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Heavyweight (201 lbs)

Year Final Match1984 Henry Tillman, USA Decision, 5-01988 Ray Mercer, USA KO, 1st1992 Felix Savon, CUB Decision, 14-11996Felix Savon, CUBDecision, 20-22000Felix Savon, CUBDecision, 21-…

Triple Crown Races—2003

Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., May 3, 2003.) Purse: $1,000,000. Distance: 11/4 mi. Order of finish: 1. Funny Cide (Santos), mutuel returns: $27.60, $12.40, $8.20. 2. Empire…

Oxford, University of

(Encyclopedia) Oxford, University of, at Oxford, England, one of the oldest English-language universities in the world. The university was a leading center of learning throughout the Middle Ages;…

Breeders' Cup Championship

JuvenileJuvenile FilliesSprintMileDistaffTurfFilly & Mare TurfClassic Inaugurated on Nov. 10, 1984, the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships consists of eight races on one track…

New Year's Resolutions

  The Big Picture An astonishing 55% of the population is considered overweight or obese — 97 million American adults — according to the new NHLB guidelines. Only 14.4% of the adult population…

Major Stakes Races: 1997

1997DateRaceTrackMilesWinnerJockeyPurseJan. 5Spectacular Bid B.C. Stakes*Gulfstream6 FConfideMike Smith$75,000Jan. 18Holy Bull Stakes*Gulfstream11/16Arthur L.John Velazquez100,000Jan.…

Brewer's: Solecism

(3 syl.). Misapplication of words; an expression opposed to the laws of syntax; so called from the city of Soli, in Cilicia, where an Athenian colony settled, and forgot the purity of…

2010 GLAAD Media Awards

Here are the winners of the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Outstanding Comedy Series: Glee (Fox…

Brewer's: Chrysippus

Nisi Chrysippus fuisset, Porticus non esset. Chrysippus of Soli was a disciple of Zeno the Stoic, and Cleanthes his successor. He did for the Stoics what St. Paul did for Christianity-…