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  1. Sports News (ESPN)
      Provides sports news.

  2. Sports News (CNN and Sports Illustrated)
      Provides sports news.

  3. CNN International Sports (CNN and Sports Illustrated)
      Provides sports news.

  4. Baseball (Sportserver.com)
      Provides news on baseball. 11-01

  5. Sports Links (Justwright)
      Provides sources of information for ball sports, including American football, Australian rules football , baseball, basketball, badminton, bowls, cricket, croquet, football (soccer), gaelic football, golf, handball, hurling, field hockey, ice hockey, korfball, lacrosse, polo, roller hockey, rugby, snooker, softball, squash, table tennis, tennis, torball, and volleyball. Also provides links for water sports, including canoeing, canoe polo, fishing, sailing, scuba diving, surfing and wind surfing, rowing, swimming, water skiing, and water polo.

  6. Olympics 2002 News (CNN and Sports Illustrated)
      Provides news on the 2002 Olympics. 12-01

  7. -Sports Scores (Yahoo)
      Provides scores.

  8. Sports

  9. Sports Resources (Sports Media)
      Provides resources in education, organizations, guides, research, software, and more.

  10. Women in Sports (WWWomen)
      Provides resources in sports oriented toward women.

  11. Sports Injury Prevention (Holt)
      "Stretch calf muscles properly--other leg muscles fall into place."

  12. Sports Injury Treatments (Holt)

  13. Sports Illustrated for Kids
      Provides articles and activities of interest to kids.

  14. Sports Biographies (H. W. Wilson)
      Provides biographies of outstanding achievers by sport and alphabetic by last name.

  15. Olympic Torch Route (CNN Sports Illustrated)
      Provides the dates and locations for the Olympic torch route in the USA. 12-01

  16. Weihenmayer, Erik - Climbing Mt. Everest (SportsIllustrated-CNN - Swift)
      Provides an interview with the first blind person to climb Mt. Everest. 12-01

  17. Singh, Vijay - Biography (CNN Sports Illustrated)
      Provides a profile of the golfer.

  18. World Series Analysis (Sports Illustrated - Cannella)
      Provides an analysis of the Giants and Angels, by position on the team, for the 2002 season. 11-02

  19. Zaharias, Babe Didrikson (Sports Illustrated)
      Provides a biography of the person recognized as the "Greatest Female Athlete of the First Half of the 20th Century." Includes a picture. 12-02

  20. Joyner-Kersee, Jackie (Sports Illustrated)
      Provides a biography of the greatest athletes of the 20th Century. "In ways that could be measured, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was one of the greatest Olympic athletes in history, and in ways that could not, she was a rare combination of courage and grace, of power and vulnerability." Includes a picture. 12-02

  21. King, Billie Jean (Sports Illustrated)
      Provides a biography of the tennis great. Includes a picture. 12-02

  22. Olympic News 2004 (Sports Illustrated and CNN News)
      Provides the latest news on the Olympics. 8-04

  23. 08-15-04 What to Watch in the 2004 Summer Olympics (Sports Illustrated and CNN News - Deitsch)
      Suggests 10 contests to watch closely. 8-04

  24. 08-15-04 What Is New in the Olympics in the 2004 Summer Olympics (Sports Illustrated and CNN News - Deitsch)
      Describes new events for 2004. 8-04

  25. 08-17-04 Facts About American Competitors (Sports Illustrated)
      "America's 531 Olympians include artists, doctors, soldiers, physicists, high school students and even a 52-year-old retiree." 8-04

  26. 08-17-04 USA Wins Fencing Gold (Sportsline.com)
      "The United States won its first fencing medals in 20 years on Tuesday, including a gold by Mariel Zagunis in the saber competition." 8-04

  27. Olympics Facts by Year (Sports Illustrated)
      Provides information on each of the modern Olympics by year to 2004. 07-12

  28. Olympics Modern History - Emil Zatopek (Sports Illustrated)
      Provides a biography that includes the heroism of one of the great runners in the Olympics. 8-04

  29. Olympics Modern History - Jim Thorpe (Sports Illustrated)
      Provides a biography that includes the cruel treatment the Native American was given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 8-04

  30. Olympics Modern History - Nadia Comaneci (Sports Illustrated)
      "Given the choice, Nadia Comaneci would have become a surgeon and indulged her fascination with blood on a daily basis. Instead she had to make do with becoming the world's most celebrated gymnast." 8-04

  31. Olympics Modern History - Johnny Weissmuller (Sports Illustrated)
      "One of the most colourful characters in the history of any sport, Johnny Weissmuller was the first man to swim 100 metres in less than a minute during an unbeaten nine-year career."

      He set 51 individual world records from 50 to 800 metres, achieved fame outside the pool by making a dozen Tarzan films and still had the energy to acquire five wives." 8-04

  32. Zaharias, Babe Didriksen (Sports Illustrated)
      "At the opening parade, Didriksen appeared as the sole representative of the Employers Casualty Insurance Company of Dallas. During the ensuing three hours she took part in eight of the 10 events and won six of them to finish, singlehanded, first in the team competition."

      "The University of Illinois, represented by 22 women, finished second." 8-04

  33. 08-28-04 Track and Field - Holms is Gobsmacked (Sports Illustrated News)
      "Kelly Holmes of Britain completed a rare double when she captured the Olympic gold medal in the 1,500-meter race Saturday to go with her win in the 800."

      "Only two other women have won the two middle-distance races at the same Olympics."

      " 'I just can't believe it. I'm gobsmacked,' said Holmes, who ran a season-best 3 minutes, 57.90 seconds." 8-04

  34. 2002 Armstrong Wins Fourth Tour de France (CNN Sports Illustrated)
      "Lance Armstrong won his fourth straight Tour de France on Sunday, handily beating the world's best cyclists in a grueling three-week event he has turned into his personal showcase." 7-02

  35. Sports News Archives

  36. Armstrong - Best Comeback in All Sports (Sports Illustrated)
      Sports Illustrated ranked Lance Armstrong's comeback as the best in all of sports. 7-05

  37. Transgender Sports Writer Announces Gender Switch (CBS News)
      "A veteran sports writer for the Los Angeles Times said in his column Thursday that he is a transsexual." 04-07

  38. -06-07-08 Sports Journalist Jim McKay Dies (Wikipedia.org)
      "James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist."

      "McKay is best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961–1998)." 06-08

  39. -06-07-08 Jim McKay, Wild World of Sports Announcer Dies (ABC News)
      "Jim McKay, 86, a longtime television sports journalist, has died of natural causes in Maryland, according to a statement from the McKay family." 06-08

  40. "The Most Amazing Display of Athletic, Mental Power" (NBC Sports)
      Tiger Woods "kept an East Coast television audience and a sellout crowd at Torrey Pines in suspense when his left knee buckled and he nearly dropped to the ground from the sheer pain, limping along with his club as a cane. The drama came on the last six holes, when he turned a five-shot deficit into a one-shot lead."

      "First came Woods’ 70-foot eagle putt on the 13th to get back in the game. Then it was a chip that he struck too hard, only to bow his head and laugh when it one-hopped into the hole for birdie on the 17th. Woods ended one of his most exciting rounds in a major with a 30-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole for a 1-under 70 and a one-shot lead over Lee Westwood."

      " 'It’s just the most amazing display of athletic, mental power that there is, there ever was,' said Mediate, who had a three-shot lead early on the back nine until a four-hole meltdown." 06-08

  41. Tiger Woods Wins U.S. Open (NBC Sports)
      With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all." 06-08

  42. Celtics Win NBA Championship (NBC Sports)
      "With Russell and Havlicek sitting courtside, and Red surely lighting up a victory cigar somewhere, these Boston Celtics returned to glory like the great teams before them." 06-08

  43. Woods Reportedly Out for the Season (NBC Sports)
      "Tiger Woods will miss the rest of the season because of a left knee that will require more surgery, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday."

      "Woods had surgery to clean out cartilage April 15, but later suffered a stress fracture while preparing for his return to golf. That’s what caused his pain during the U.S. Open, which he won in a 19-hole playoff Monday over Rocco Mediate."06-08

  44. The Power Tennis of Serena and Venus (NBC Sports)
      "The Williams sisters moved closer to another Wimbledon final Tuesday, using their power tennis to cruise into the semifinals in straight sets." 07-08

  45. Past Women Winners of Wimbledon (NBC Sports)
      Describes the champions by year. 07-08

  46. Past Men Winners of Wimbledon (NBC Sports)
      Describes the champions by year. 07-08

  47. -08-16-08 Olympic Medals by Country (Sports Illustrated)
      Tracks medals by nation. 08-08

  48. -08-16-08 Phelps Wins 7th Gold By One-Hundredth of a Second (Sports Illustrated)
      "For starters, Phelps was seventh at the 50-meter turn, somewhere in his own zip code, maybe in Lane 4 of the track stadium next door. Even Phelps' power-sleeping dog, Herman, had him by at least a paw and a half. Forget a gold medal; Phelps was in danger of not getting one of those blue ribbons they give to people just for showing up. With Cavic in front at 23.42, Phelps' teammate Ian Crocker, the world-record holder, was already pretty far back at 23.70. Phelps was at 24.04. In a 100-meter race, you don't overcome a six-tenth deficit at the 50-mark unless that shark takes his lunch in the other lanes." 08-08

  49. Padraig Harrinton PGA Player of the Year (NBC Sports)
      Winning back-to-back majors was the highlight of Padraig Harrington’s career. He felt winning the PGA Tour player of the year award Tuesday was just as significant."

  50. Tiger Woods Is Back (NBC Sports)
      "For a moment, it didn’t seem as though he had been gone from golf for the last eight months recovering from knee surgery."

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