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...beat Craig Jones, the best pitcher in the East, and yet lose to some other guy nobody's ever heard of? Meanwhile, Cornell took two--like we knew they would--so that's a playoff. And what about Yale? If they win it's a three...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Being Number One | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

...Crimson stars Dan Skaff, Brad Bauer and Bill Doyle will be forced to miss Saturday's three-way playoff due to a final exam which cannot be made up. In their place, Nahigian will start outfielder Paul Scheper and shortstop Paul Chicarello. Chicarello will be playing in his first varsity game." Seen in the box score: AB R H CHICARELLO, ss 3 1 3 1 (game 1) CHICARELLO, ss 3 2 2 1 (game...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Being Number One | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

...does not diminish his grace. Julius Erving, the flashy, 6-ft. 6-in. forward from the now defunct A.B.A., whose rafter-clearing leaps and fluid moves earned him the sobriquet Dr. J (as in, watch him operate). Only after a merger of the warring leagues and four years of playoff eliminations did Abdul-Jabbar's Lakers dominate the West and Erving's 76ers conquer the East...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Big Guy Meets the Doctor | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

...Harvard baseball team--minus three top players--will begin its playoff battle for the Eastern League crown and NCAA tournament berth today in a three-way round-robin competition at West Point...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Nine Will Battle Cornell, Yale, in Playoff | 5/17/1980 | See Source »

After four seasons of starring for the Crimson, it seems only fitting that the All-American midfielder will cap off his career with a playoff performance. That prestigious berth at the NCAAs eluded the Crimson until this year, and finally achieving it allows Predun to attain all the goals he set in an outstanding year...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Peter Predun | 5/14/1980 | See Source »

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