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Year in Review 2001 | Sports Moments
By John Gettings, Mike Morrison, and Gerry Brown Moments Dale EarnhardtStanley Cup71 Home RunsWS Games 4 & 5Jordan ComebackWimbledon FinalLewis UpsetWS Game 7King of the MountainTiger…1997 U.S. 500
Date— Sunday, July 27, 1997, at Michigan International Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2 mile oval; Field—28 cars; Winner's average speed— 167.044 mph; Margin of victory— 31.737…1998 U.S. 500
Date— Sunday, July 26, 1998, at Michigan International Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2 mile oval; Field—28 cars; Winner's average speed— 165.913 mph; Margin of victory— 0.259…Brewer's: Catkins
The inflorescence of hazel, birch, willow, and some other trees; so called from their resemblance to a cat's tail. See the yellow catkins cover All the slender willows over. Mary Howitt:…Brewer's: Cato
He is a Cato. A man of simple life, severe morals, self-denying habits, strict justice, brusque manners, blunt of speech, and of undoubted patriotism, like the Roman censor of that name…Brewer's: Lapithæ
A people of Thessaly, noted for their defeat of the Centaurs. The subject of this contest was represented on the Parthenon, the Theseum at Athens, the Temple of Apollo at Basso, and on…Brewer's: Laprel
The rabbit, in the tale of Reynard the Fox. (French, lapin, rabbit.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lapsus LinguæLapping Water A B C D E F G H I J…Beyond the Jamaican Bobsledders
Warm weather countries at the Winter Olympics by Gerry Brown Related Links 2006 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient OlympicsFor…2000 Michigan 500
Date— Sunday, July 23, 2000, at Michigan International Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2 mile oval; Field—24 cars; Winner's average speed— 177.694 mph; Margin of victory— 0.040…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Naughty Boy
The Dream of Little TukThe Red ShoesThe Naughty Boy Along time ago, there lived an old poet, a thoroughly kind old poet. As he was sitting one evening in his room, a dreadful storm arose…