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The 32nd Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented September 23, 1998 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.Entertainer of the Year:Garth BrooksSingle of the Year:“Holes in the Floor of…
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An American game that has traveled well is basketball, now played by more than 250 million people worldwide in an organized fashion, as well as by countless others in "pick-up" games. Basketball…
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NFC West Could somebody tell this division that the '80s are over? Jerry Rice? Steve DeBerg? Dick Vermeil? Mike Ditka? The San Francisco 49ers dominated that decade and will do more of the same…
