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Annual Awards: Rookie of the Year

The Eddie Gottlieb Trophy; voting by 121-member panel of local and national pro basketball writers and broadcasters. Each ballot has one entry. PosVotesElton Brand, ChicagoF58Steve Francis,…

Defensive Player of the Year Award

Voted on by a 120-member panel of local and national pro basketball writers and broadcasters. PosVotesBen Wallace, DetroitC116Kevin Garnett, MinnesotaF2Kobe Bryant, LA LakersG1Dikembe…

Women's World Player of the Year

Women's World Player of the Year Presented by FIFA since 2001. Winners are selected by national team coaches from around the world. Multiple winners: Mia Hamm (2).Year Nat'l Team2001Mia Hamm…

Horse of the Year (1936-70)

In 1971, the Daily Racing Form, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, and the National Turf Writers Assn. joined forces to create the Eclipse Awards. Before then, however, the Racing Form (…

South American Player of the Year

South American Player of the Year Presented by El Pais of Uruguay since 1971. Candidates are limited to South American players in South American leagues and winners are selected by a poll of…

Annual Awards: Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year Voted on by the Baseball Writers Assn. of America. One award was presented from 1947-48. Two awards (one for each league) have been presented since 1949. Winners who were…

Brewer's: Thirty Years' War

A series of wars between the Catholics and Protestants of Germany in the seventeenth century. It began in Bohemia in 1618, and ended in 1648 with the “peace of Westphalia.” Source:…

Chinese New Year Dates

When to Ring In the New Lunar Year Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month…