Word: playoff
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...Harvard win this Saturday over the Bulldogs would force a one-game playoff with Penn for the title and the accompanying NCAA tourney berth. The Crimson. 3-1 victors over Penn earlier this year, would meet the Quakers on artificial turf (according to an Ivy vote on playoff rules) at a neutral site to be determined...
...Brown, the prospect of fighting for a playoff berth or lost pride hadn't really crossed the Crimson minds. Harvard was the Cinderella story of the Ivies, a previously undefeated team that many times had overcome more talented squads with just sheer determination...
Besides regaining confidence with yesterday's win, the Crimson also put itself squarely back into the NCAA playoff picture. If the Crimson can notch wins over B.U. on Thursday at home and Brown Saturday in Providence, Scalise said that he would be surprised if his squad did not receive a tournament...
...Phillies will try to clinch the pennant Saturday night with 300-game winner Steve Carlton, who beat the Dodgers in Game One of the series. Los Angeles, hoping to extend the playoff to a decisive fifth game, will probably start Jerry Reuss, the first-game loser...
...Celtic player from 1958-1967, Jones replaced Bill Fitch as head coach in June following a disappointing season in which the club lost in the opening playoff round...