Basketball
A Last-Second Interception Sent Penn to the Final Four. Six Days Later, It Faced Magic.
The two free throws gave Penn the lead. They did not give Penn the game.
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1970s
Published stories from the 1970s archive.
Basketball
The Fight, the Handshake and the Finals Portland Took Back
Before Game 3 of the 1977 NBA Finals, Maurice Lucas walked across the court to Darryl Dawkins and offered his hand.
Ice hockey
The Flyers Beat the Red Army by Holding Their Ground
Against the Soviet Red Army, Philadelphia’s 1976 Flyers held their shape as well as their nerve.
Soccer
The Philadelphia Atoms Built a Team That Could Survive Losing Its Top Scorers
The expansion Atoms lost their top scorers before the title game. Their roster had enough depth to win anyway.