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...rejuvenated Sabres, rested (cold?) after sweeping Chicago, have other ideas. Under ex-Hab coach Scotty Bowman, they look to vindicate themselves after a series of playoff disappointments. With the Canadiens gone, dreams of a Cup at the Aud will be hard to resist. Nevertheless, Islanders in six. Or maybe...
...current playoff situation seems ideal. Seattle and Los Angeles have garnered a win a piece in a heated Western series; the Sonics seeking to become the first NBA champ in 11 years to repeat, the Lakers hoping to dethrone them with an assortment of inimitable Jabbar sky hooks and Johnson sleights of hand...
...frantic fourth quarter rally by the Celtics fell short last night in Philadelphia as the 76er defeated Boston 99-97. Julius Erving led the effort with 28 points as the 76ers take a 2-1 lead in the National Basketball playoff semi-final series...
...success story for the Big Red, which becomes the first number eight seed to win the crown in the tournament's 19-year history. Sporting a 9-11 record with two games remaining, coach Dick Bertrand's charges topped Providence and Boston University to edge Maine for the final playoff spot, and then knocked off the tournament's top three seeds--Boston College, Clarkson and the Big Green--to cop the title...
...milkman once told me, the cream comes to the top. Philadelphia has been playing way over its head all season, but now that it's a playoff time the. Flyers will fade away like the end of a Hollywood melodrama. Meanwhile, Montreal will calmly skate into the picture and win the cup. Calm, experienced, and with more two-way players than any other team in hockey, the Habs will ride a hot streak from underrated netminder Denis Herron past Buffalo...