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World Scrabble Championships

Nigel Richards, a 40-year-old playing for New Zealand, became the world Scrabble champion on Nov. 12, 2007. He gained the title and $15,000 by winning a playoff against Ganesh Asirvatham of…

College Bound

            Thinking about college? Here are some tools and hints to help.   Choosing a College Applying to College Scholarship Money Financial Aid   Choosing a College…

NBA Playoffs, 2007

EASTERN CONFERENCEFirst Round(Best of 7)Detroit Pistons defeated Orlando Magic, 4 games to 0Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Washington Wizards, 4 games to 0New Jersey Nets defeated Toronto…

NBA Playoffs, 2008

EASTERN CONFERENCE First Round (Best of 7) Boston Celtics defeated Atlanta Hawks, 4 games to 3 Detroit Pistons defeated Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2…

The Great Gretzky Says Goodbye

by Michael Morrison Related Links Career StatsSpotlight: Fighting in the NHLInfoplease Hockey SectionNHL Web SiteAfter 20 seasons in the NHL, the greatest player ever to lace up a pair of…

Divas, Divas, Divas

With Titanic, Celene Dion set sail for success. Was it just the tip of the iceberg? Dion's album was surpassed only by the soundtrack to Titanic, which contained the diva's mega-hit "My Heart…

2022 Winter Olympics: Nordic Combined

Long dominated by Scandinavian countries Source: AP Photo/Kerstin JoenssonRelated Links 2022 Winter Olympics The Winter Olympics Encyclopedia: Skiing The Nordic combined involves…

Most Livable Countries

Cite According to the UN's Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI), published by the UN, ranks nations according to their citizens' quality of life rather than strictly by a…

Turkey and Pigskin

A guide to Thanksgiving football by Mike Morrison This article was posted in November 2000. Lions opponents no longer have Barry Sanders to worry about on Thanksgiving as the future Hall of…

All-Star Team

Round Robin Standings W L T Pts GF GACanada 3 0 2 8 19 13Soviet Union 3 1 1 7 22 13Sweden 3 2 0 6 17 14Czechoslovakia 2 2 1 5 12 15United States 2 3 0 4 13 14Finland 0 5 0 0 9…