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Spinks' early competition came straight from Palookaville. He easily dispatched his first opponent, a Brooklyn butcher named Lightning Bob Smith. Three first-round K.O.s followed, and in fight No. 5, Spinks' competitor withdrew at the last minute. A standin, signed just hours before the scheduled bout, left in a stupor after three rounds. By then, even Spinks' ho-hum matches against Journeyman Scott LeDoux and Italian Alfio Righetti could not dim his TV marketability...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Leon Spinks Becomes a Somebody | 2/27/1978 | See Source »

...that he needs to have one, mind you--is simply awesome. Ivy titles in 1969, '76 and '77, and the NIT title in 1974. Upset wins versus North Carolina (a 16-pointer, with McAdoo and Jones playing for the opposition), Notre Dame, South Carolina, Oregon, Providence, Alabama, et al. First-round draft picks the likes of Geoff Petrie, John Hummer, Brian Taylor and Armond Hill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pete Carril Keeps on Pluggin' | 2/18/1978 | See Source »

...unanimous vote yesterday by the athletic directors of the four schools involved (Harvard, Boston College, Boston University and Northeastern) resulted in the delay of tonight's scheduled final between unbeaten B.U. and defending champion Harvard, as well as the match between first-round losers Boston College and Northeastern, by 16 days...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Beanpot Postponed | 2/13/1978 | See Source »

...First-round--Saturday night...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Despite All the Snows, the Tourney Still Goes | 2/13/1978 | See Source »

...squad squares off against Penn Friday in first-round action of the Ivy tournament...

Author: By Kevin Shaw, | Title: Harvard Hoopsters Sweep Saturday's Contests | 2/6/1978 | See Source »

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