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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Giants under coach Bill Parcells and the 49ers under George Seifert sprinted away early from their closest pursuers. By early November both had virtually clinched their divisional championships. New York led the National Football Conference East Division by three games, while the 49ers led the N.F.C. West by five...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The (Surprise!) Game of the Year | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

...49ers head into Candlestick with their eyes on Threepeat, the name Niners fans have given to the team's goal: an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl victory in January. That victory would give them a record five Super Bowl wins in as many tries and confirm the 49ers under quarterback Joe Montana as perhaps the greatest football team of all time. But this year the Niners are scrambling their way to the top. In half of their games they have had to come from behind to win. The good news, says inside linebacker Matt Millen, is that "this team never...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The (Surprise!) Game of the Year | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

...dealers with pagers and cellular telephones that were difficult for narcs to overhear, Michael Harris set up a front company, Telesis Electrical Co. He even became a patron of the arts. His money- laundering theatrical production company invested $385,000 in the Broadway production of Checkmates, which ran for five months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fling of a High Roller | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

Bennett, who had been robbed several times by other druggies, got tired of running. He bought a furnished five-bedroom house in Tempe, Ariz., for $450,000. When he spotted another house nearby with an indoor swimming pool, he told a realtor, "I've gotta have it." He bought it for his brother and sister to occupy. In all, Bennett and his friends and relatives grabbed five houses in Tempe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fling of a High Roller | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

...swift roundup of the gang on Nov. 19, 1988, Bennett was arrested in Tempe and Villabona in Malibu. Harris was already serving a sentence for attempted murder. Last May they and five associates were convicted on a federal charge of conspiracy to import cocaine. This week they face sentencing. Bennett and Villabona were expected to get life imprisonment without parole. For Bennett, the thrilling ride on the fast track is over. The millions he spent are merely memories. His houses and fancy cars were seized by federal agents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fling of a High Roller | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

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