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...superpowers of college basketball. In a city that worships winners, "Tark the Shark" Tarkanian is a patron saint, with the highest winning percentage (82%) in the sport. Along with that come use of a Cadillac, a base salary of $173,855 and a percentage of postseason revenues that could reach $80,000. (UNLV President Robert Maxson's salary is $123,500.) Tarkanian also has an endorsement contract with Nike shoes, a promotional arrangement with a Vegas nightclub and a sporting-goods store at the airport...
...hard part. Harvard will host either RPI (8-10-2), Yale (9-11), Vermont (11-9) or Dartmouth (7-12-1). Both the Engineers and the Elis are assured the last two postseason spots if they win at least one of their two games this weekend...
...name of decent football, no team from that division should be allowed to participate in the postseason. The Los Angeles Raiders, Denver Broncos and company are giving mediocrity a bad name. These teams are positively...
...last week). In edging out the New York Jets last week, 9-6, the Bills clinched the American Football Conference Eastern division championship, becoming the first team to secure a play-off berth this year. It was the earliest that an A.F.C. team had won a postseason slot since...
...only one brief spell in 1981 had they attained the No. 1 spot in the college rankings. Head coach Gerry Faust, who during his tenure from 1981 to 1985 racked up a lackluster 30-26-1 record, had let the Irish unravel. Once courted like a prom queen in postseason play, Notre Dame appeared in just two bowl games: Liberty (1983) and Aloha (1984). The team, it seemed, was fading from national prominence...