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Dates: during 1970-1979
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With the Ivy championship back on its mind, Harvard moves on to its game with Princeton next Saturday, while Dartmouth contemplates the distance that one fumble put between it and an excellent chance at the league title...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Harvard Stifles Dartmouth Rally, 17-10 | 10/18/1976 | See Source »

...that Mother Nature has established herself as the most powerful and respected football entity in the Ivy League, the Harvard-Dartmouth collision in Hanover this afternoon takes on a new meaning for both of the championship hopefuls involved...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, | Title: Harvard Set For Dartmouth Showdown | 10/16/1976 | See Source »

Probably the biggest travesty is the Yankees' pitching staff. George Steinbrenner, the owner of the Yankees, isn't stupid. He went out and tried to reunite the championship pitching staff of the Oakland A's, and he's half done. Steinbrenner bought Catfish Hunter and Ken Holtzman by paying them exorbitant salaries. Next year he'll probably lure Vida Blue to New York (he already tried it this year) and then will have three of the four A's starters. Unfortunately for Steinbrenner, the fourth starter, Blue Moon Odom, hasn't been doing so well in the majors lately...

Author: By Marc M. Sadowsky, | Title: Marc My Words | 10/16/1976 | See Source »

...championship...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: B.S. on Sports | 10/14/1976 | See Source »

...team has ever won a championship with five shooters on the floor at the same time--although the 76ers tried real hard last year--mainly because the game is played with only one basketball. Which of the above five (who all, incidentally, have averaged 20 points a game for their careers) is suddenly going to Jon his Lennie Wilkins costume...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: B.S. on Sports | 10/14/1976 | See Source »

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