Labor Pains A guide to Major League Baseball's contraction issue by John Gettings This article was posted in 2001. The decision made by Major League Baseball owners to contract…
Downhill DiscoveriesIntermediate-Level Science ProjectsPhysical ScienceCan Water Make a Bottle Rocket Fly Higher?Downhill Discoveries The concepts of potential energy, kinetic energy, drag,…
Every NBA fan's dream turns to gold
by John Gettings Magic Johnson drives by Angola's Anibal Moreira at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. (Source:AP) Related Links…
Baseball'sSale of the Century by John Gettings Just because the baseball season is over doesn't mean Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa have to stop breaking records. Baseball fans can expect…
Born: Aug. 4, 1962Baseball RHP twice fanned MLB record 20 batters in 9-inning game April 29, 1986 and Sept. 18, 1996); won a record 6 Cy Young Awards with Boston (1986-87,91), Toronto (1997,98) and…
actressBorn: 5/28/1899Birthplace: Philadelphia This film and stage actress appeared in a variety of modern and classic roles on the stage before moving on to film and TV. She appeared in the soap…
Born: Dec. 2, 1973Tennis No. 1 in the world in 1991 and '92 after winning Australian, French and U.S. Opens both years; won 4 Australian, 3 French and 2 US Opens; winner of 30 singles titles in…
film critic and historianBorn: 12/18/1950Birthplace: New York City At the tender age of fifteen, Maltin embarked on his life's work by founding and editing Film Fan Monthly . In addition to writing…
The Herminator's horrific spill in 1998
by Gerry Brown Hermann Maier after winning the Super G at Nagano, 1998 Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic Preview:…
The Wage Gap in Pro Sports: A League Of Their Ownby John Gettings No two professional sports organizations have done more to close the wage gap in professional sports than the Ladies Professional…
