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Last week MacDonald was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, hockey's equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. And although MacDonald's statistics are among the best in the country, he is unlikely to win the award. Sophomore Tony Hrkac of North Dakota, who has scored over 100 points this season, is considered the favorite...

Author: By Adam J. Epstein, | Title: Harvard Ices ECAC Title, 6-3 | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

...consecutive plays in the first quarter, the Hurricanes were made to fumble twice, losing something more than the ball the second time. Thereafter, tiptoeing Miami receivers represented the advancemen for Heisman Quarterback Vinny Testaverde's worsening nightmare, detonated by the interceptions of large Linebackers Shane Conlan and Pete Giftopoulos but generated by the deceptions of miniature Defensive Backs Ray Isom and Duffy Cobbs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Bowl of Bowls | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

...year-old boy came into the office and approached his mother, who had been waiting in line all day. He told her that his team had won its basketball game, that Vinny Testaverde had won the Heisman Trophy and that Army had defeated Navy that afternoon...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Just Around the Corner | 12/19/1986 | See Source »

...carry the ball again "as soon as his weight gets a little nearer to a vicinity we'd like." Asked what vicinity it occupies now, Ditka replies, "Chicago." This season's odd shadow is being cast by Doug Flutie, the 5-ft. 9-in. quarterback from Boston College, whose Heisman Trophy two years ago appeared to have been sculpted to scale. After settling his seven-figure account with the dormant U.S. Football League, Flutie signed just a few weeks ago to back up Mike Tomczak, who backs up Steve Fuller, who backs up McMahon. General Manager Jerry Vainisi describes Flutie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Mac Is Back: Pass It On | 12/1/1986 | See Source »

...powerful is the religion of Sooner football, even a barbarian like this can be championed for the Heisman Trophy. With the country's attention so clearly focused, Michigan State's Lorenzo White, Penn State's D.J. Dozier and Florida's Kerwin Bell suddenly seemed minor candidates, especially after Testaverde completed 21 of 28 passes for 261 yds. and the first four touchdowns scored this season against the defending champions. Bosworth was relatively subdued and was not detected goobering on anyone. Testaverde riddled Oklahoma almost as emphatically last year in Norman, 27-14, but any title claim was lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Miami Against the World | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

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