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 Al Michaels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television sportscaster.
Since 1977, he has been employed by ABC Sports and has been one of the most prominent and respected members of his profession.
Since then, he has covered a wide variety of sports for the network, including Major League Baseball, college football, ice hockey, track and field events, figure skating, and many events of the Olympic Games.
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 Bill Nicholson (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1944, Nicholson slipped to.287, but he again led the NL in home runs (33), RBI (122) and runs (116).
In the same season, after hitting four consecutive homers in a July 23 doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, he came to bat with the bases loaded in the seventh inning of the second game, and was intentionally walked.
In the 1944 season, Nicholson received an intentional base on ball (walk) with the bases loaded.
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 Encyclopedia: 1944 in sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Kenesaw Mountain Landis (20 November 1866 – 25 November 1944) was an American jurist who served as a federal judge from 1905 to 1922, and subsequently as the first commissioner of Major League Baseball.
1944 in sports March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years).
Jair Ventura Filho, (born December 25, 1944), is a former Brazilian football player, he was voted by World Soccer magazine as the 27th greatest player of the 20th century.
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 1944 in sports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: 1943 in sports, other events of 1944, 1945 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II.
May 7 - Chucho Ramos made his major league debut as first baseman and outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds.
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 Encyclopedia: 1944   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 between the German forces occupying Western Europe and the invading Allied forces as part of the larger conflict of World War II.
A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives...
The Slovak National Uprising (Slovak: Slovenské národné povstanie, abbreviated SNP) or 1944 Uprising was an armed struggle between German Wehrmacht forces and rebel Slovak troops at the end of WWII in August to October 1944.
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 ABC Radio National - The Sports Factor Transcript - 24 April 1998
And particularly for Britain and her dependencies, sport was promoted as a preparation for war, and war was a game, an adventure (well, initially anyway).
Amanda Smith: Sport is often also used as a metaphor for war; and the language of sport is itself often riddled with that language.
In 1944 it was decided that perhaps a team of first-class cricketers, or first-class cricketers from before the war, should form an RAAF touring side which should go and play cricket matches in the north of Australia.
www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/1998/sportsf/sf980424.htm   (4405 words)

  
 Sports 2000 Moments - The greats and most important sports events
All kind of sports are everywhere all the time and we know about everything instantly.
Sports seemed to be about who won the games.
Sports seemed to be about who could make the most money.
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 1944 - Wikipedia, l'encyclopédie libre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
1944 était une année bissextile commençant samedi (le lien vous portera au calendrier).
November 7 - U.S. presidential election, 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt wins reelection over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey to become the only U.S. president to be elected to a fourth term.
November 22 - William Lyon Mackenzie King introduces conscription in Canada (see Conscription Crisis of 1944).
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 1944 in sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Juli 1944 Artikel von Marion Gräfin Dönhoff zum Gedenken an den 20.
Ley de pesca (1944) Publicada en la Gaceta Oficial del 21.529 del 6 de octubre de 1944.
Normandy 1944 The story of D-Day told by the veterans that where there on 6th June, 1944.
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 IP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Dietrich sports a custom-made Panzer wrap in hard-edge water-pattern Army camo material and wears a pair of second-pattern, reed-green HBT Panzer trousers.
He sports the reed-green HBT tunic and trousers that were issued at the time, probably in response to the terrific heat of continental Ukraine.
Hugo is a Feldgendarme of the 4.SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division, Yugoslavia 1944.
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 CNNSI.com - College Football - Arkansas football sage Henry dies at 77 - Monday March 18, 2002 02:12 PM
During his long run as Arkansas Gazette sports editor, Henry's coverage of Razorback football was a reference point for fans in every corner of the state.
He joined the Arkansas Gazette sports department in 1942, became interim sports editor 18 months later at 18 and became full-time sports editor in 1944.
Sports Illustrated and CNN have combined to form a 24 hour sports news and information channel.
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 CAISTOR SPORTS GROUND
Sport was played on this field before 1949, but the field was taken by the Ministry of Defence during the war years and ploughed to produce much needed food.
Ideas mooted included an all weather flood-lit pitch, a dog walk, another football pitch was considered essential, tennis courts were a must, an attendant and full time groundsman would be required, seating for the elderly, a bowling green, hockey pitch, pitch and putt course, adventure playground for children and a small Club House.
Visiting players and officials were complimentary and indeed envious of the sports Pavilion which was run by the Sports and Social Club.
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 CNNSI.com - More Sports - Sports world on hold following attacks - Wednesday September 12, 2001 11:09 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sports came to a standstill Tuesday in the wake of terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, with Major League Baseball canceling a full schedule of regular-season games for the first time since D-Day in 1944.
Ballparks were empty, race tracks were dark and sports television networks dropped highlight films and replayed scenes of the day's devastation.
All sports events in West Virginia and at Amherst and Limestone scheduled for Tuesday.
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 1944 in aviation - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation 1944 in aviation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
1944 in aviation - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation 1944 in aviation.
Here you will find more informations about 1944 in aviation.
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1944:
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 Sports Car Club of America to Move Headquarters to Kansas
I personally feel that this is just the tip of the iceberg of the great accomplishments that will be completed between the partnerships established between the SCCA and the MTAA." “This is wonderful news for the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority, the city of Topeka and the State of Kansas,” said Kansas Governor Bill Graves.
We’re looking forward to bringing new people to Topeka, as well as creating new opportunities for current residents.” Profiles The Sports Car Club of America, Inc. is a 60,000-member motorsports organization, which incorporates all facets of autocross, rally, and both club and professional motorsports events.
First issue of Sportwagen comes out a month later including the SCCA Constitution, which stated the club’s purpose “to foster the preservation and operation of sports cars, to act as an authentic source of information thereupon, and to provide events for these cars and their owners.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2001/08/22/027932.html   (1259 words)

  
 African Americans in Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1944, it was renamed the National Bowling Association.
In the late 1940s, bowling was the most popular sport among African Americans.
The 1951 ABC championship was the first integrated bowling event for African-American "keglers," as bowlers are called.
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 1944   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Navy postpones recovery of remains in 1944 crash
IN the summer of 1944, Max Ernst shared a summer house on Long Island with the art dealer Julien Levy.
However, Digital Chocolate's upcoming War Hero 1944 is based on such a solid play engine that fun may triumph over familiarity yet again.
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 Sports Car Club of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Sports Car Club of America is celebrating its 60th Anniversary by publishing a beautiful new photo history.
Sports Car Club of America: 60 Years in Photos tells the exciting history of the SCCA from its founding in 1944 by seven sports car fanatics...to its current status as America's most respected organization of sport car emthusiasts and racers.
With a foreward by racing legend and Motorsports Hall of Fame member, Bobby Rahal, this is an authoritative book every SCCA member will treasure, and enjoy reading again and again.
www.scca.org /Click.asp?Id=36&Url=/Member/Index.asp?reference=book   (272 words)

  
 Green Bay - The Sporting Planet Travel Guide to sports teams, stadiums, events and facilities around the world
Green Bay is probably the most famous sporting little town in the US.
They won their first three in 1929, 1930 and 1931 and nine since the NFL's playoff system was established in 1933 (1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1996).
Sports Illustrated voted this Stadium as one of the top 20 stadiums in the country, more for the fact of its historical significance, fervent crowd support and icy conditions.
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 1944 In Sports Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 army vs navy football 1944   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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"In 1944, the decision was made to play again before a large crowd," Herbert said.
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 Learn more about 1944 in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Learn more about 1944 in the online encyclopedia.
Years: 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 - 1944 - 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
World War II January 4 - The Battle of Monte Cassino begins.
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 1944 in sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
See also : 1943 in sports Other events of 1944 1945 in sports
Many sporting events did not take place of World War II Baseball
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 Sports Afield: GREAT HUNTERS IN HISTORY H.C. MAYDON (1884-1944)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Major H.C. Maydon collaborated with many of the greatest hunters of his time to produce one of the all-time classics of African sporting books-Big Game Shooting in Africa, published in 1935.
The book was the first indepth guide to safari hunting, and as such it provided inspiration and instruction to many hunters of the author's generation and the next.
There he continued to write until his death at the age of sixty in October 1944.
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 WhirlWind Racing and the SCCA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The SCCA, the Sports Car Club of America, was founded in 1944 by motor sports enthusiasts, and today has over 53,000 members.
This national office oversees rules, sanctions racing series on a professional and club level, and manages licensing, insurance and benefits for all members as well as the various SCCA racing series.
The SCCA is also a leader in the American motor sports community.
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 Sports timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
1994 in sports - World Series cancelled after player strike; Roland Ratzenberger dies during qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix at the Villeneuve corner and Ayrton Senna dies at the Tamburello corner during the race.
1931 in sports - France are thrown out of the Rugby Union Five Nations Championship for professionalism.
1928 in sports - Women's Olympic athletics and gymnastics are held for the first time at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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