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Giants

Albanian giants are as tall as pine trees, with black beards that reach to their knees. They catch men to eat and women to fan the flies away. Giants have enormous size and strength packed in a…

Santa Ana Winds

Mysterious autumn winds that warm southern California by Liz Olson California Related Links Worst U.S. Forest Fires Disasters California In autumn, we often hear…

DK Science: Cnidarians

PHYLUM: CNIDARIACnidarians are water animals that have a simple, usually symmetrical, body with a mouth opening. Stinging cells on tentacles around the mouth catch prey. Cnidarians are…

Baseball in America: A History

Source: The U.S. Department of State The sport that evokes more nostalgia among Americans than any other is baseball. So many people play the game as children (or play its close relative, softball…

NCAA Basketball Torunament 1999

1999 March Madness Preview by Gerry Brown Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and his Blue Devils hope to be cutting down the nets at the Final Four in St. Petersburg three weeks from now. Until…

The Marshall Tragedy: November 14, 1970

The Marshall Tragedy The worst plane crash ever of an American sports team by Michael Morrison The fountain on the Marshall University campus commemorating the plane crash of 75…