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...described as "brutal" by Alexander. Tomorrow will feature clear skies, balmy breezes, and the Crimson Shepherd Plan. This last part of the three-pronged victory formula calls for every Harvard player to beat his URI opponent by two strokes, which should effectively shear the Rams of any Palo Alto playoff delusions they may have entertained...
...second game of the best-of-seven playoff finals will be played here tomorrow night before the series shifts to Houston for games three and four Saturday and Sunday...
...since the Giants, Dodgers and Yankees battled for the Straus Cup of New York baseball have two teams from the largest media market clashed over anything meaningful. Except for the New York Rangers and New York Islanders, that is, who open their third playoff confrontation in seven years at the Nassau Coliseum tomorrow night...
...other hand, the Islanders undoubtedly boast the superior side. In Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy, they have two superstars of Gretzkyesque magnitude. In Billy Smith (3-1 against the Rangers in playoff competition), they have one of hockey's finest clutch goalies. They are deeper, more experienced, better...
...Angeles Dodgers, National League West. Tied with the Houston Astros at the end of the 162-game regular season, Los Angeles lost the title in a one-game playoff, then went home to lick its wounds-literally. "Our clubhouse looked like a hospital ward at the end of the season," recalls First Baseman Steve Garvey. "On that final day against Houston, there were only two players in the lineup who had started on opening...