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2003 Deaths: M - Q

Lester MaddoxClark MacGregorHerbie MannLuis MardenBurke MarshallCarol MatthauBill MauldinRobert McCloskeyMark McCormackTex McCraryWill McDonoughRobert MertonDoug MichelsGeorge MillerPaul…

Brewer's: Stand Treat

(To). To pay the expenses of a treat. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Stand UponStand Sam A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…

Brewer's: Browbeat

To beat or put a man down by knitting the brows. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BrownBrother Sam A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…

Division I-AA

First Round (Dec. 1)at Montana 28Northwestern St. 19at Sam Houston St. 34N. Arizona 31at Maine 14McNeese St. 10Northern Iowa 49at Eastern Ill. 43at Ga. Southern 60Florida A&M 35at…

2004 NCAA Championship Playoffs

DIVISION I-AAQuarterfinals(Dec. 4, 2004)Sam Houston State 35, Eastern Washington 34Montana 47, New Hampshire 17William & Mary 44, Delaware 38 (2 OT)James Madison 14, Furman 13Semifinals(…

MLB American League Strikeouts

American League Multiple winners: Walter Johnson (12); Nolan Ryan (9); Bob Feller and Lefty Grove (7); Rube Waddell (6); Roger Clemens and Sam McDowell (5); Randy Johnson (4); Lefty Gomez, Mark…

1983–1984 Obie Awards

Best New American PlaySam Shepard, Fool for LoveBest MusicalLee Bruer and Bob Telson, Gospel at ColonusPlaywritingSamuel Beckett, Ohio Impromptu, What Where, Catastrophe and PocketMaria Irene…

Brewer's: Samael

The prince of demons, who, in the guise of a serpent, tempted Eve; also called the angel of death. (Jewish demonology.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Stand Out

(To). I'll stand it out—persist in what I say. A mere translation of “persist” (Latin, per-sisto or per-sto). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Stand SamStand…