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Meanwhile, North Carolina has a nine-game winning streak, and Clemson's only late-season loss came to the Tar Heels in the Atlantic Coast Conference playoffs. The two teams meet in today's second semifinal...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Booters Move In on a National Title | 12/5/1987 | See Source »

...three of the other teams played three-game playoff schedules, each upsetting a top-five team. San Diego St. ousted fifth-ranked SMU, Clemson topped number-one Indiana and the Tar Heels dumped third-ranked South Carolina...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Winter's Here and the Booters Are Hot | 12/3/1987 | See Source »

Restic, too, looked ahead, to days when the only rout(e) will be made of cement and tar and will have signposts pointing to Brown, Holy Cross and Yale...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Gridders Grind Green; Hinz Leads 42-3 Romp | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...tar baby. Ever since Bakker was caught in an adultery scandal and gave Falwell custody of his empire, the two have been flailing away at each other. At stake, beyond whatever should be rendered to God, are the sprawling Heritage USA theme park, a large cable network, a daily TV show, two hotels, a shopping mall and other oddments based in Fort Mill, S.C. The empire is worth $170 million but has debts of $62 million. During his 204-day rule, Falwell managed to raise $23 million but failed to rally the 114,000 "Lifetime Partners." They had sent Bakker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Falwell Throws In the Towel | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...Around Asbury Park, N.J., an oil and tar slick washes ashore, closing the beach for one day of the usually profitable Labor Day weekend...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: It's a Sea of Troubles | 9/17/1987 | See Source »

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