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Maccabees, books of the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Maccabees, two books included in the Septuagint and placed as the last two books in the Old Testament of the Vulgate; they are not included in the Hebrew Bible and are placed in the…

NBA Individual Leaders, 2004–2005 Season

POINTS PER GAMEMinimum of 49 games played Gm Pts PPGAllen Iverson, Philadelphia752,30230.7Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers661,81927.6LeBron James, Cleveland802,17527.2Dirk Norwitzki, Dallas782,03226.…

American Ballet Theatre

(Encyclopedia) American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th and 21st cents. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet…

Stevenson, Robert Louis

(Encyclopedia) Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850–94, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist, b. Edinburgh. Handicapped from youth by delicate health, he struggled all his life against tuberculosis. He…

piracy

(Encyclopedia) piracy, robbery committed or attempted on the high seas. It is distinguished from privateering in that the pirate holds no commission from and receives the protection of no nation but…

Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Read previews of the events, biographies of famous athletes, Olympic trivia, and more   Memorable Moments Franz Klammer The man who gave himself "…

Notable Winter Olympics Biographies, A-Z

  A-D | E-I | J-L | M-Z Anita DeFrantz Tenley Albright, American figure skater Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian figure skater Bonnie Blair, American speed skater Herb Brooks, American hockey coach…

Carolina Hurricanes 1998 Roster By Statistics

Top ScorersGmGAPts+/-PMPPSami Kapanen812637639164Keith Primeau81263763191107Gary Roberts6120294931034Nelson Emerson81212445-17506Jeff O'Neill74192039-8677Ray Sheppard71181937-11237…

Winter Olympics 2014 | Sochi, Russia

Read previews of the events, biographies of famous athletes, Olympic trivia, and more   The USA Women's Hockey team Photo Credit: Sara Melikian Memorable Moments Franz…