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...Being a senior, it's especially tough," says Lion defensive tackle Matt Sodl, who was in high school when Columbia last won. "But it's not like here we go again, because we've worked so damn hard in this offseason--we've got to get this b.s. over with...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Those Losin' Lions | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

...Yukica returns for his last fall of coaching in Hanover after reaching an offseason settlement with the college, which wanted to release him after a disappointing 2-7-1 campaign...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Football Prospectus 1986: Over 100 Years of Hands-On Action | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...remarkable how well the Redskins recovered from last year's success, it is amazing how well Murphy weathered the strike. In the N.F.L., shop stewards tend to lose a step in the offseason, and Murphy was in the forefront of the negotiations. "Before the strike," he says, "the captains went to Joe Gibbs and told him there were some things we had to do. All he said was 'Whatever you do, stay together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Tangy Super Bowl for Tampa | 1/23/1984 | See Source »

...Rose always seemed to be from another generation anyway, his formula for measuring eras may be authoritative. "The best then would be the best now, and the best now would be the best then," he says. Athletes are fitter today, obliged by the high stakes to train in the offseason. Mike Schmidt, the Phillies' two-time MVP, only 33 but allowed to contemplate Cooperstown, questions "whether Babe Ruth could even play now." A bit insulted, Rose responds, "Whatever the standard of the day is, the greats meet it. If .330 is leading, that's where Ty Cobb would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: As Good as Anyone Ever | 8/22/1983 | See Source »

...World Cup, when he had to finish among the top three to become America's first champion, Mahre played three hours of basketball despite friends' hysterical warnings. No ski coach has ever been able to dissuade either Mahre brother from motocross racing in the offseason. "A lot of people say I'm crazy," Phil said, "but I think all these things are games, and games...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: For Purple Mountains' Majesty | 3/21/1983 | See Source »

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