a bye in the first round with its number-two seed. The Golden Gophers will be led by the well-rested skates of junior Captain Dave Snuggerud (27-19--46). Also expected to fill the rope basket are junior wingmen Tom Chorske (24-17--41) and Peter Hankinson (15-26--41). If Wisconsin has gained a mental edge by handily defeating the Saints, then Minnesota may have a physical advantage after resting sores and bruises over the mini-layoff...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Midwest Rivalry: Badgers Visit Golden Gophers | 3/24/1989 | See Source »

...Start speaking, kid. Time is money. McNeese State is giving me airplane tickets to Hawaii if I give 'em the go to upset Illinois in the first round. Robert Morris has been calling me all afternoon. A last-second basket to beat Arizona, they're telling...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Praying to the Tourney Gods | 3/16/1989 | See Source »

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