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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Indiana (11th) and Georgia (7th) should be one of the closest matches of the day. But there will be no "Hoosier"-type miracle here. Georgia will advance to the next round...
Duke (19th) will face 15th-ranked Arizona in the first round. The winner will play Stanford (2nd) the following day. The Blue Devils will upset the Wildcats in the first round, but the Cinderella story will end there...
...past, refused to work the game, and eventually amateur refs--including two paid employees of the New Jersey Devils' organization--did the game. Through this whole farce, NHL boss John Ziegler was nowhere to be found. Oh yeah, the Devils won the game to tie up this semifinal round series...
...fact that the refs did an okay job and the Bruins lost "fair and square" has nothing to do with this. In the semifinal round of the league's playoffs, you should not under any circumstance be forced to endure a delay of your opponent's making and then play with refs--however even-handed--on your opponent's payroll...
...team and its fans, even us Johnny-come-latelies, a huge disservice by consenting to play the game Sunday night. It could well cost Boston the series. Moreover, it represented a move that was against the best competitive interests of his team. In pro sports, especially in the semifinal round of the playoffs, sabotaging your team's chances of winning is unforgivable...