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Jacobs sank a pair of three-pointers down the stretch, including an oddlooking, line-drive shot with time running down on the 45-second clock. That basket put the Big Red up by four points with 39 seconds left in the game...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Big Red Downs Cagers; Cornell Still in First | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

Against the Quakers on January 9, 1987, Harvard came back from a 19-point hole to pull within a basket when forward David Lang hit a 16-ft. jumper to knot the score at 89, and send the game into...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Deja Vu | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

With time running out in the extra period and its opponent leading, the Crimson made a big steal and scored the key basket...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Deja Vu | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

...instead of clinching the game after one overtime, as Harvard did against Penn in 1987, the basket simply tied the score. In 1988, Dartmouth won in double...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Deja Vu | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

...Jaime Escalante, a math instructor whom Tostado praises as a "teaching genius." He is all of that -- a showman, math scholar, father figure and cheerleader. Each Escalante class starts with warm-up music (We Will Rock You) and hand clapping as pupils ceremonially drop yesterday's homework into a basket. Advanced-placement students proudly wear T shirts and satin jackets proclaiming their membership in the elite, college-bound corps. During lectures, Escalante bounces around the room, challenging, explaining, applauding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Getting Tough | 2/1/1988 | See Source »

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