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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...often that Harvard roots for Yale in any sport...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Rooting for Ol' Eli | 11/8/1988 | See Source »

...been watching the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots grind it out for eight years--from the other end, where football is the only sport in town. When the Pats come to town, Miami's Joe Robbie Stadium is bustling with electricity...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Shhhhhh... | 11/8/1988 | See Source »

Intangibles: The Terriers are not used to playing on grass. If the weather is poor, the Terriers will "run and shoot" and slip and slide. Still, beating Harvard is something every team wants to do in whatever sport. Stick it to the Ivy Leaguers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scouting Report | 11/5/1988 | See Source »

...sport has succumbed to greed and gluttony. Promoters are as well known as the boxers they represent. Boxing has become a sick side-show. Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, whose out-of-ring problems have earned more press than his in-ring triumphs, is a pitiful heir to the throne Muhammed Ali sat in for so long...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Sugar Ray and College Super Bowls | 11/4/1988 | See Source »

...days of Muhammed, boxing was the greatest of sports and Ali was the king. He brought to the sport his arrogance and his wit, his showmanship and his deadly punches. He brought to it controversy (his refusal to participate in the Vietnam War) and poetry ("float like a butterfly, sting like...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Sugar Ray and College Super Bowls | 11/4/1988 | See Source »

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