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Big Draft in the Windy City

Will this year's NBA draft put the wind back in ailing teams' sails? by Gerry Brown Related Links NBA.comAlmanac: Pro BasketballAlmanac: College BasketballNothing, save Michael Jordan coming out…

1996 NFL Top Kickers by Points

AFCPATFGLongPtsCary Blanchard, Ind.27/2736/4052135Al Del Greco, Hou.35/3532/3856131Adam Vinatieri*, NE39/4227/3550120John Carney, SD31/3129/3653118Mike Hollis, Jax27/2730/3653117Todd Peterson…

book collecting

(Encyclopedia) book collecting, or bibliophily, the acquiring of books that are, or are expected to become, rare and that possess permanent interest in addition to their texts. Collecting has…

NBA Additional Awards, 1996-1997

Defensive Player of the Year— Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta; Most Improved Player— Isaac Austin, Miami; Sixth Man Award— John Starks, New York; Kennedy PBWAA Citizenship Award— P.J. Brown, Miami; NBA…

Underclassmen in 1999-2000 NBA Draft

Twenty-three division I players (11 juniors, 9 sophomores and 3 freshmen), 2 high school seniors, 2 junior college players, 1 division II junior and 1 NAIA junior forfeited the remainder of their…

poster

(Encyclopedia) poster, placard designed to be posted in some public place for purposes of commercial announcement or propaganda. Advertising makes wide use of posters, as do charitable and political…

Wilkes, John

(Encyclopedia) Wilkes, John, 1727–97, English politician and journalist. He studied at the Univ. of Leiden, returned to England in 1746, and purchased (1757) a seat in Parliament. Backed by Earl…

Entertainment News from March 1998

2Two New Zealand playwrights file a lawsuit in Los Angeles claiming that the year's most profitable film, The Full Monty, is based on their 1987 play, Ladies Night. Andrew McCarten and…