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Word: streaks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard's Suzie Tapson got tired of Smith's scoring streak, and slammed one off a Pioneer defender to give the Crimson a 15-6 victory...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Smith Smites Spikers | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

...Tribe (4-0), ranked fifth last week in Division I-AA, was led by shifty scatback Michael Clemons and free-slinging quarterback Ken Lambiotte. The bulky William & Mary defense held the Crimson (1-2 overall, 1-0 Ivy) in check, extending Harvard's scoreless streak to nine periods...

Author: By Bob Cunha, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Tribe Wigs Wam-less Gridders, 24-0 | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

...similarities end there. While the Crimson is an unproven team coming off a convincing defeat (41-0 at the hands of Holy Cross last week), the Tribe is riding a three-game winning streak and looks to be one of I-AA's top squads this year...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Tribe on the Warpath Today | 10/4/1986 | See Source »

Shut down, shutout: The Crimson's loss Saturday ended a school-record streak of 40 consecutive games without being shut out. The last time a team had blanked the gridders was on the final day of the 1981 season, when Yale romped in The Game...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Holy Fat Men, Batman | 9/30/1986 | See Source »

Dichotomies abound in Vincent Edward Jackson, 23, nicknamed Bo for the resemblance he once bore to a boar. As a boy, Jackson was a bully with a gentle streak. At Auburn, he seemed as apt to persevere with a separated shoulder as to demur with a tender hamstring. "You wouldn't call him a gung- ho practice player," Coach Pat Dye recalls fondly. "I'm sure it was like work to him, but it never looked that way. Baseball thinks Rickey Henderson is fast. They're going to find out what speed is. Speed, size, grace, courage. He had everything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bo's Going to Follow His Dream | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

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