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Becker, Boris

(Encyclopedia) Becker, Boris, 1967–, German tennis player, b. Leimen, West Germany (now Germany). Noted for his powerful, often acrobatic serve-and-volley game, he gained notice in 1985 when, at 17,…

UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup Contested annually since the 1957-58 season by teams other than league champions and cup winners of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Teams selected by UEFA based…

Brewer's: Cup

A deadly cup. Referring to the ancient practice of putting persons to death by poison, as Socrates was put to death by the Athenians. “In the hand of the Lord there is a cup [a deadly cup…

Brewer's: Cups

He was in his cups. Intoxicated. (Latin, inter pocula, inter vina.) (Horace: 3 Odes, vi. 20.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CuparCup of Vows A B C D E…

Tin Cup

Director:Ron SheltonWriters:Ron Shelton and John NorvilleDirector of Photography:Russell BoydEditors:Paul Seydor and Kimberly RayMusic:William RossProduction Designer:James BissellProducers:…

Davis Cup

1996 Final1997 Early RoundsSemifinalsFinal France defeated Sweden, 3-2, in Malmo, Sweden to capture the 1996 Davis Cup. It was the eighth championship for the French and their first since…

The World Cup

2014 World Cup World Cup Winners All-Time World Cup Leaders All-Time World Cup Ranking Table The United States in the World Cup World Cup Finals World Cup Shootouts…

Davis Cup

2001 Early RoundsSemifinals2001 FINALSingles Leaders2001 Tennis Season

Fed Cup

2001 Early RoundsRound-Robin Semifinals2001 FINAL Match Originally the Federation Cup and started in 1963 by the International Tennis Federation as the Davis Cup of women's tennis.2001 Grand…

The Stanley Cup

Champions, 1893-1917Champions Since 1918M.J. O'Brien TrophyConn Smythe Trophy The Stanley Cup was originally donated to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association by Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley…