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...said Panthers linebacker Kevin Greene, "and I'm tickled to death about it." No matter how next week's matchups turn out, this year's Super Bowl will be the first since 1991 without either the Cowboys or the 49ers on the field. Playing in their first-ever playoff game, the NFC West-champion Panthers (13-4) were three-point underdogs against the Cowboys, but made it a perfect nine-for-nine at Ericsson Stadium. Michael Irvin, the Cowboys' troubled star and go-to receiver, got a game's worth of alibi when he went down with a fractured collarbone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fresh Meat for the Super Bowl | 1/6/1997 | See Source »

...personal feelings about a cappella music are difficult to put into words. For some reason, I can't help comparing it to the time two years ago I went to a Celtics-Magic playoff game. Trailing for nearly the entire game, the Celtics cut the Orlando lead to one with a couple minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the crowd went into the most boisterous display of cheering and stomping I had ever seen. There was this undescribable and irrepressible sense of excitement wafting through the building. I couldn't help myself from becoming caught up in the experience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Inside the World of A Cappella | 12/4/1996 | See Source »

...hand, is a Hockey East team and not a league opponent, so in looking ahead to the ECAC playoff race, the game is of no real significance. On the other hand, tonight's game is a preview of one of Boston's biggest and most attended sporting event--the Beanpot...

Author: By Chris W. Mcevoy, | Title: Men's Hockey to Visit Terriers | 11/26/1996 | See Source »

Dartmouth, the only undefeated team in the Ivies, is in the driver's seat, but Brown and Columbia are only one game behind. The three contenders will clash in the final three weeks of the season with a league title and Division I-AA playoff berth on the line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dartmouth Captures League's Top Spot | 11/7/1996 | See Source »

...following the win. Taylor Smith, a 29-year-old tour rookie, was disqualified for using an illegal putter after tying Woods on the 18th. "It's gratifying, very satisfying, but I have mixed emotions because of what Taylor did," Woods said. "I feel like I should be in a playoff right now. I feel bad for him because he played his heart out the last round. I've never heard of anything like this." -->