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Buss, Jerry

(Encyclopedia) Buss, Jerry (Gerald Hatten Buss), 1933–2013, American businessman and basketball executive, b. Salt Lake City. He worked in the…

Weaver, Sigourney

(Encyclopedia) Weaver, Sigourney , 1949- , American actress, b. New York, N.Y., as Susan Alexandra Weaver, Stanford Univ. (B.A., 1972), Yale Univ. (M.…

Figures and Legends in American Folklore

Appleseed, Johnny (John Chapman, 1774–1847): Massachusetts-born nurseryman; reputed to have spread seeds and seedlings out of which grew the apple orchards of the Midwest. Billy the Kid (William…

NFL Football Preview 1998

by Gerry Brown, John Gettings & Mike Morrison John Elway and the Denver Broncos finally put the AFC demons to rest in Super Bowl XXXII after 13 years of NFC dominance. The 1998 NFL season…

St. Patrick's Day

Politics, culture, crossword puzzles, quizzes, and more     Special Features St. Patrick's Day: Until Recently, More Dallas than Dublin How the Irish celebrate their holiday St. Pat'…

Women in Sports Bios

  Martina Hingis Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and…

N-Q

George NakashimaNampeyoCrown Prince NaruhitoEliot NessBenjamin NetanyahuHuey NewtonElvia NieblaThelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan NixonCarlos NoriegaGale A. NortonAntonia Coello NovelloBarack ObamaEllen…

NFL Football Preview - AFC East

AFC East Few would argue that the defending AFC East champion New England Patriots remain the most talented team in the division, despite the loss of virtually their entire corps of running backs…