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Mill, John Stuart

(Encyclopedia) Mill, John Stuart, 1806–73, British philosopher and economist. A precocious child, he was educated privately by his father, James Mill. In 1823, abandoning the study of law, he became…

Priestley, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Priestley, Joseph, 1733–1804, English theologian and scientist. He prepared for the Presbyterian ministry and served several churches in England as pastor but gradually rejected…

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…

Goals

Multiple Winners: Bobby Hull (7); Phil Esposito (6); Charlie Conacher, Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard (5); Bill Cooke, Babe Dye, Brett Hull, Mario Lemieux, Pavel Bure and…

Most Valuable Player: Football Players, Sports

NFLBarry Sanders, Detroit, RBAP*, PFWA, Max, TSN & Brett Favre, Green Bay, QBAP**For the first time in history, two players tied for the AP award. Sanders and Favre each received 18 of…

Rush Hour

Director:Brett RatnerWriters:Jim Kouf and Ross LaMannaNew Line; PG-13; 94 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker and Tom Wilkinson Chan's best outing relies as much on comic…

MLB American League Annual Batting Leaders

American League Multiple winners: Ty Cobb (12); Rod Carew (7); Ted Williams (6); Wade Boggs (5); Harry Heilmann (4); George Brett, Nap Lajoie, Tony Oliva and Carl Yastrzemski (3); Luke Appling,…

1999-00 Season Recap

Be-Deviled With most of the so-called hockey experts predicting a Stanley Cup win by a Western Conference powerhouse like St. Louis, Dallas and Colorado in 2000, the New Jersey Devils were…

Semifinal—Game Two

East Regional champion Florida vs. South Regional champ North Carolina; Saturday, Apr. 1 (8:12 p.m. tipoff). Coaches: Billy Donovan, Florida and Bill Guthridge, North Carolina. Favorite:…