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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard's chance for an Ivy League title, however, is no longer in its hands as a result of last week's dissappointing four point loss to Princeton. to win or share the title, the Crimson must defeat both Brown and Yale, and hope that Princeton falls to either Cornell or Columbia...

Author: By Chris Georges, | Title: Grapplers Sweep Cornell, Columbia | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

Plus a little something else. In Friday's 75-71 victory over Yale, Smith chipped in six points, followed up by a 14-point outing in Saturday's 82-76 defeat of Brown...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Introducing Mr. Smith | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

Although a defeat of the current proposals may be regarded by developers as a political victory it would leave unanswered the urgent question about what to do for those on the housing authority, waiting lists. And while both sides call for a joint city--developer effort to combat the problem, the sad result of the past two months' fighting may be that tempers are too heated and feelings too bruised for any such partnership to occur...

Author: By William S. Benjamin, | Title: Plan to Increase to Housing Stock Draws Opposition | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

Ironically, it was Duncan who fell to the floor as time expired three weeks ago in Harvard's fist loss of the year, a 62-60 defeat at the hands of Dartmouth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Duncan Walks, Crimson Falls; Lafayette Tops Cagers, 61-57 | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

After saying "We caught Joe Montana on a big day," Miami Coach Don Shula could have stopped, except his usual forthrightness required him to add, "The way the 49ers played, it's hard to figure how we could have beat them." With last week's 38-16 defeat, he has matched the four Super Bowl losses of Minnesota Coach Bud Grant, whose quarterback for three of them was Fran Tarkenton. In a handy way, Tarkenton personifies the stakes of the game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A San Francisco Tour De Force | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

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