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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Walter Thompson agency. "This season was like the 1976 Olympic marathon. The first-and second-place runners were separated by less than a minute after running more than two hours. You can't really say which one is the better runner. But whom do you bet on in the next race?" Ask Aesop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Fabled Finish | 5/5/1980 | See Source »

Meanwhile, the non-league games continue: UMass today, Boston College tomorrow, Tufts Friday. The pitching situation is still up in the air, but one thing is for sure--ace Ron Stewart will face Cornell next weekend. A good bet for the Army games would be Bill Larson and Rob Alevizos--the pair who turned in fine performances against Brown...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Praying to Ithaca | 4/29/1980 | See Source »

...JUST CAN'T RESIST DEPT.--Elswhere on this page, our esteemed NHL prognosticators throw logic to the winds and pick the Islanders over the Sabres in their semifinal round clash. Don't bet on it--Vezina winners Sauve and Edwards will shut down the hot-and-cold Iles to advance into the finals. You heard it here...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Praying to Ithaca | 4/29/1980 | See Source »

...task of the predicter waxes difficult. The sure bet failed, in one fell swoop of a series. But the semifinals march on, part of the National Hockey League's Long March, which will end one day, reportedly...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein and Jim Hershberg, S | Title: Semi-Tough | 4/29/1980 | See Source »

Other members of the symposium also agreed Ruiz's win was the result of cheating. Hart said, "It's incredibly unfair that she walked off with the win after running only a few miles. I'll bet she didn't even have to shower afterwards...

Author: By Douglas L. Tweedale, | Title: Marathoners Question Woman's Finish | 4/23/1980 | See Source »

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