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1998-99 Season: Women's Final Four

at San Jose Arena in San Jose, Calif. (March 26-28).SemifinalsDuke 81Georgia 69Purdue 77La. Tech 63ChampionshipPurdue 62Duke 45 Final Records: Purdue (34-1), Duke (29-7), La. Tech (30-3),…

1958–1959 Emmy Awards

Best Dramatic Series, Less Than One HourAlcoa-Goodyear Theatre (NBC)Best Dramatic Series, One Hour or LongerPlayhouse 90 (CBS)Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic…

2002 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrThe Pianist, Roman Polanski (Poland)Grand PrizeThe Man Without a Past, Aki Kaurismäki (Finland)Jury PrizeYadon Ilaheyya, Elia Suleiman (France/Morocco/Germany)55th Anniversary…

Bob Pettit

Bob PettitBorn: Dec. 12, 1932Basketball F All-NBA 1st team 10 times (1955-64); 2-time MVP (1956,59) with St. Louis Hawks; first player to score 20,000 points.Gaylord PerryN - QRichard Petty…

Marie-Jose Perec

Marie-Jose PerecBorn: 1968Track & Field French sprinter who became 2nd woman to win the 200m and 400m events in the same Olympics (1996); her time in the 400 (48.25) set an Olympic record…

George Conner 2001 Deaths

George ConnerAge: 94 last surviving pre-World War II Indy 500 driver; started 14 races between 1935-52; finished third in 1949 and had five top-10 Indy 500 finishes. The cause of his death…

Robert Damron 2001 Deaths

Robert DamronAge: 36 professional motorcycle racer; named Dirt Motorcyclist of the Year in 2000 by the Oakland-based Motor Sports Press Association. He died of injuries sustained in a…

Steely Dan Biography

Steely Danband Musician/composers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, together known as Steely Dan, are known for their eclectic and cynical blend of rock, pop, jazz, blues, and R&B. Meeting at Bard…

Charley Pell 2001 Deaths

Charley PellAge: 60 Florida Gators football coach from 1979-84; resigned after the NCAA levied 59 sanctions against the program; compiled a 33-26-3 record and was 2-2 in bowl appearances;…