Word: playoff
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...Penn loss at home against Dartmouth Saturday and two Crimson victories in its remaining Ivy games--at Brown Saturday and at Yale a week later--would put the stickwomen into a first-place tie with Penn and set the stage for a playoff so improbable that Harvard dare not dream about...
...Third Baseman George Brett, homered in Saberhagen's behalf, and in following games did the same for Bud Black and Danny Jackson. The Royals waved the Angels away to Texas a game behind, while Kansas City awaited the Oakland A's and the champagne. Of last year's four playoff teams, including the popular Cubs, the promising Padres and the pre- eminent Tigers, only the modest Royals have endured. "It's great to be great," said Dick Howser, a manager whose achievements exceed his reputation, "but there's a joy in being competitive...
...England Patriots. The Boston-area NFL entry has never quite captured the hearts of local sports fans. Maybe it's because the Pats are located in isolated Foxboro, 45 minutes south of Boston. Maybe it's because the Pats haven't won a playoff game since 1962, and (with the exception of the 1982 strike-year playoff tournament) haven't made the playoffs since...
...England Patriots. The Boston-area NFL entry has never quite captured the hearts of local sports fans. Maybe it's because the Pats are located in isolated Foxboro, 45 minutes south of Boston. Maybe it's because the Pats haven't won a playoff game since 1962, and (with the exception of the 1982 strike-year playoff tournament) haven't made the playoffs since...
More important, he came through in the clutch winning key games in Harvard's successful drive to force a playoff with Princeton for the league title...