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Suzuki, Ichiro

(Encyclopedia) Suzuki, Ichiro, 1973–, Japanese baseball player. He began playing full-time in the Japanese big leagues in 1994, with the Orix BlueWave, and led the Pacific League with 210 hits and a…

CERN

(Encyclopedia) CERN or European Organization for Nuclear Research, nuclear and particle physics research center straddling the French-Swiss border W of Geneva, Switzerland. Established in 1952 as the…

alimony

(Encyclopedia) alimony, in law, allowance for support that an individual pays to his or her former spouse, usually as part of a divorce settlement. It is based on the common law right of a wife to be…

Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse deBerry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse dekärôlēnˈ fĕrdēnäNd lwēz, düshĕsˈ də bĕrēˈ [key], 1798–1870, wife of the French prince,…

Roy Jones Jr.

Born:Jan. 16, 1969Pro record:45-1-0, 36 KOsHeight:5'11"Weight:175Olympic medal:1988 Silver as a light middleweight.NoDateOpponent, locationResult15/6/89Ricky Randall, Pensacola, Fla.KO 226/11…

Oscar De La Hoya

Born:Feb. 4, 1973Pro record:34-2, 27 KOsHeight:5'101/2"Weight:154Olympic medal:1992 Gold as a lightweightNoDateOpponent, locationResult111/23/92Lamar Williams, Inglewood, Calif.KO 1212/12/…

Evander Holyfield

Born:Oct. 19, 1962Pro record:37-5-1, 25 KOsHeight:6' 21/2"Weight:221Olympic medal:1984 Bronze as light heavyweight (disqualified for controversial late knockout punch in semifinal against…

Mike Tyson

Born:June 30, 1966Pro record:49-3-0, 2 NC, 43 KOsHeight:5'11"Weight:230NoDateOpponent, locationResult13/6/85Hector Mercedes, Albany, N.Y.KO 124/10/85Trent Singleton, Albany, N.Y.TKO 135/23/…