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NCAA All-Time Team

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the NCAA tournament in 1997, the NCAA announced its 50th Anniversary Team and introduced it during the 1997 championship game in Milwaukee. The team was…

Tournament Most Outstanding Player

The Most Outstanding Players of each NCAA Div. I tournament since 1948. Winners of the award who did not play for the tournament champion are in bold type. In 1960, three players, none on…

Deng Xiaoping Biography

Deng XiaopingAge: 92 former leader of the Chinese Communist Party and one of its founding revolutionaries, and since 1978, the architect of economic modernization. Died: Feb. 19, 1997.Willem…

March 2003 Disasters

March 4, Davao, Philippines: A bomb in a backpack exploded in the Davao airport on Mindanao Island, killing 21 people and injuring 145.March 6, Tamanrasset, Algeria: An Algerian Boeing 737…

Ben Raeburn 1997 Deaths

Ben Raeburnpublisher Raeburn's Horizon Press published books by well-known figures such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Irving Howe and Alfred Kazin before they were well known. Born: 1911?Died:…

Bob Devaney Biography

Bob DevaneyAge: 82 former Nebraska Husker coach and Athletic Director, won two national championships and will be remembered for his excellence in building all his athletic programs, of a…

Richard Doll 2005 Deaths

Richard DollAge: 92 British epidemiologist who was among the first scientists to link smoking with such diseases as lung cancer and emphysema. His work also showed that radiation and asbestos…

Arthur Prysock 1997 Deaths

Arthur Prysock rhythm-and-blues singer Known for his deep, silky voice, Prysock's hits include “This Guy's in Love With You,” “I Didn't Sleep a Wink Last Night ” and “The Very Thought of You…

David Diamond 2005 Deaths

David DiamondAge: 89 prolific, meticulous composer who wrote 10 string quartets, 11 symphonies, and several concertos. He composed music for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, and…