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...would ruin our salary structure," they explain. The high bid belongs to Hugh Sweeney's Wssox, so attention now focuses on the Moose Factory, Rickey's employer the past two seasons and the holder of topping rights to his salary. For $1 more, Mooser Alex Patton, the league's winningest owner, can have his star player back for two more years at $70. But Patton passes too. The league breathes a double sigh of relief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New York: Big League Fantasies | 5/4/1987 | See Source »

...press wanted to know what it felt like. Carrying the winningest Harvard team ever to the Final Four and then falling twice. Falling hard...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Memories, No Triumph | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

North Dakota's triumph last night not only propelled the Sioux into tomorrow's final--it also made them the winningest NCAA hockey team ever...

Author: By Nick Wurf, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Two Cents Wurf | 3/27/1987 | See Source »

...winningest team in Harvard history only won 28 games...

Author: By Nick Wurf, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Two Cents Wurf | 3/27/1987 | See Source »

...thought they were in the prime of life, the picture is murkier. Once, Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner considered it a two-sided delight to lure away an American League East pitcher like Boston's Luis Tiant. Suddenly he has no interest in Detroit's Jack Morris, the decade's winningest pitcher. Montreal Outfielder Tim Raines, the National League batting champion (.334), must wonder whether he has bad breath. So frustrated was Teammate Andre Dawson, he signed a blank contract with the Cubs and is now working for $350,000 less than the Expos offered. World Series Hero Ray Knight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Springing for The Check | 3/23/1987 | See Source »

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