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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Playing To Win in Vegas | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: The ECAC Playoff Picture | 2/23/1989 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Run Down on the Celtics' Offense | 12/6/1988 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Let's Get Ridiculous! Buffalo's Bills | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A New Crusade at Notre Dame | 11/21/1988 | See Source »

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