Ice hockey
Ron Hextall’s First Goal Began With a Shot He Didn’t Take
The first time Ron Hextall had a chance to shoot at Boston’s empty net, he cleared the puck instead.
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1980s
Published stories from the 1980s archive.
Football
Philadelphia’s Championship Stars Were Gone a Year Later
The Philadelphia Stars had barely finished celebrating their championship when the question of where they belonged began to change.
Ice hockey
The Hit That Ended Brian Propp’s Night—and the Grudge That Outlasted It
Brian Propp was not on the ice when the Philadelphia Flyers finished winning Game 1 of the 1989 Wales Conference final. He was at Montreal General Hospital, having left the Montreal Forum on a stretcher with a concussion and a cut lip.
Baseball
The Grounder That Kept the Phillies’ 1980 Pennant Hopes Alive
With Nolan Ryan on the mound and a three-run lead, Houston needed six more outs to win the National League pennant. Philadelphia needed something less grand than a home run to begin its comeback. It needed a ground ball to go somewhere other than a fielder’s glove.
Football
The Flag That Gave Penn One More Kick—and Left Harvard Protesting
A disputed flag gave Penn another kick against Harvard—and one of the Ivy League’s most enduring finishes.