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1. John McEnroe gets revenge against Bjorn Borg, September 7, 1980, National Tennis Center 2. The Jets intercept the Raiders, January 15, 1982, Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles 3. St. John’s revs up the Big East, March 12, 1983, Madison Square Garden 4. Rod Dixon surges past Geoff Smith in the Marathon, October 23, 1983, Central Park 5. Carl Lewis lifts off at the Millrose Games, January 27, 1984, Madison Square Garden 6. Bernard buries the Pistons, April 27, 1984, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit 7. Bernard King scores 44 in Game 6 to keep the Knicks alive against the Celtics, May 11, 1984, Madison Square Garden |
8. Bird establishes “Larry Legend,” May 13, 1984, Boston Garden
9. Every match goes the distance on Super Saturday, September 8, 1984, Louis Armstrong Stadium
10. The Mets outlast Atlanta, July 4–5, 1985, Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
11. Dykstra rolls a homer in NLCS Game 3, October 11, 1986, Shea Stadium
12. The Mets finally vanquish Houston in the 16th, October 15, 1986, the Astrodome, Houston
13. Mookie Wilson hits a ground ball to first in Game 6 of the World Series, October 25, 1986, Shea Stadium
14. The Mets come back once more to win Game 7, October 27, 1986, Shea Stadium
15. Eamonn Coghlan breaks Glenn Cunningham’s record by winning his seventh Wanamaker Mile, January 30, 1987, Madison Square Garden
| New York City sports history, like the city itself, is noisy, self-important and endlessly fascinating. This book ranks the Top 100 greatest days in New York City sports, with essays on each event, but it also chronicles the Top 25 greatest days New York’s teams ever had, the 10 greatest performances by opponents against New York teams and the worst days in New York sports |
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