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National Outdoor Target Champions
Men's recurve bow — Vic Wunderle, Mason City, Ill.
Women's recurve bow — Jessica Peterson, Malibu, Calif.
Men's compound bow — Dave Cousins, South Portland, Me.
Women's compound bow — Michelle Ragsdale, New Richmond, Wis.
Arena Football
Arena Bowl XVI
Final — San Jose defeated Arizona, 52-14.
Arm Wrestling
United States Unified National Championship
Heavyweight right handed — Britton Matthews, Senton, Mo.
Heavyweight left handed — Matt Taylor, Aurora, Colo.
Heavyweight left and right handed — Cynthia Yerby, Maud, Okla.
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Men's heavyweight right handed — Greg Boyes, Canada.
Men's heavyweight left handed — Ryan Espey, Canada.
Women's heavyweight right and left handed — Vika Gabagkova, Russia.
Auto Racing
Indianapolis 500 — Helio Castroneves, Brazil.
Formula One — Michael Schumacher, Germany.
U.S. Grand Prix — Rubens Barrichello, Brazil.
CART — Cristiano da Matta, Brazil.
Nascar Winston Cup — Tony Stewart, Columbus, Ind.
Brickyard 400 — Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga.
Indy Racing League — Sam Hornish Jr., Defiance, Ohio Nascar Grand National — Greg Biffle, Vancouver, Wash.
Nascar Craftsman Trucks — Mike Bliss.
NHRA Top Fuel — Larry Dickson, North Hollywood, Calif.
NHRA Funny Car — John Force, Yorba Linda, Calif.
NHRA Pro Stock — Jeg Coughlin, Columbus, Ohio.
NHRA Pro Stock Bike — Angelle Savoie, Americus, Ga.
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars — Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Ind.
American LeMans Series — Tom Cristensen, Monaco.
National Rankings
Men's singles — Kevin Han.
Women's singles — Meiluawati.
Men's doubles — Kevin Han and Howard Bach.
Women's doubles — Janis Tan and Elie Wu.
Mixed doubles — Andy Chong and Szlivia Szombati.
Barrel Jumping
Canadian champion — Patrick Leclerc, St. Bruno, Quebec.
High-Show competition — Patrick Leclerc and Sylvain Leclerc, St. Bruno, Quebec.
World Series — Anaheim Angels defeated San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3.
American League — Anaheim Angels.
National League — San Francisco Giants.
American League most valuable player — Miguel Tejada, Oakland A's.
National League most valuable player — Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants.
Leading batters, A.L. — Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, .349; N.L. — Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, .370.
Runs batted in, A.L. — Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers, 142; N.L. — Lance Berkman, Houston Astros, 128.
Home runs, A.L. — Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers, 57; N.L. — Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs, 49.
Cy Young, A.L. — Barry Zito, Oakland A's; N.L. — Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks.
Stolen Bases, A.L. — Alfonso Soriano, New York Yankees, 41; N.L. — Luis Castillo, Florida Marlins, 48.
Earned run average, A.L. — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox, 2.26; N.L. — Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks, 2.32.
Victories, A.L. — Barry Zito, Oakland A's, 23; N.L. — Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks, 24.
Saves, A.L. — Eddie Guardado, Minnesota Twins, 45; John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves, 55.
Strikeouts, A.L. — Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox, 239; N.L. — Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks, 334.
A.L. Rookie of the Year — Eric Hinske, Toronto Blue Jays.
N.L. Rookie of the Year — Jason Jennings, Colorado Rockies.
A.L. Manager of the Year — Mike Scioscia, Anaheim Angels.
N.L. Manager of the Year — Tony La Russa, St. Louis Cardinals.
Minor League Champion (AAA)
International League — Durham.
Division I — Texas.
Division II — Columbus State.
Division III — Eastern Connecticut State.
N.A.I.A. — Lewis-Clark State (Idaho).
JUCO Division I — Central Arizona College.
JUCO Division II — Parkland College.
JUCO Division III — Richland College Little League — Louisville, Ky.
Team — Los Angeles Lakers.
Finals most valuable player — Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers.
Regular season most valuable player — Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs.
Rookie of the Year — Pau Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies.
Scoring avg. — Allen Iverson, Philadelphia Sixers, 31.4
Rebounds avg. — Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons, 13.0
Free-Throw percentage — Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers, .911
Steals — Allen Iverson, Philadelphia Sixers, 2.80
3-pt. field goals — Steve Smith, San Antonio Spurs, .472
Assists — Andre Miller, Cleveland Cavaliers, 10.9
Blocked Shots — Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons, 3.48
Coach of the Year — Rick Carlisle, Detroit Pistons.
Defensive Player of the Year — Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons.
Sixth Man of the Year — Corliss Williamson, Detroit Pistons.
Other Professional W.N.B.A. — Los Angeles Sparks.
N.B.D.L. — Greenville Groove.
Men's Division I — Maryland.
Division II — Metro St. Division III — Otterbein.
Women's Division I — Connecticut.
Division II — Cal Poly-Pomona.
Division III — Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Other College Champions
N.I.T. — Memphis.
N.A.I.A. (Men) — University of Science & Arts, Oklahoma
N.A.I.A. (Women) — Oklahoma City University.
JUCO Division I Men — Dixie State College.
JUCO Division II Men — Redlands C.C.
JUCO Division III Men — College of DuPage.
JUCO Division I Women — Seward County C.C.
JUCO Division II — Kirkwood C.C.
JUCO Division III — College of DuPage, Ill.
Bathtub Racing
World Championships
Winner — Aaron Froats, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Baton Twirling
World Championships
Senior men's freestyle — Seishi Inagaki, Japan.
Senior women's Freestyle — Hollie Neilson, Canada.
Pairs — Japan.
Team — United States.
USTA National Championships
Men's solo champion — Jason Lee, San Jose, Calif.
Women's solo champion — Kellie Donovan, Los Angeles.
Pairs (Senior Division) — Jennifer and Melissa Marcus, Miami.
Senior twirling team champions — Encore, Sacramento, Calif.
Senior dance twirl team champions — Syndication, Hercules, Calif.
Senior national two-baton — Jennifer Marcus, Miami.
Senior national three-baton — Jennifer Marcus, Miami.
Senior national strut and dancetwirl — Debra Castaneda, Sacramento, Calif.
Senior dance twirl champion — Kellie Donovan, Los Angeles.
Olympics (Gold Medals)
Men's 10k sprint — Ole Elnar Bjoerndalen, Norway.
Men's 20k — Ole Elnar Bjoerndalen, Norway.
Men's 12.5k pursuit — Ole Elnar Bjoerndalen, Norway.
Men's 4x7.5k relay — Norway.
Women's 7.5k Sprint — Kati Wilhelm, Germany.
Women's pursuit (10k) — Olga Pyleva, Russia.
Women's 15k — Andrea Henkel, Germany.
Women's 4x7.5k Relay — Germany.
World Champions
World 9-ball (Men) — Earl Strickland, Winston-Salem, N.C. World 9-ball (Women) — Shin-Meiliu, Chinese Taipei.
World 9-ball (junior) — Ying-Chi Chen, Chinese Taipei.
World 3-Cushion Champion — Marco Zanetti, Italy.
World snooker (Men) — Peter Ebdon, England.
World Snooker (Women) — Kelly Fisher, England.
National 8-Ball Amateur Champion (Men) — Jesse Bowman, Moline, Ill.
National 8-Ball Amateur Champion — Pam Bell, Milwaukee.
World Artistic Pool Champion — Mike Massey, United States.
World Pyramid Champ — Ilya Kirichkov, Russia.
Olympics (Gold Medals)
2-Man — Germany: Christoph Langen and Markus Zimmerman.
4-Man — Germany: Andre Lange, Enrico Kuehn, Kevin Kuske, Carsten Embach.
2-Woman — United States: Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers.
U.S. Bocce Federation
Women's Club Team Punto Raffa Volo Champion — Italian Athletic Club, Stockton, Calif.
Women's Punto Raffa Volo Doubles — Shady Oak, Los Gatos, Calif.
Men's Club Team Punto Raffa Volo Champion — Italian Athletic Club, Stockton, Calif.
Volo Championship — Italian Athletic Club, Stockton, Calif.
Open Rules — Italian Athletic Club, Stockton, Calif.
Under 21 Division (Open) — Italian Athletic Club, Stockton, Calif.
International Federation of Bodybuilding
Mr. Olympia — Ronnie Coleman, Arlington, Tex.
Ms. Olympia — Lenda Murray, Virginia Beach, Va.
Arnold Classic Champion — Jay Cutler, Las Vegas.
Night of Champions — Markus Ruhl, Frankfurt.
Ms. Fitness Olympia — Susan Curry, Bremen, Ga.
World Championship
Individual — Alex Opri, Germany.
Accuracy — Stephane Gigon, France.
Aussie Round — Thomas Szartowicz, Germany.
Fast Catch — Adam Ruhf, United States.
MTA 100 — Oli Thienhaus, Germany.
Trickcatch 100 — Manuel Schuetz, Switzerland.
P.B.A. Tour
Tournament of Champions — Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla.
Women's International Bowling Congress Queens — Kim Terrell, Antioch, Calif.
Miller High Life National Players Championship — Marianne DiRupo, Succasunna, N.J.
Regular singles — Mark Millsap, Portage, Ind.
Regular doubles — Fred Mattson, Tacoma, Wash.
Regular all events — Stephen Hardy, Manchester, N.H.
Regular team — Brunos Pizza.
Classified team — Magic, Sallisaw, Okla.
Classified doubles — Ralph Spencer, Des Plaines, Ill.
Classified singles — Bob Winston, Lexington, N.C. Classified all events — Joe Lemmon, Milaca, Minn.
A.B.C. Masters Tournament — Brett Wolfe, Reno, Nev.
Brunswick/A.B.C. World Team Challenge Grand Championships — Bryan O'Keefe, Adam Barta, Ron Nelson, Ted Hannahs, Bill Hoffman and David Haynes, Columbus, Ohio.
Senior Masters — Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla.
Classic Division
Queen's Tournament — Kim Terrell, Antioch, Calif.
Senior Queens Tournament — Shirley Hintz, Cocoa, Fla.
Ring Magazine Champions
Heavyweight — Lennox Lewis, England.
Cruiserweight — Vacant.
Top Contender: Vassiliy Jirov, Kazakhstan.
Light heavyweight — Roy Jones, Pensacola, Fla.
Super middleweight — Vacant.
Top Contender: Joe Calzaghe, Wales.
Middleweight — Bernard Hopkins, Philadelphia.
Junior middleweight — Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles.
Welterweight — Vernon Forrest, Atlanta.
Junior welterweight — Kostya Tszyu, Australia.
Lightweight — Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Junior lightweight — Vacant.
Top Contender: Acelino Freitas, Brazil.
Featherweight — Marco Antonio Barrera, Mexico.
Junior featherweight — Paulie Ayala, Fort Worth, Tex.
Bantamweight — Vacant.
Top Contender: Tim Austin, Cincinnati.
Junior bantamweight — Vacant.
Top Contender: Masamori Tokuyama, North Korea.
Flyweight — Vacant.
Top Contender: Eric Morel, Madison, Wis.
Junior flyweight — Vacant.
Top Contender: Rosendo Alvarez, Nicaragua.
Strawweight — Vacant.
Top Contender: Jose Aguirre, Mexico.
National Canoe and Kayak Marathon Champions
C-2 Adult Youth — Joe Webb, Mich., and Dick Plumlee, Kansas.
C-2 Junior Women — Danielle Gillespie and Miranda Robinson, New York City.
C-2 Adult Junior — Bill Torongo and Jacob Dubois, Mich.
C-2 Men Standard Cruiser — Randy Bailey and Steve Martin, Pennsylvania.
C-2 Men Master Standard — Ted Cramer and Earl Brimeyer, Iowa.
C-2 Junior Men — Kris Archibald, Canada, and Alex Calvin, Nebraska.
C-2 Mixed Standard — Colleen Luba, Maine, and Herm Botzow, New York City.
C-2 Mixed Cruiser — Kari Crowe, New Hampshire, and Bob Rapant, Massachusetts.
C-2 Mixed Master Cruiser — Barb Bradley and Al Limberg, Wisconsin.
K-1 Man Downriver — Mike Herbert, Arkansas.
C-2 Men Cruiser — Steve Corlew and Jacob DuBois, Michigan C-2 Men Master Cruiser— John Hugus and Al Limberg, Wisconsin.
C-2 Men Senior Cruiser — John Edwards, Florida, and Dennis Campbell, California.
C-2 Men Veteran Cruiser — Dick Ulbrich and Frank Stasz, Massachusetts.
C-1 Junior Woman — Danielle Gillespie, New York City.
C-1 Junior Man — Kyle Kaiser, New York City.
C-1 Woman Master Cruiser — Gloria Wesley, Massachusetts.
C-1 Woman Senior — Chris Schmidt, Massachusetts.
K-1 Man ICF — Robert Clegg, Florida.
K-1 Sea Kayak — Steve Peterson, Indiana.
C-1 Man (Open) — Bob Rapant, Massachusetts.
C-1 Man Master — Mike Herbert, Arkansas.
C-1 Man Veteran — Richard Rankinen, Pennsylvania.
K-1 Open Sea Kayak — Tim Dwyer, Rhode Island.
C-1 Man Senior — John Edwards, Florida.
C-1 Man Grand Veteran — Court McDermott, Massachusetts.
C-2 Women — Lynn Capen, Colorado and Kari Crowe, New Hampshire C-2 Women Master — Gloria Wesley and Sue Slowick, Massachusetts.
K-1 Junior Man/Woman — Gail Kowsky, Illinois.
C-1 Woman Cruiser — Joanna Faloon, Canada.
K2 Men I.C.F. — Barend Spies, Georgia, and Robert Clegg, Florida.
K-1 Woman — Erin Magee, Texas.
C-1 I.C.F. — Mark Prosachik, New York City.
K-2 Women I.C.F. Erin Magee, Texas, and Melissa McDonaugh, Maryland K-1 I.C.F. Master — Joe Shaw, Massachusetts.
United States Champions
U.S. men's all-distance — Steve Rajeff, Battle Ground, Wash.
U.S. men's all-accuracy — Steve Rajeff, Battle Ground, Wash.
U.S. men's all-around — Steve Rajeff, Battle Ground, Wash.
U.S. women's all-accuracy — Nicole Kozicki, Oakland, Calif.
U.S. women's all-distance — Pam Peters, Ohio.
U.S. senior accuracy — Alice Gillibert, Oakland, Calif.
World Champions
Men's all-around — Heinz Maire, Germany.
Women's all-around — Jana Maisel, Germany.
Cat Shows
The Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc.
Cat of the Year — Grand Champion, Breed Winner, National Winner, Teahs McFlurry, Creampoint Persian Male, owned by Janice and Tia Steiner, Linthicum, Md.
Best Cat in Premiership — Grand Champion, Grand Premier, National Winner, Co-Mc Candy Kisses of Caliente, Black and White Manx Shorthair Spay, owned by Richard and Terry Brown and Jeanie McPhee, Grand Prairie, Tex.
Best Kitten — Grand Champion, National Winner, Jadon Comefly With Me of Kenkat, Blue Persian Female, owned by Donna and Susan Cook and Leah Fowler, Warrenton, Va.
Highest Rated Player — Garry Kasparov, Russia.
Braingames World Champion, men — Vladimir Kramnik, Russia.
World Chess Federation, men — Vladimir Kramnik, Russia.
FIDE Championship — Ruslan Ponomariov, Russia.
Linares Tournament — Garry Kasparov, Russia.
Corus Tournament — Evgeny Bareev, Russia.
Einstein Group — Vladimir Kramnik, Russia.
Eurotel Trophy — Viswanathan Anand, India.
The Ashes of Australia.
USCA American Rules Championships
Singles — Jeff Soo, Chapel Hill, N.C. Doubles — Paul Scott and Jeff Soo, Chapel Hill, N.C.
USCA Golf Croquet Championships
Singles — Sherif Abdelwaha.
U.S. Championships
Men short course — Tim Broe, United States.
Men long course — Meb Keflezighi, United States.
Women short course — Regina Jacobs, United States.
Women long course — Deena Drossin, United States.
World Champions
Men short course — Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia.
Men long course — Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia.
Women short course — Edith Masai, Kenya.
Women long course — Paula Radcliffe, Britain.
Olympics (Gold Medals)
Men — Norway.
Women — Britain.
Road Races
Tour de France — Lance Armstrong, United States.
Paris-Nice — Alexandre Vinokourov, Kazakhstan.
Milan-San Remo — Mario Cipollini, Italy.
Amstel Gold — Michele Bartoli, Italy.
Henninger-Turm — Erik Zabel, Germany.
Tour de Romandie — Dario Frigo, Italy.
Tour of Spain — Aitor Gonzalez, Spain.
U.S. pro championship — Mark Walters, Canada.
Darts Skol World Championship — Phil Taylor, England.
United States National Indoor Champions
Men's 1-meter — Tom Davidson, New Haven, Conn.
Men's 3-meter — Troy Dumais, The Woodlands, Tex.
Men's platform — Justin Dumais, The Woodlands, Tex.
Men's 3-meter synchronized — Troy and Justin Dumais, The Woodlands, Tex.
Men's synchronized platform — Troy and Justin Dumais, The Woodlands, Tex.
Women's 1-meter — Rachelle Kunkel, Provo, Utah.
Women's 3-meter — Kimiko Hirai Soldati, Montgomery, Tex.
Women's platform — Laura Wilkinson, The Woodlands, Tex.
Women's synchronized 3-meter — Katie Beth Bryant and Michelle Davison, Miami.
Women's synchronized platform — Cassandra Cardinell and Sara Hildebrand, Bloomington, Ind.
Dog Show
Westminster, New York City — Ch. Surrey Spice Girl, owned by Ron and Barbara Scott, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Dragon Boat Racing
Paddington Dragon Boat Racing Competition
Fastest Team — West End Quay.
United States Champions USET Grand Prix Dressage Champion — Brentina, Debbie McDonald, Hailey, Idaho.
Rolex USET Show Jumping Champion — Viktor, McLain Ward, Brewster, N.Y. USET Intermediare Champion — West Side Lady, Susan Dutta, Thornwood, N.Y. Rolex USET Three-Day Event Four Star Championship — Winsome Adante, Scottsville, Va.
USET Three-Day Event FallChampion — Custom Made, David O'Connor, The Plains, Va.
USET Three Star Spring Championship — Jenga, Bonnie Mosser, Coatesville, Pa.
USET Pairs Driving Champion — Lisa Singer, Chadds Ford, Pa.
USET 75-Mile EnduranceRiding Champion — Hott Property, Valerie Kanavy, Va.
USET 100-Mile Endurance Riding Champion — Bells Snitzel, Valerie Kanavy, Fort Valley, Va.
USET Four-In-Hand DrivingChampion — Tucker Johnson, Hobe Sound, Fla.
USET Reining Championship — Conquistador Whiz, Tom McCutcheon, Pilot Point, Tex.
Junior/Amateur-Owner Talent Derby — White Russian, Evan Coluccio, Middleburg, Va.
Field Hockey
N.C.A.A. Women
Division I — Wake Forest.
Division II — Bloomsburg.
Division III — Rowan.
Figure Skating
Olympics (Gold Medals)
Men — Aleksei Yagudin, Russia.
Women — Sarah Hughes, Great Neck, N.Y.
Pairs — Tie: Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, Russia; Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Canada.
Dance — Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, France.
National Football League
Super Bowl XXXVI — New England Patriots defeated St. Louis Rams, 20-17.
Super Bowl most valuable player — Tom Brady, New England.
A.F.C. champion — New England.
N.F.C. champion — St. Louis.
Regular-season m.v.p. — urt Warner.
Offensive player of the year — Marshall Faulk, St. Louis.
Defensive player of the year — Michael Strahan, Giants.
Offensive rookie of the year — Anthony Thomas, Chicago.
Defensive rookie of the year — Kendrell Bell, Pittsburgh.
Coach of the year — Dick Jauron, Chicago.
Comeback Player of the Year — Garrison Hearst, San Francisco.
Canadian Football League
Grey Cup — Montreal Alouettes.
Heisman Trophy — Carson Palmer, Southern California.
College Coach of the Year — Kirk Ferentz, Iowa .
Outland Trophy (interior lineman) — Rien Long, Washington State.
Maxwell Award (player of the year) — Larry Johnson, Penn State.
Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback) — Brad Banks, Iowa.
Vince Lombardi Award (lineman/linebacker) — Terrell Suggs, Arizona State.
Doak Walker Award (running back) — Larry Johnson, Penn State.
Coach of the Year Award — Bob Stoops, Oklahoma.
Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver) — Charles Rogers, Michigan State.
Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player) — E.J. Henderson, Maryland.
Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back) — Terence Newman, Kansas State.
Ray Guy Award (punter) — Mark Mariscal, Colorado.
Division I-AA — Western Kentucky.
Division II — Grand Valley State.
Division III — Mount Union.
N.A.I.A. — Carroll, Mont.
Ultimate Players Association
Open — Furious George, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Women — Lady Godiva, Boston.
Open Masters — Old Sag, Philadelphia.
Co-Ed — Donner Party, Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Junior Girls — Amherst Regional High School (Hurricanes), Amherst, Mass.
Junior Open — Paideia High School, Atlanta.
College Women — U.C. San Diego (Psycaughtit).
College Open — Stanford (Blood Thirsty).
W.F.D.F. World Championships
Junior Girls — Team Canada.
Club Open — Team Canada.
Open Masters — Keg Workers of America.
Co-Ed — Donner Party, Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Open — Condors, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Women — Riot, Seattle.
National Championship XV
U12 girls — Bratz F.C. U14 girls— Shooting Stars.
U16 girls— Kopion F.C. U19 women — Kopion F.C. Open women — Bears F.C. U10 boys — MSC United.
U12 boys — MACSA F.C. U14 boys — Chivas.
U16 boys — Guadalajara F.C. U19 men — Juventus.
Men's Open — S.D. Select.
Gaelic Sports All-Ireland Football — Armagh.
All-Ireland Hurling — Kilkenny.
Masters — Tiger Woods, Windemere, Fla.
U.S. Open — Tiger Woods.
British Open — Ernie Els, South Africa.
P.G.A. Championship — Rich Beem, El Paso.
P.G.A. Seniors — Fuzzy Zoeller.
U.S. Senior Open — Don Pooley.
The Players Championship — Craig Perks, New Zealand.
Division I individual — Troy Matteson, Georgia Tech.
Team — Minnesota.
Division II — J.J. Jacovac, Chico State.
Team — Rollins.
Division III — Chris Noll, Wesley College.
Team — Guilford College.
McDonald's L.
P.G.A. Championship — Se Ri Pak, South Korea.
U.S. Open — Juli Inkster.
Kraft Nabisco Championship — Annika Sorenstam.
British Open — Karrie Webb.
Division I individual — Virada Nirapathpongporn, Duke.
Team — Duke.
Division II individual — Jana Peterkova, Florida Southern.
Team — Florida Southern.
Division III individual — Lynn Thompson, Thomas More College.
Team — Methodist College.
World Championships (Illinois)
Men — Cesar Sala, New York City.
Women — Karen McConney, New York City.
Men — David Chapman, St. Louis.
Women — Priscilla Shumate, Houston.
U.S.H.A. National One-Wall (Brooklyn)
Men — Yuber Castro, New York City.
Women — Tracy Davis, New York City.
Men — Vincent Munoz, California.
Women — Priscilla Shumate.
Mayor's Cup
Men's Singles Champion — Satish Jagnandan, New York City.
Women's Singles Champion — Tracy Davis.
Big Blue Championships
Men's Singles Champion — Robert Sostre, New York City.
Women's — Veronica Figueroa, New York City.
Harness Racing
Triple Crown Race Winners
Yonkers Trot — Bubba Dunn.
Hambletonian — Chip Chip Hooray.
Kentucky Futurity — Like A Prayer.
Messenger Stakes — Allamerican Ingot.
Cane Pace — Art Major.
Little Brown Jug — Million Dollar Cam.
Breeders Crown
3-Year-Old Colt Pace — Art Major.
3-Year-Old Filly Pace — Allamerican Nadia.
3-Year-Old Colt Trot — Kadabra.
3-year-Old Filly Trot — Cameron Hall.
2-year-Old Colt Pace — Totally Western.
2-year-Old Filly Pace — Armbro Amoretto.
2-year-Old Colt Trot — Broadway Hall.
2-year-Old Filly Trot — Pick Me Up.
Older trotters — Fool's Gold.
Older pacing horses — Real Desire.
Pacing mares — Molly Can Do It.
Other Major Stakes Races
Governor's Cup — Allamerica Native.
North America Cup — Red River Hanover.
Meadowlands Pace — Mach Three.
Metro Stakes — Sir Luck.
Woodrow Wilson — Allamerica Native.
World Trotting Derby — Andover Hall.
National Hockey League
Stanley Cup — Detroit Red Wings d. Carolina Hurricanes.
M.V.P. — Jose Theodore, Montreal.
Stanley Cup Playoffs M.V.P. — Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit.
Top defenseman — Nicklas Lidstrom.
Rookie of the year — Dany Heatley, Atlanta.
Scoring champion — Jarome Iginla, Calgary.
Vezina Trophy — Jose Theodore.
Top defensive forward — Michael Peca, Islanders.
Goals against average — Patrick Roy, Colorado.
Lady Byng — Ron Francis, Carolina.
Coach of the year — Bob Francis, Phoenix.
Bill Masterton Trophy (dedication) — Saku Koivu, Montreal.
N.C.A.A. Div. I — Minnesota.
Div. III — University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Horseshoe Pitching
World Championships
World men — Brian Simmons, Rhode Island.
World women — Sylvianne Moisan, Quebec.
World junior boys — Drew Becker, Ontario.
World junior girls — Shalle Sebastian, Shinglehouse, Pa.
World senior men — Robert Garber Jr., Ohio.
World senior women — LaVerne Fenlon, Minn.
Elders — Bob Logan, Indiana.
Horse Racing
Race Winners
Breeders' Cup Juvenile — Vindication.
B.C. Juvenile Fillies — Storm Flag Flying.
B.C. Mile — Domedriver.
B.C. Distaff — Azeri.
B.C. Turf — High Chaparral.
B.C. Classic — Valponi.
B.C. Sprint — Orientate.
B.C. Filly and Mare Turf Race — Starine.
Kentucky Derby — War Emblem.
Preakness Stakes — War Emblem.
Belmont Stakes — Sarava.
Haskell Invitational — War Emblem.
Travers Stakes — Medaglia d'Oro.
Jockey Club Gold Cup — Evening Attire.
The Woodward — Lido Palace.
World Champion
World DN Class — Karol Jablonski, Poland.
Nite Nationals — Craig Adams.
Dania Miami Challenge VII — Beitia-Oyarbide.
Under-21 European Championship — Netherlands.
Men's Division I — Syracuse.
Women's Division I — Princeton.
Men's Division II — Limestone.
Women's Division III — Middlebury.
Men's Division III — Middlebury.
Lawn Bowling
U.S. Open
Men's singles — Keith Roney, Canada.
Women's singles — Laura Dewald, Canada.
Men's pairs — Neil Furman, Aspen, Colo., and Frank Souza, Fremont, Calif.
Women's pairs — Kottia Spangler, Riverside, Calif., and Anne Nunes, Yorba Linda, Calif.
Men's fours — Eric Johannes, Gerard Holvec, Alistair Wilmot and Sandy Petterson, Capetown.
Women's fours — Mary DeLisle, Santa Barbara, Calif., Regina Banares, Palo Alto, Calif., Marie Taylor, San Diego, and Patricia Cronshaw, Santa Barbara.
U.S. Championships
Men's singles — Bob Nunes, Newport Harbor, Calif.
Men's pairs — Neville Sacks and Joe Siegman, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Women's singles — Pat Gonzales, Long Beach, Calif.
Women's pairs — Kottia Spangler, Riverside, Calif., and Anne Nunes, Yorba Linda, Calif.
Men's World Bowl
Singles — Tony Allcock, England.
Olympics (Gold Medals) champtext:Men's singles — Armin Zoeggeler, Italy.
Doubles — Patrik-Fritz Leitner and Alexander Resch, Germany.
Women's singles — Sylke Otto, Germany.
New York, men — Rodgers Rop, Kenya.
New York, women — Joyce Chepchumba, Kenya.
World Championships — Australia.
World Champion
Ski Relay — Russia.
Paddle Tennis
U.S. Champions
Men's singles — Scott Friedman, Venice Beach, Calif.
Men's doubles — Aldo Burga and Scott Espenship, Tampa, Fla.
Women's doubles — Marni Louvirch and Denise Yogi, Venice, Calif.
Platform Tennis
U.S. Champions
Men's doubles — Scott Mansager, Northfield, Ill., and Flip Goodspeed, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Women's doubles — Sue Aery, Seneca Falls, N.Y., and Gerri Viant, Nyack, N.Y. Mixed doubles — Bobo Delaney, Chatham, N.J., and John Milbank, Atlantic Highlands, N.J. Mixed Masters, 50 plus — Diana Tucker, Bedford, N.Y., and Clay Bassett, West Simsbury, Conn.
U.S. Open — Coca-Cola.
Gold Cup — White Birch, Greenwich, Conn.
Argentine Open — Indios Chapaleufu II.
Powerlifters of the Year
Tournament of Champions — Vladamir Rajan, Poland A.N.C.P. All-Natural U.S.A. Nationals (Women) — Tamara Watkins, Albuquerque, N.M.
A.N.C.P. All-Natural U.S.A. Nationals (Men) — Ted Sobel, New York City.
Canadian Nationals (Women) — Leslie Follet, Victoria, British Columbia Canadian Nationals (Men) — Theo Rasmussen, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Canadian-American Championships — Andrew Brockington, Saskatchewan.
North American Open — Maurice Gullickson, Prince Edward Island.
South American Intercontinental — Dagoberto Pinhiera, Lima, Peru.
European Championships (Men) — Yuri Sienitsky, Warsaw, Poland.
European Championships (Women) — Clarissa O'Malley, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Pan Pacific Championships — Lemuel Waretini, New Caledonia.
A.N.C.P. All-Natural World Cup (Women) — Leslie Berkenkamp, London, England All-Natural World Cup (Men) — Ted Sobel.
Quarter Horse Racing
Ruidoso Futurity — Zip FirSt. Rainbow Futurity — First To Flash.
All-American Derby — Genuine Strawfly.
Ruidoso Quarter Horse Derby — Genuine Strawfly.
Rainbow Derby — SC Chiseled In Stone.
All-American Futurity — AB What A Runner.
United States and World
World singles — James Male, England.
World doubles — James Male and Mark Hue Williams, England.
U.S. Open singles — Guy Devereux, New York City.
U.S. Open doubles — Guy Devereux and Jonathan Larken, New York City.
U.S. pro — Neil Smith.
U.S. Amateur singles — Jonathan Larken.
U.S. Amateur doubles — Guy Devereux and Jonathan Larken.
Western Open singles — Neil Smith.
Western Open doubles — Neil Smith and Thomas Howe, Detroit.
Canadian singles — Jonathan Larken.
Canadian doubles — Guy Devereux and Ed Novis, New York City.
Tuxedo Gold Racquet — Guy Devereux.
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Wrangler National Finals
World champion all-around cowboy — Trevor Brazile, Anson, Tex.
Steer wrestling — Sid Steiner, Bastrop, Tex.
Bull riding — Blue Stone, Ogden, Utah.
Calf roping — Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Tex.
Team roping — Speed Williams, Jacksonville, Fla., and Rich Skelton, Llano, Tex.
Bareback riding — Bobby Mote, Redmond, Ore.
Saddle bronc riding — Glenn O'Neill, Didsbury, Alberta.
Barrel racing — Charmayne James, Grand Prairie, Tex.
Roller Hockey
U.S. Championships
Men's elite inline puck — Labeda, Calif.
Men's standard inline puck — Buffalo Wings.
Masters — Hypertension, Rochester, N.Y.
Roller Skating
World Class Artistic
Men's singles — Joshua Rhoads, Taunton, Mass.
Women's singles — Heather Mulkey, Roseville, Calif.
Men's figures — Jason Nelson, Kissimmee, Fla.
Women's figures — Tracey Wilson, Livonia, Mich.
Pairs — William Crowder and Candice Heiden, Fountain Valley, Calif.
Dance — Adam White and Mellissa Quinn, Lake Mary, Fla.
U.S. Speed
Senior men's indoor inline — Benjamin Carey, Sewell, N.J. Senior women's indoor inline — Stephanie Brader, Puyallup, Wash.
Senior men's indoor quad — Jason Garret, Appleton, Wis.
Senior women's indoor quad — Richelle Porter, Cheyenne, Wyo.
World Championships, Men
Lightweight single sculls — Ireland.
Lightweight double sculls — Italy.
Lightweight quadruple sculls — Italy.
Lightweight pair — Chile.
Lightweight four — Denmark.
Lightweight eight — Italy.
Single sculls — Germany.
Double sculls — Hungary.
Quadruple sculls — Germany.
Pair with coxswain — Britain.
Four with coxswain — Britain.
Pair — Britain.
Four — Germany.
Eight — Canada.
World Championships, Women
Lightweight single sculls — Bulgaria.
Lightweight double sculls — Australia.
Lightweight quadruple sculls — Australia.
Lightweight pair — Britain.
Single sculls — Bulgaria.
Double sculls — New Zealand.
Quadruple sculls — Germany.
Pair — Romania.
Four — Australia.
Eight — United States.
I.R.A. Regatta
Men's varsity eight — California.
Men's Lightweight varsity eight — Yale.
Women's Lightweight varsity eight — Princeton.
Men's second varsity eight — California.
Men's freshman eight — Washington.
N.C.A.A. Women's Rowing Championship
Team Standing — Washington.
Varsity four — Brown.
Varsity eight — Washington.
Second varsity eight — Washington.
Eastern Sprints
Men's varsity eight — Wisconsin.
Men's lightweight eight — Yale.
Women's varsity eight — Brown.
Women's lightweight eight — Princeton.
Rugby (Rugby Magazine)
United States Champions
Super League — Aspen RFC.
Men's club Division I — San Mateo RFC.
Men's club Division II — New Haven RFC.
Men's club Division III — Chico RFC, California.
College Division I — California-Berkeley RFC.
College Division II — Stanford RFC, Calif.
Boys' high school — Highland High School, Salt Lake City.
Club 7's — OMBAC RFC, California.
Military club — Camp Pendleton RFC Marines, California.
National All-Star championships — Pacific CoaSt. NASC Collegiates — Pacific CoaSt. NASC 7's — Pacific CoaSt. Military All-Star Championships — Air Force.
Women's club Division I — Berkeley All Blues, WRFC, California.
Women's club Division II — Village Lions WRFC, New York City.
Women's college Division I — Air Force Academy WRFC, Colorado.
Women's college Division II — Northern Iowa WRFC, Iowa.
Girls' high school — Kent High School, Seattle.
National All-Star Championships — MidweSt. Under-23's All-Star Championship — MidweSt. NASC 7's — Paific CoaSt.
Tri Nations — New Zealand.
Six Nations — France.
Super 12 — Canterbury Crusaders, New Zealand.
Bledisloe Cup — Australia.
U.S. Multihill Championships
Team — Matt Struble and Dominique Martin.
National Championship
Joel Sherman, Bronx.
United States Shooting National Championship
Running Target
Running target 30-plus-30 — Adam Saathoff, Hereford, Ariz.
Rifle Women's air rifle — Emily Caruso, Fairfield, Conn.
Women's 50m three-position rifle — Sarah Blakeslee, Vancouver, Wash.
Men's air rifle — Jason Parker, Omaha.
Men's 50m three-position rifle — Matthew Emmons, Brownsmills, N.J.
Men's prone — Eric Uptagrafft, Spokane, Wash.
Pistol Men's 50m free pistol — Daryl Szarenski, Saginaw, Mich.
Men's rapid fire pistol — John McNally, Heath, Tex.
Men's air pistol — Daryl Szarenski.
Women's air pistol — Rebecca Snyder, Grand Junction, Colo.
Women's 25m sport pistol — Elizabeth Callahan, Columbia, S.C.
Shotgun Men's double trap — Glenn Eller, Katy, Tex.
Men's trap — Lance Bade, Ridgefield, Wash.
Women's double trap — Kim Rhode, El Monte, Calif.
Men's skeet — James Graves, Laurel, Miss.
Women's trap — Theresa Dewitt, Cincinnati.
Women's Skeet — Brandie Neal, Spencer, Ind.
Short-Track Speedskating
Olympics (gold medals)
Men's 1,500m — Apolo Anton Ohno, Seattle.
Men's 500 — Marc Gagnon, Canada.
Men's 1,000 — Steven Bradbury, Australia.
5,000 relay — Canada: Marc Gagnon, Jonathan Guilmette, FranÈcois-Louis Tremblay, Mathieu Turcotte.
Women's 500 — Yang Yang (A), China.
1,500 — Ko Gi Hyun, South Korea.
1,000 — Yang Yang (A).
3,000 relay — South Korea: Choi Min Kyung, Joo Min Jin, Park Hye Won, Choi Eun Kyung.
Olympics (gold medals)
Men — Jim Shea, Lake Placid, N.Y.
Women — Tristan Gale, Salt Lake City.
Olympics (gold medals)
Men's downhill — Fritz Strobl, Austria.
Slalom — Jean-Pierre Vidal, France.
Giant slalom — Stephan Eberharter, Austria.
Super-G — Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Norway.
Combined — Kjetil Andre Aamodt.
Women's downhill — Carole Montillet, France.
Slalom — Janica Kostelic, Croatia.
Giant Slalom — Janica Kostelic.
Super-G — Daniela Ceccarelli, Italy.
Combined — Janica Kostelic.
Olympics (gold medals)
Women's 1.5-km sprint — Yuliya Tchepalova, Russia.
Women's 10-km classic — Bente Skari, Norway.
Women's 30-km classic — Gabriella Paruzzi, Italy.
Women's 15-km free — Stefania Belmondo, Italy.
Women's 5-km pursuit — Olga Danilova, Russia.
Women's 4x5-km relay — Germany.
Men's 1.5-km sprint — Tor Arne Hetland, Norway.
Men's 15-km classic — Andrus Veerpalu, Estonia.
Men's 50-km classic — Mikhail Ivanov, Russia.
Men's 30-km free — Johann Muehlegg, Spain.
Men's 10-km pursuit — Johann Muehlegg.
Men's 4x10-km Relay — Norway.
Nordic Combined
Individual 15-km — Samppa Lajunen, Finland.
Individual 7.5-km sprint — Samppa Lajunen
Team — Finland.
Olympics (gold medals)
Men's moguls — Janne Lahtela, Finland.
Men's aerials — Ales Valenta, Czech Republic.
Women's moguls — Kari Traa, Norway.
Women's aerials — Alisa Camplin, Australia.
Ski Jumping
Olympics (gold medals)
90-meter — Simon Ammann, Switzerland.
120-meter — Simon Ammann.
120-meter team — Germany: Sven Hannawald, Stephan Hocke, Michael Uhrmann, Martin Schmitt.
Sled Dog Racing
Iditarod — Martin Buser.
Olympics (gold medals)
Halfpipe — Ross Powers, South Londonderry, Vt.
Giant Slalom — Phillip Schoch, Switzerland.
Halfpipe — Kelly Clark, West Dover, Vt.
Giant Slalom — Isabelle Blanc, France.
Snowmobile Racing
National Snowcross Championship — Tucker Hibbert, Goodridge, Minn.
Eagle River Oval Racing World Champion — P.J. Wanderscheid, Sauk Centre, Minn.
National Champions
15-meter — Doug Jacobs, Providence, R.I.
Standard-class nationals — Tom Beltz, Calif.
Open-class nationals — Ron Tabery, Austin, Tex.
Motorglider nationals — Rick Howell and Jim Walsh, Nevada.
Sports-class nationals — Malcolm Stevenson, Atlanta.
18-meter class — Gary Ittner, California.
World Class Champion — Charles Yeates, Texas.
World Cup — Brazil.
CONCACAF Gold Cup — United States.
African Cup of Nations — Cameroon.
Oceania Nations Cup — New Zealand.
European under-21 championship — Czech Republic.
European under-19 championship — Spain.
European under-17 championship — Switzerland.
Asian Games (Under 23) — Iran.
Asian under-20 championship — South Korea.
Asian Indoor Championship— Iran.
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup — United States.
African championship — Nigeria
FIFA under-19 championship — United States.
United States Professional
Major League Soccer — Los Angeles Galaxy.
U.S. Open Cup — Columbus Crew.
A-League — Milwaukee Rampage.
U.S.L. D3 — Long Island Rough Riders.
P.D.L. — Cape Cod Crusaders.
N.P.S.L. — Philadelphia Kixx.
United States Women's Professional
W.U.S.A. — Carolina Courage.
W-League — Boston Renegades.
International Clubs
Intercontinental Cup — Real Madrid (Spain).
European Champions Cup — Real Madrid.
UEFA Cup — Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands).
European Super Cup — Real Madrid (Spain).
Liberators' Cup — Olimpia (Paraguay).
South American Cup — San Lorenzo (Argentina).
CONCACAF Champions Cup — CF Pachuca (Mexico).
African Champions Cup — Zamalek (Egypt).
African Cup Winners Cup — WAC (Morocco).
CAF Cup — JS Kabylie (Algeria).
Asian Club Championship — Suwon Bluewings (South Korea).
Asian Cup Winners Cup — Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).
Asia Super Cup — Suwon Bluewings (South Korea).
International Women Clubs
European Cup — FFC Frankfurt (Germany).
European Clubs Albanian League — Dinamo Tirana.
Albanian Cup — SK Tirana.
Andorran League — Encamp.
Andorran Cup — FC Lusitanos.
Armenian League — Pyunik.
Armenian Cup — Pyunik.
Austrian League — FS Innsbruck.
Austrian Cup — Graz.
Azerbaijani League — Shamkir.
Azerbaijani Cup — Neftchi.
Belarusian League — BATE.
Belarusian Cup — Gomel.
Belgian League — KRC Genk.
Belgian Cup — FC Brugge.
Bosnian-Herzegovinan League — Zeljeznicar.
Bosnian-Herzegovinan Cup — Sarajevo.
Bulgarian League — Levski Sofia Bulgarian Cup — Levski Sofia.
Croat League — NK Zagreb.
Croat Cup — Dinamo Zagreb.
Cypriot League — Apoel.
Cypriot Cup — Anorthosis.
Czech League — Slovan Liberec.
Czech Cup — Slavia Prague.
Danish League — Brondby IF.
Danish Cup — Odense.
English Premier League — Arsenal.
English Football Association Cup — Arsenal.
English League Cup — Blackburn Rovers.
Estonian League — Flora Tallinn.
Estonian Cup — Flora Tallinn.
Faeroe Islands League — HB Torshavn.
Faeroe Islands Cup — B36 Torshavn.
Finnish League — HJK Helsinki.
Finnish Cup — Haka Valkeakoski.
French League — Lyon.
French Cup — Lorient
Georgian League — Torpedo Kutaisi.
Georgian Cup — Lokomotiv Tbilisi.
German League — Borussia Dortmund.
German Cup — Schalke.
Greek League — Olympiakos Piraeus.
Greek Cup — AEK Athens.
Hungarian League — Zalaegerszeg.
Hungarian Cup — UjpeSt.
Icelandic League — Knattspymufelag IA.
Icelandic Cup — Fylkir.
Irish League — Shelbourne.
Irish Cup — Dundalk.
Israeli League — Maccabi Haifa.
Israeli Cup — Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Italian League — Juventus of Turin.
Italian Cup — Parma.
Latvian League — Skonto Riga.
Latvian Cup — Skonto Riga.
Liechtenstein Cup — FC Vaduz.
Lithuanian League — FBK Kaunas.
Lithuanian Cup — FBK Kaunas.
Luxembourg League — F91 Dudelange.
Luxembourg Cup — Avenir Beggen.
Macedonian League — Vardar.
Macedonian Cup — Pobeda.
Maltese League — Hibernians.
Maltese Cup — Birkirkara.
Moldovan League — Serif.
Moldovan Cup — Serif.
Netherlands League — Ajax Amsterdam.
Netherlands Cup — Ajax Amsterdam.
Northern Ireland League — Portadown.
Northern Ireland Cup — Linfield.
Norwegian League — Rosenborg.
Norwegian Cup — Odd Grenland.
Polish League — Legia Warsaw.
Polish Cup — Wisla Krakow.
Portuguese League — Sporting Lisbon.
Portuguese Cup — Sporting Lisbon.
Romanian League — Dinamo BuchareSt.
Romanian Cup — Rapid BuchareSt.
Russian League — Lokomotiv Moscow.
Russian Cup — CSKA Moscow.
San Marino League — Domagnano.
San Marino Cup — Domagnano.
Scottish League — Glasgow Celtic.
Scottish Football Association Cup — Glasgow Rangers.
Slovak League — Zilina.
Slovak Cup — Koba.
Slovenian League — Maribor Teatanic.
Slovenian Cup — Gorica.
Spanish League — Valencia.
Spanish Kings' Cup — Deportivo de La CoruÄna.
Swedish League — Djurgarden.
Swedish Cup — Djurgarden.
Swiss League — FC Basel.
Swiss Cup — FC Basel.
Turkish League — Galatasaray.
Turkish Cup — Kocaeli.
Ukrainian League — Shakhtor Donetsk.
Ukrainian Cup — Shakhtor Donetsk.
Welsh League — Barry Town.
Welsh Cup — Barry Town.
Yugoslav League — Partizan Belgrade.
Yugoslavian Cup — Red Star Belgrade.
South American Clubs
Argentina (Clausura) — River Plate.
Argentina (Apertura) — Independiente.
Bolivia — Bolivar.
Brazil — Santos.
Chile — Colo Colo.
Colombia — Medellin.
Ecuador — Emelec.
Paraguay — Libertad.
Peru — Sporting Cristal.
Uruguay — Nacional.
North and Central America and Caribbean Clubs
Antigua and Barbuda — Parham FC.
Bahamas (New Providence League) — Cole Albury Bears.
Bahamas (Abaco League) — Abacom United.
Barbados — Notre Dame FC.
Belize — Kulture Yabra SC.
Bermuda — North Village CC.
Canada — Ottawa Wizards.
Cayman Islands — George Town.
Costa Rica — LD Alajuelense.
Cuba — Ciego de Avila.
Dominica — St. Joseph.
Dominican Republic — Jarabacoa.
El Salvador (Apertura) — Alianza FC.
El Salvador (Clausura) CD FAS.
French Guyana — AJ Saint-Georges.
Grenada — Queens Park Rangers FC.
Guadeloupe — L'Etoile Filante de Morne a l'Eau.
Guatemala (Reordenmiento) — CSD Municipal.
Guatemala (Clausura) CSD Minicipal.
Haiti (Ouverture) — Roulado FC.
Haiti (Fermeture) — Racing Club Haitien.
Honduras (Apertura) — CD Motagua.
Honduras (Clausura) CD Marathon.
Jamaica — Arnett Gardens FC.
Martinique — Club Franciscain.
Mexico (winter) — CF Pachuca.
Mexico (summer) — Club America.
Netherlands Antilles — SV Centro Deportivo Barber.
Nicaragua — FC Deportivo Jalapa.
Panama — CD Plaza Amador.
Puerto Rico — CAF Quintana.
St. Kitts and Nevis — Cayon Rockets FC.
Suriname — SV Voorwaarts.
Trinidad and Tobago — San Juan Jabloteh SL.
U.S. Virgin Islands — Haitian Stars SC.
U.S. College
N.C.A.A. Division I — U.C.L.A.
N.C.A.A. Division II — Sonoma State
N.C.A.A. Division III — Messiah
N.A.I.A. — Mobile.
Women N.C.A.A. Division I — Portland
N.C.A.A. Division II — Christian Brothers
N.C.A.A. Division III — Ohio Wesleyan
N.A.I.A. — Westmont, Calif.
A.S.A. Champions
Men's major fast pitch — Frontier Players Casino, St. Joseph, Mo.
Super slow pitch — Long Haul/Taylor Brothers/Shen Corp., Albertville, Minn.
Major slow pitch — Twin States/Worth, Montgomery, Ala.
Women's major fast pitch — Stratford Brakettes, Stratford, Conn.
Women's major slow pitch — Diamond Queens, Nashville.
Girls 18-Under Gold Fast Pitch — Orange County Bat Busters, Santa Ana, Calif.
Collegiate Champions
N.C.A.A. Division I — Cal-Berkeley.
N.C.A.A. Division II — St. Mary's University of Minnesota.
N.C.A.A. Division III — Ithaca.
N.A.I.A. — Oklahoma City University.
Olympics (gold medals)
(distances in meters) Men's 500 — Casey FitzRandolph, Verona, Wis.
Men's 1,000 — Gerard van Velde, Netherlands.
Men's 1,500 — Derek Parra, Orlando, Fla.
Men's 5,000 — Jochem Uytdehaage, Netherlands.
Men's 10,000 — Jochem Uytdehaage.
Women's 500 — Catriona LeMay Doan, Canada.
Women's 1,000 — Chris Witty, Park City, Utah.
Women's 1,500 — Anni Friesinger, Germany.
Women's 3,000 — Claudia Pechstein, Germany.
Women's 5,000 — Claudia Pechstein.
Squash Rackets
U.S. Open Champions
Men — Damian Walker, Stamford, Conn.
Women — Latasha Khan, Seattle.
Boys' national junior — Julian Illingworth, Portland, Ore.
Girls' national junior — Lilly Lorentzen, Greenwich, Conn.
Squash Tennis
U.S. Champion — John Horan, Washington, Conn.
National Steeplechase Association
Leading money-winner — Flat Top.
2002 Stickball Classic
Champion — Bronx Gold.
New Year Grand Sumo — Tochiazuma.
Spring Grand Sumo — Musashimaru.
Summer Grand Sumo — Musashimaru.
Nagoya Grand Sumo — Chiyotaikai.
Autumn Grand Sumo — Musashimaru.
Kyushu Grand Sumo — Asashoryu.
Spring Champions
(distances in meters) 50 freestyle — Jason Lezak, Irvine Novas (California).
100 freestyle — Jason Lezak.
100 backstroke — Aaron Peirsol, Irvine Novas.
100 butterfly — Michael Cavic, Irvine Novas.
100 breaststroke — Henrique Barbosa, San Ramon/Livermore (California).
200 freestyle — Josh Davis, Circle C (Texas).
200 backstroke — Aaron Peirsol.
200 butterfly — Tom Malchow, Club Wolverine (Michigan).
200 breaststroke — James Kibbe, Academy of Texas.
200 individual medley — Nate Dusing, Circle C.
400 freestyle — Scott Goldblatt, Berkeley, N.J. (Texas).
400 individual medley — Eric Shanteau, Swim Atlanta.
800 freestyle — Fran Crippen, Germantown Academy (Pennsylvania).
1,500 freestyle — Chris Thompson, Club Wolverine.
50 freestyle — Christina Swindle, Miami (Fla.) Swimming.
100 freestyle — Gabrielle Rose, Irvine Novas.
100 backstroke — Diana MacManus, Irvine Novas.
100 butterfly — Whitney Myers, Miami (Ohio) Valley Aquatic Club.
100 breaststroke — Megan Quann, South Sound Titans (Washington).
200 freestyle — Helene Muller, unattached.
200 backstroke — Diana MacManus.
200 butterfly — Elizabeth Hill, Dynamo Swim Club (Georgia).
200 breaststroke — Megan Quann.
200 individual medley — Gabrielle Rose.
400 freestyle — Diana Munz, Lake Erie Silver Dolphins (Ohio).
400 individual medley — Adrienne Binder, Santa Barbara Swim Club (California).
800 freestyle — Diana Munz.
1,500 freestyle — Diana Munz.
Summer Champions
100 freestyle — Jason Lezak.
50 freestyle — Jason Lezak.
100 backstroke — Aaron Peirsol.
100 butterfly — Michael Phelps, North Baltimore.
100 breaststroke — Ed Moses, Curl-Burke (Virginia).
200 freestyle — Nate Dusing, Circle C.
200 backstroke — Aaron Peirsol.
200 butterfly — Michael Phelps.
200 breaststroke — Brendan Hansen, Circle C.
400 freestyle — Klete Keller, Club Wolverine.
200 individual medley — Michael Phelps.
400 individual medley — Michael Phelps.
1,500 freestyle — Erik Vendt, Trojan (California).
800 freestyle — John Cole, Gator Swim Club (Florida).
400 freestyle relay — Irvine Novas.
800 freestyle relay — Minnesota Aquatics.
400 medley relay — Circle C.
100 freestyle — Natalie Coughlin, Cal Aquatics (California).
50 freestyle — Haley Cope, Cal Aquatics.
100 backstroke — Natalie Coughlin.
100 butterfly — Natalie Coughlin.
100 breaststroke — Kristy Kowal, Athens Bulldog (Georgia).
200 freestyle — Natalie Coughlin.
200 backstroke — Natalie Coughlin.
200 butterfly — Mary DeScenza, Academy Bullets (Illinois).
200 breaststroke — Amanda Beard, Tucson Ford.
400 freestyle — Diana Munz.
200 individual medley — Maggie Brown, Auburn Aquatics (Alabama).
400 individual medley — Maggie Brown.
800 freestyle — Diana Munz.
1500 freestyle — Lauren Costella, Carson Tiger Sharks (Nevada).
400 freestyle relay — Irvine Novas.
800 freestyle relay — Auburn Aquatics.
400 medley relay — Cal Aquatics.
N.C.A.A. Men
(distances in yards) 50 freestyle — Roland Schoeman, Arizona.
100 freestyle — Anthony Ervin, California.
200 freestyle — Stephen Sioui, Florida.
100 backstroke — Peter Marshall, Stanford.
200 backstroke — Markus Rogan, Stanford.
100 breaststroke — Brendan Hansen, Texas.
200 breaststroke — Brendan Hansen.
100 butterfly — Ian Crocker, Texas.
200 butterfly — Ioan Gherghel, Alabama.
200 individual medley — Markus Rogan.
400 individual medley — Erik Vendt, Southern Cal.
1-meter diving — Troy Dumais, Texas.
3-meter diving — Troy Dumais.
Platform diving — Imre Lengyel.
200 medley relay — Stanford.
400 medley relay — Stanford.
200 freestyle relay — Stanford.
400 freestyle relay — California.
Division I Team — Texas.
Division II team — Cal State Bakersfield.
Division III Team — Kenyon, Ohio.
50 freestyle — Maritza Correia, Georgia.
100 freestyle — Maritza Correia.
200 freestyle — Sarah Tolar, Arizona.
500 freestyle — Flavia Rigamonti, S.M.U.
100 backstroke — Natalie Coughlin, California.
200 backstroke — Natalia Coughlin.
100 breaststroke — Tara Kirk, Stanford.
200 breaststroke — Tara Kirk, Stanford.
100 butterfly — Natalie Coughlin.
200 butterfly — Shelly Ripple, Stanford.
200 yard individual medley — Maggie Bowen, Auburn.
400 yard individual medley — Maggie Bowen.
1-meter diving — Blythe Hartley, Southern Cal.
3-meter diving — Yulia Pakhalina, Houston.
Platform diving — Blythe Hartley.
200-medley relay — Stanford.
400-medley relay — Stanford.
200-freestyle relay — Georgia.
500-freestyle relay — Georgia.
800-freestyle relay — Arizona.
Division I team — Auburn.
Division II team — Truman State.
Division III team — Kenyon, Ohio.
Table Tennis
Men's singles — Ilija Lupuleska, Chicago.
Women's singles — Jun Gao Chang, Gaithersburg, Md.
U.S. Open
Singles — Pete Sampras, United States.
Women's singles — Serena Williams, United States.
Men's doubles — Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Max Mirnyi, Belarus.
Women's doubles — Virginia Ruano Pascual, Spain, and Paola Suarez, Argentina.
Mixed doubles — Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan, United States.
Men's 35 doubles — Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg, United States.
Men's 45 doubles — Mansour Bahrami, Iran, and Sandy Mayer, United States.
Women's masters doubles — Ros Fairbank, South Africa, and Joanne Russell-Longdon, United States.
Mixed masters doubles — Gretchen Magers, United States, and Peter McNamara, Australia.
Super senior doubles — Bob Lutz and Stan Smith, United States.
Boys' singles — Richard Gasquet, France.
Girls' singles — Maria Kirilenko, Russia.
Boys' doubles — Michel Koning and Bas van der Valk, Netherlands.
Girls' doubles — Elke Clijsters and Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium.
Men — Lleyton Hewitt, Australia.
Women — Serena Williams.
French Open Men — Albert Costa, Spain.
Women — Serena Williams.
Australian Open Men — Thomas Johansson, Sweden.
Women — Jennifer Capriati, United States.
Men's Division I — Matias Boeker, Georgia.
Men's Division I team — Southern Cal.
Women's Division I — Bea Bielik, Wake Forest. Women's Division I team — Stanford.
Men's Division II team — Brigham Young, Hawaii.
Women's Division II Team — Brigham Young-Hawaii.
Men's Division III — Josh Lefkowitz, Williams, Mass.
Men's Division III Team — Williams.
Women's Division III — Elena Blanina, Methodist, S.C.
Women's Division III Team — Williams.
Track and Field
Men's U.S. Outdoor Championships
(distances in meters) 100 — Maurice Green.
200 — Ramon Clay.
400 — Alvin Harrison.
800 — David Krummenacker.
1,500 — Seneca Lassiter.
Steeplechase — Anthony Famiglietti.
5,000 — Alan Culpepper.
10,000 — Meb Keflezighi.
110 hurdles — Allen Johnson.
400 hurdles — James Carter.
20-kilometer walk — Tim Seaman.
High jump — Nathan Leeper.
Pole vault — Jeff Hartwig.
Long jump — Savante Stringfellow.
Triple jump — Walter Davis.
Shot-put — Adam Nelson.
Hammer throw — Lance Deal.
Javelin — Breaux Greer.
Decathlon — Tom Pappas.
Discus — Adam Setliff.
Men's U.S. Indoor Championships
60 — Terrence Trammell.
200 — Shawn Crawford.
400 — Brandon Couts.
800 — Derrick Peterson.
Mile — Jason Lunn.
3000 — Tim Broe.
60 hurdles — Allen Johnson.
5,000 walk — Tim Seaman.
Distance medley — Nike Farm Team.
High jump — Nathan Leeper.
Pole vault — Tim Mack.
Long jump — Miguel Pate.
Shot-put — Adam Nelson.
Triple jump — Tim Rusan.
Weight throw — John McEwen.
Women's U.S. Outdoor Championships
100 — Marion Jones.
200 — Marion Jones.
400 — Jearl Miles-Clark.
800 — Nicole Teter.
1,500 — Regina Jacobs.
Steeplechase — Elizabeth Jackson.
5,000 — Marla Runyan.
10,000 — Jen Rhines.
100 hurdles — Gail Devers.
400 hurdles — Sandra Glover.
20K walk — Joanne Dow.
High jump — Tisha Waller.
Long jump — Brianna Glenn.
Pole vault — Stacy Dragila.
Triple jump — Yuliana Perez.
Shot-put — Teri Steer.
Discus — Kris Kuehl.
Hammer throw — Anna Norgen-Mahon.
Javelin — Serene Ross.
Heptathlon — Sheila Burrell.
Women's U.S. Indoor Championships
60 — Chryste Gaines.
200 — LaKeesha White.
400 run — Monique Hennagan.
800 — Nicole Teter.
Mile — Regina Jacobs.
3,000 — Amy Rudolph.
60 hurdles — Melissa Morrison.
High jump — Tisha Waller.
Pole vault — Mary Sauer.
Long jump — Grace Upshaw.
Triple jump — Vanitta Kinard.
Shot-put — Terri Steer.
Weight throw — Anna Norgren-Mahon.
Men's Outdoor
100 — Justin Gatlin, Tennessee.
200 — Justin Gatlin.
400 — Gary Kikaya, Tennessee.
800 — Otukile Lekote, South Carolina.
1,500 — Donald Sage, Stanford.
3,000 steeplechase — Daniel Lincoln, Arkansas.
5,000-run — David Kimani, Alabama.
10,000 — Boaz Cheboiywo, Eastern Michigan.
110 hurdles — Ron Bramlett, Alabama.
400 hurdles — Rickey Harris, Florida.
400 relay — L.S.U.
1,600 relay — South Carolina.
High jump — Tora Harris, Princeton.
Pole vault — Brian Hunter.
Long jump — Walter Davis, L.S.U.
Triple jump — Walter Davis.
Discus — Janus Robberts, S.M.U.
Javelin — Scott Rusell, Kansas.
Hammer throw — Andras Haklits, Georgia.
Decathlon — Claston Bernard, L.S.U.
Division I team champion — L.S.U.
Division II team champion — Abilene Christian.
Division III team champion — Wisconsin LaCrosse.
Men's Indoor
60 — Justin Gatlin, Tennessee.
200 — Justin Gatlin.
400 — Alleyne Francique, L.S.U.
800 — Chuckie LeKote, South Carolina.
Mile — Christian Goy, Illinois State.
3,000 — Adrian Blincoe, Villanova.
5,000 — Alistair Cragg.
60 hurdles — Ron Bramlett, Alabama.
1,600 relay — Baylor.
Distance medley relay — Villanova.
High jump — Tora Harris, Princeton.
Long Jump — Miguel Pate, Alabama.
Triple jump — Walter Davis, L.S.U.
Pole vault — Jeff Hansen, BYU.
Shot-put — Carl Myerscough.
35-pound weight throw — Scott Russell, Kansas.
Division I team champion — Tennessee.
Division II team champion — Abilene Christian.
Division III team champion — Wisconsin LaCrosse.
Women's Outdoor
100 dash — Angela Williams, U.S.C.
200 — Natasha Mayers, U.S.C.
400 — Allison Beckford, Rice.
800 — Alice Schmidt, North Carolina
1,500 — Lena Nilsson, U.C.L.A.
3,000 — Michaela Mannova, B.Y.U.
5,000 — Lauren Fleshman, Stanford.
10,000 — Kristin Price, North Carolina State.
100 hurdles — Perdita Felicien, Illinois.
400 hurdles — Lashinda Demus, South Carolina.
400 relay team — Southern California.
1,600 relay team — South Carolina.
High jump — Darnesha Griffith, U.C.L.A.
Pole vault — Tracy O'Hara, U.C.L.A.
Long jump — Elva Goulbourne, Auburn.
Triple jump — Teresa Bundy, Florida State.
Shot-put — Jessica Cosby, U.C.L.A.
Discus— Chaniqua Ross, U.C.L.A.
Javelin — Serene Ross, Purdue.
Hammer throw — Jamine Moton, Clemson.
Heptathlon — Austra Skujyte, Kansas State.
Division I team champion — South Carolina.
Division II team champion — St. Augustine's.
Division III team champion — Wheaton.
Women's Indoor
60 — Angela Williams, U.S.C.
200 — Muna Lee, L.S.U.
400 — Allison Beckford, Rice.
800 — Marian Burnett, L.S.U.
Mile — Heather Sagan, Liberty.
3,000 — Lauren Fleshman, Stanford.
5,000 — Siri Altheim, Oklahoma State.
60 hurdles — Perdila Felicin, Illinois.
1,600 relay — South Carolina.
Distance medley relay — U.C.L.A.
High jump — Damesha Griffith, U.C.L.A.
Long jump — Eva Goulbourne, Auburn.
Pole vault — Amy Linnen, Arizona.
Triple jump — Nicole Toney, L.S.U.
Shot-put — Cleopatra Borel.
20-pound weight throw — Candice Scott, Florida.
Division I team champion — L.S.U.
Division II team champion — North Dakota State.
Division III team champion — Wheaton (Mass.)
U.S. Champions
Men's Senior Elite — Ryan Weston, Pocatello, Idaho.
Women's Senior Elite — Jennifer Parilla, Lake Forest, Calif.
U.S. Champions
Men's tumbling — Frankie Hartman, New Orleans.
Men's double mini trampoline — Keith Douglas, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Men's synchronized trampoline — Karl Heger and Nick Ludig, Rockford, Ill.
Women's tumbling — Lajeana Davis, Rockford, Ill.
Women's double mini trampoline — Kallan Kampas, Pocatello, Idaho.
Women's synchronized trampoline — Alaina Hebert and Shanelle Landry, Lafayette, La.
Ultramarathon Running
IAU 100km World Cup
Men — Mario Fattore, Italy.
Men's team — Russia.
Women — Tatiana Zhyrkova, Russia.
Women's team — Russia.
Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run
Men — Scot Jurek, Seattle.
Women — Ann Trason, Kensington, Calif.
United States Professional Volleyball
Team champion — Minnesota Chill.
Men's world championship — Brazil.
Men's World League — Russia.
Women's world championship — Italy.
Women's World Grand Prix — Russia.
Men's — Hawaii.
Divison I women — Southern California.
Divison II women — B.Y.U.-Hawaii.
Division III women — Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Water Polo
Men's World Champions
Men's Senior Summer Nationals — Newport Water Polo Foundation.
FINA World Cup — Russia.
Men's Collegiate — Stanford.
Women's World Champions
Women's Senior Nationals — New York Athletic Club.
FINA World Cup — Hungary.
Holiday Cup — United States.
Weight Lifting
Men's National Champions
56 kg. — Shelton Gilyard, Tampa, Fla.
62 — Legrand H.
Sakamaki, Hilo, Hawaii.
69 — Jim Chaplin, Savannah, Ga.
77 — Chad Vaughn, Konawa, Okla.
85 — Oscar Chaplin III, Savannah, Ga.
94 — Robert Murphy, Sarasota, Fla.
105 — Peter Kelley, St. Joseph, Mo.
105 plus — Shane Hamman, Mustang, Okla.
Women's National Champions
48 — Loreen Miller, Norman, Okla.
53 — Tara Nott, Stilwell, Kan.
58 — Jackie Berube, Escanaba, Mich.
63 — Danice Rue, Flemington, N.J. 69 — Cara Heads, Costa Mesa, Calif.
75 — Doreen Heldt, Lisco, Neb.
75 Plus — Cheryl Haworth, Savannah, Ga.
World Championships
56kg — Wu Mejiin, China.
62kg — Im Yong Su, North Korea.
69kg — Zhang Gouzheng, China.
77kg — Georgi Markov, Bulgaria.
85kg — Zlatan Vassilev, Bulgaria.
94kg — Nizami Pashaev, Azerbaijan.
105kg — Denys Gotfrid, Ukraine.
105kg-plus — Hossein Reza Zadeh, Iran.
Women 48kg — Wang Mingiuan, China.
53kg — Ri Song Hui.
58kg — Song Zhijuan, China.
63kg — Liu Xia, China.
69kg — Pawina Thongsuk, Thailand.
75kg — Svetlana Khabirova, Russia.
75kg-plus — Agata Wrobel.
World Championships
Men's Freestyle
121 lbs — — Rene Montero Rosales, Cuba.
132 — Aram Markaryan, Armenia.
145.5 — Elbrus Tedeev, Ukraine.
163 — Mehdi Hajizadeh Jouibari, Uran.
185 — Adam Saitiev, Russia.
211.5 — Eldari Kurtanidze, Georgia.
264.5 — David Musulbes, Russia.
Men's Greco-Roman
121 lbs — Gaidar Mamedaliev, Russia.
132 — Armen Nazarian, Bulgaria.
145.5 — Jimmy Samuelsson, Sweden.
163 — Varteres Samuelsson, Sweden.
185 — Ara Abrahamian, Sweden.
211.5 — Mehmet Oezal, Turkey.
264.5 — Dremiel Byers, U.S.
Women's Freestyle
105.5 — Brigitte Wagner, Germany.
112 — Sofia Poubouridou, Greece.
121 — Saori Yoshida, Japan.
130 — Alena Kartakhova, Russia.
138.5 — Kaori Icho, Japan.
147.5 — Katerina Burmistrova, Ukraine.
158.5 — Kyoko Hamaguchi, Japan.
U.S. National Champions
Men's Freestyle
121 lbs — Teague Moore, Norman, Okla.
132 — Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla.
145.5 — Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa.
163 — Joe Williams, Coralville, Iowa.
185 — Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa.
211.5 — Tim Hartung, Minneapolis.
264.5 — Kerry McCoy, Bethlehem, Pa.
121— Brandon Paulson, Anoka, Minn.
132 — Glenn Nieradka, Fort Carson, Colo.
145.5 — Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs, Colo.
163 — Keith Sieracki, Fort Carson, Colo.
185 — Methan Bosch, Colorado Spring, Colo.
211.5 — Garrett Lowney, Minneapolis, Minn.
264.5 — Dremiel Byers, Fort Carson, Colo.
Women's Freestyle
105.5 — Patricia Miranda, Colorado Springs, Colo.
112 — Jenny Wong, Stillwater, Minn.
121 — Stephanie Murata, Colorado Springs, Colo.
130 — Lauren Lamb, Farmington, N.Y.
138.5 — Sara McMann, Lock Haven, Pa.
147.5 — Toccara Montgomery, Cleveland.
158.5 — Iris Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo.
N.C.A.A. Champions
125 — Stephen Abas, Fresno State.
133 — Johnny Thompson, Oklahoma State.
141 — Aaron Holker, Iowa State.
149 — Jared Lawrence, Minnesota.
157 — Luke Becker, Minnesota.
165 — Joe Heskett, Iowa State.
174 — Greg Jones, West Virginia.
184 — Rob Rohn, Lehigh.
197 — Cael Sanderson, Iowa State.
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Jill Messick, a studio executive, producer, and former manager of actress Rose McGowan, died by suicide, her family confirmed Thursday. She was 50.
In a blistering statement, Messick's family said she had privately battled depression for years, and after her name came up as part of the scandal surrounding Harvey Weinstein and allegations of sexual misconduct made against him, it "broke" her. "Seeing her name in headlines again and again, as part of one person's attempt to gain more attention for her personal cause, along with Harvey's desperate attempt to vindicate himself, was devastating for her," the family said.
Messick's family said she "became collateral damage in an already horrific story."
Messick was McGowan's manager in 1997, the year the actress alleges Weinstein raped her in his hotel room during the Sundance Film Festival. Messick's family said she learned about an encounter between McGowan and Weinstein, and "alerted her bosses to the horrific experience which Rose suffered."
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BAM! Thought we would have to wait till midnight for this one. First single off of Thank Me Later, with production from Boi-1da. Really impressed. Props to NMC, and OVO.
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The case of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr has received little public sympathy in Canada since he was captured in Afghanistan in July 2002 at the age of 15.
Yesterday, about 40 Coburg students who call themselves "Kids for Khadr" came to Toronto's U.S.
consulate to voice their concerns about Khadr's continued detention and upcoming war crimes trials. This follows demonstrations in Coburg and on Parliament Hill, where they received the support of Liberal Senator Roméo Dallaire.
The students held placards posted on hockey sticks calling for Guantanamo's closure and screamed wildly as motorists honked in support.


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Arabesque (1996) [D: Stanley Donen. Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Alan Badel] David Pollock, an Oxford professor of eastern studies (Peck), is roped into deciphering a mysterious Hittite inscription used as a cipher in an international game of oil diplomacy and assassination of the Prime Minister of an obscure oil-rich middle eastern country. Beshraavi, an evil business man (Badel), is behind it all. His mistress Yasmin (Loren) plays a double double-cross in an attempt to prevent the killing. Many plot tangles and spy caper cliches later, David and Yasmin end up in each other's arms punting on the Thames. Splashy fade-out.
Competent film making, fun to watch, typical of its era, with a huge variety of settings, a helicopter chase, well-acted bit parts, and fast enough narration to keep you interested. Peck and Loren work well together. This movie doesn't attempt to be anything other what it is, well-made fantasy adventure romance. Above average for the genre. **½
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When Ramon joined the Chester Structural Team as a Senior Structural Engineer in 2015, he brought with him over 30 years of experience in construction and structural design.
Ramon's specialised experience and involvement in high-profile projects in large multi-national consultancies has afforded him a unique level of expertise in structural engineering analysis. He has developed strong capabilities around innovative seismic design, and has consistently delivered efficient and cost-effective solutions.
Ramon has completed award-winning designs both in New Zealand and on the international arena, across the sports, education and retail categories. He has demonstrated a rare ability to bring together nonlinear technical analysis and traditional design approaches to produce innovative results.
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Meet the latest director. Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim is directing her first TV series.
Ghanaian beauty and actress, Juliet Ibrahim has joined the fast growing list of female directors in Africa.
The actress and producer is popular for her movies 'Shattered Romance' and 'Number One Fan'.
The actress took to her official Instagram page to share the above photo with the caption;
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(a) Applicants for admission to the M.Phil. Program should apply in the recommended shape to the Registrar through the Department concerned and the applicable Faculty. The Academic Committee of the Department should prescribe the confirmation and endorse the proposed field of study, the title of the postulation and the name of the supervisor(s).
(b) The competitor must present his/her exploration proposition prescribed by the Supervisor(s) to the Chairman of the Department. On endorsement of the pertinent Academic Committee and the Faculty, it should be set before the Board of Advanced Studies and the Academic Council for definite endorsement.
(c) Application for admission to the M.Phil. program will be welcomed once in a year. Educators of this college who are qualified for admission to the M.Phil. program may however present their applications whenever of the year for thought.
(d) Any difference in the Supervisor(s) or the Title of thesis should must be suggested by the Academic Committee of the concerned Department and the Faculty and endorsed by the Board of Advanced Studies and the Academic Council.
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(a) Candidates must have Master's Degree or an equal level of this University or of a perceived University in the pertinent subject or in a related subject. Graduate (Honors) and Post-Graduate level competitors having least half checks in applicable and related subjects and in evaluating framework applicants having in any event CGPA 3.25 (out of 4 scale point) in the two levels should be qualified for confirmation.
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So many times you hear about all kinds of neat places to visit, things to see, all the while the people who live right there have never been. Since I've only lived here in central Pennsylvania for a little over a year, some of that can be forgiven, but there's no time like the present to correct such things.
Monday I took off, so Dylan planned a sightseeing trip to two of our local points of interest: Indian Echo Caverns and ZooAmerica. Both are about and hour and a few minutes away, and just a few miles from each other, so we tried to get an early start.
We go to the Caverns at 10:30, and after a few minutes looking around the gift shop, we got our tickets for the tour. Ten minutes later they were calling for our group, A, to gather at the starting point by the playground. After a quick headcount, our guide began telling us a little about how far underground we'd be at what parts of the cave and where, in relation to the structures on the surface.
"Now is when we see if you're in shape," he joked as he led us to the long flight of stairs leading down the side of the cliff to the cave's entrance (90 stairs, if I remember right). When we got to the bottom, he told us of the cave's history, of the family who bought the property and from 1927-29 made paths in the cavern and opened it to the public in 1929. That wasn't the best time to open a tourist attraction with the Great Depression, and the family lost the property to the bank. In the 40's, a company bought the property and reopened the caverns to the public.
As with any cavern, it was filled with beauty, but with its own unique formations and lakes, its own challenges (flooding from the nearby creek, most notably from Hurricane Agnes in the 70's and Irene a few years ago), and its own hermit, who lived there for some 19 years before he died…in the cave. It even has its own mystery: a small wooden box, covered in weird symbols that was discovered by a couple explorers. It contained all manners of old coins from literally all over the world. No one came forward to claim it, so it was donated to the Caverns and is now on display in the gift shop.
We hit up the gift shop for a couple things, then we were off to ZooAmerica in Hershey, PA. Now it's not a large zoo, but all the animals there are from North America, and from my understanding several of the animals are rescues (to include one of the alligators and a mountain lion cub).
It was a beautiful afternoon, though a bit warm, and the only thing that was really irritating was the snack bar wasn't open, I presume because it wasn't during "peak season". There were so many cool animals, the ringtails being Dylan's favorite of the day. They were in the nocturnal exhibit, so a good picture was hard to get. There were three little ones that had been born on Christmas, and they were bundles of energy. They didn't sit still for long, and spent their time pulling each other's tail, chasing each other around, and climbing on their little obstacles set up in their area. Needless to say, they were adorable.
The bears were napping, one of them with his foot on the wall of the building as if holding it up, and the fish in their pond were some "slab"-sized gills and crappie that we would love to see at the end of our line. The prairie dogs had little pups who were the tiniest lil guys are were very cute. They had several owls and other birds of prey, to include a pair of bald eagles.
Altogether they had about 60 different animal exhibits, so it only took a couple hours to go though. I'd definitely like to go again, but as one of their early bird or night owl tours they were advertising. During those, you get to help feed a few of the animals, "touch a reptile, and hold a bird of prey!" I would love to hold one of those eagles.
When we left it wasn't quite 4pm, so we decided to hop over (almost next door) to Hershey's Chocolate World. Wow. It's every chocoholic's dream (and every dieter's nightmare!). The smell of chocolate is everywhere, and there's more chocolate candy than I've ever seen in one place before.
We went on the little free "chocolate tour" which tells you about how the chocolate is made, in part by three singing cows.
There were other attractions too, from a trolley bus tour to making your own candy bar. Perhaps next time we'll have time for those. As it was, I had a lot of fun (not to mention peanut butter!) without breaking the bank, and the only downside was sore, tired feet by the end of the day.
But it was so worth it!


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Re: Are you aware of any Clean Energy Mini-Grids in Southern firstname.lastname@example.com Jun 18, 2014 7:31 PM (in response to deanc)
Dear Dean,
In Botswana, the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has a couple of solar powered mini-grids and you might also look into their spin-off company BPC-Lesedi who run standalone fee-for-service and mini-grids using a franchise model. I helped set these up in 2006/7 and whilst they are less than 50kW when I visited early last year and they were looking to expand with a larger system so it may be worth checking. email me on linkedin and I'll send contacts if you require.
Re: Are you aware of any Clean Energy Mini-Grids in Southern Africa?sgroh Jun 28, 2014 1:34 AM (in response to deanc)
in case relevant: MEI brownfield activity in Mozambique
MicroEnergy Int. is presently conducting a feasibility study on the hybridisation of two mini-grid systems operated by diesel generators in Mozambique in cooperation with Inensus under an assignment by the Belgium Technical Cooperation.
Cheers, Sebastian
Re: Are you aware of any Clean Energy Mini-Grids in Southern Africa?ishti111 Jul 19, 2014 2:32 AM (in response to deanc)
Hi Dean,
Right at this moment, We are doing 3 medium scale Minigrid ( 100-150KWp) and one large (650Kwp) all for powering offgrid villages in Bangladesh.
Do let me know if I could be any help for you wrt, survey, feasibility study, business case as well as design and installations issues.
Re: Are you aware of any Clean Energy Mini-Grids in Southern Africa?danbicz Jul 26, 2014 11:52 AM (in response to deanc)
Greetings. We are in discussions to install 100kW micro hydro powered mini-grids in West Africa at up to 18 sites. We should have details worked out in 2-4 months. Despite a long history in the Sub-Sahara, various reports reiterate that micro hydro is only being used at a fraction of the feasible sites. We are developing a 'franchise' program to be able to systematically deploy on a cost-effective basis combined with a Community Cottage Industry program designed by the University of Michigan 3rd Century Global Initiative REFRESCH program to deploy energy-water-food security programs in remote communities.
We see the opportunity to display the results at the 2017 Future Energy World's Fair hosted by Kazakhstan. This is the first World's Fair to be 100% powered by renewable energy. We organized a bilateral discussion with one of the Ministers regarding the benefits of installing the world's most modern mini grid at this showcase event.
We are also working in Nigeria to deploy a 1.6MW biomass-solar hybrid powered mini grid at Universities with a pyrolysis system that has resolved the tar problem.
Similarly, we are talking to Canadian First Nation's to use the emission-free pyrolysis system at half the cost of diesel powered micro grid.
Looking forward to your progress.
Re: Are you aware of any Clean Energy Mini-Grids in Southern Africa?thore Sep 18, 2014 12:17 PM (in response to deanc)
Dear Dean,
See EnDev Mozambique for Mini Hydro.


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Choker work on grippers
I think most people training on grippers aren't familiar with this method. Even of those people who seem to be, I'm not quite sure they are getting the most out of it. In my experience, choker work done right is one of the single most effective things you could ever do on grippers to get them closed in shortest possible time. I'm going to discuss this gripper training method in detail here, gathering all the bits and pieces I've talked about elsewhere.
What is this choker work then?
Choker is a small device you use to set the handles in a narrow position for focusing your training efforts towards the hardest part of the ROM, the close, without wasting your energy on the easier start.
Why to use choker?
Is it the last little bit that is holding you back on that gripper you want to close, even though it doesn't feel that bad from the beginning, but you get stuck at 1/4″ or less from getting the gripper closed? I think many of you recognize yourself from this description. Other questions I'd like you to answer: Do your hands feel sort of slow? If yes, then the choker work is for you. Can you get almost any gripper to parallel, but can't actually close them? If yes, do the choker work. Have you been training on doing reps mostly, but have been stale for long time already? If you answer yes, why not give choker work a chance.
For all of you who answered yes to any of those questions, I will walk you through how to make that choker work actually work for you. Like with any other method of training, it's not the equipment alone that makes a difference, you have to know how to use it for getting the most out of it. I've read about people trying the chokers, but shortly giving up on them because they did not see gains. Most likely, it is just that you haven't done it right.
What to use for choker? What gripper to choke? How to do that?
Easy and cheap way is to get strong hose clamp and use that around the top of the handles. I've seen people commenting on how the hose clamp would slide around and they are afraid that it might pinch. Easy way to solve this is to wrap a layer of athletic tape around the handles before putting the hose clamp on, finger width slices about 20 cm long will do. This helps to keep the clamp in place, as it sinks to the layer of tape. The tape serves another purpose too. I know not all of you care how your grippers look, but for those that do, the tape keeps your gripper's knurling from smoothening underneath the choker.
I don't know how often you can say that the easiest and cheapest way is also the best, but as for using a hose clamp as a choker it just is. I'll get into reasons for that later, but first, I will discuss about other methods of choking a gripper. I recommend hose clamp specifically around the handles as a #1 choice, but I know there are larger handed individuals out there who just can't fit their wide hands on the handles then. So we need a way to choke the gripper around the spring. There are options for that as well. I'm going to discuss of those that you don't need to be a handyman to be able to use. First, there are big washers. They are cheap and easy, but nonadjustable, unless you get different size washers. Other option is getting a suitable size muffler clamp. It's adjustable, a good quality on a choker and allows for even more effective training. I'm sure there are more, but these are easy to find and easy to use, plus cheap, which is always a bonus.
Now that you have the choker of your choice, you need to choose a gripper for the job as well. There is not much point in choking a gripper you are nowhere near closing. For best results, I'd say you should use your current short term goal gripper, the one you are getting to somewhere around 1/4″ or under using a parallel set. Don't go too heavy. Next, if you are going with the hose clamp as I recommended, wrap that tape around those handles. Then, you need a vise, and something to protect the gripper handles while you set the gripper handles 1/4" beyond parallel in the vise. Then put the clamp on and make sure to set it real tight. Open up the vise and your gripper is choked at around parallel. If you chose to use an adjustable choker, you can adjust the gap between the handles, I recommended parallel as a starting point.
Around the Handles vs. Around the Spring – What difference does it make?
I recommended choking around the handles as a first choice. Here are the reasons. Choker around the handles makes for a harder start. That requires real explosion against the handles to get the movement started and in my opinion that is the real key for getting most out of the choker work. The ability to generate as much power as possible within the shortest possible time is what really helps on the max strength in general too, but especially on grippers, as by nature, gripper close tends to be a slow exercise, because the resistance gets harder throughout the ROM, unlike on free weights. So you tend to squeeze slow, which certainly isn't the way to go.
Choker around the spring makes for a lot easier start and for that part of the remaining ROM you are not working as hard as you normally would on that gripper, leading you to false conclusions of how you are actually measuring up against that gripper. Also the easy start doesn't force you to develop that explosive strength, as the gripper handles will start to move just by gradually applying pressure and you are loosing the benefit. That is not the case when you have hard enough gripper choked around handles! But for those of you who can't use the choker around the handles, it doesn't mean that you are not getting anything out of your choker work. You are still working very hard at the point when the handles are touching and you haven't wasted your energy getting there. It's just the benefit of a hard start that you are loosing.
The reason for the choking around the spring of the two ways to choke a gripper beeing easier, is the fact that when choker is around the spring, the spring is readily more compressed. So if you set the distance between the handles to parallel, you would believe to be working hard from that position. It is decieving, in reality you are working hard through shorter ROM than that. Normally, when the gripper closes, the part of the spring going inside the handles will also bend some, not just the coil. The soft start associated with choker around the spring, is this bending of the spring at the top of the handles occurring before the spring coil starts to compress. When the choker is placed around the handles, this bending is already taken out, making for a tougher start.
I hope I managed to explain this, but I'm sure this makes more sense if you try this yourself. I have experimented a lot on this matter and found out that the choker around the handles is more productive of the two methods.
What is the real key to make most out of it?
The most important thing to know is that to get most out of your time spent on choker work, you need to concentrate all your efforts to teaching yourself how to generate maximum amount of force in minimal amount of time. I think it is too easy to forget with grippers, that you should be at least trying to close them as fast as possible, as it is imperative for developing maximal strength. Really explode against those handles!
Some people say how they can't get the feel right when they are training with chokers. I believe it is the lack of explosive strength, and I also believe it is one of the key qualities that allow you to close bigger grippers. Choker work can really help to fix that.
Progressive distance choker method
Now, I'm going to talk about something I might not have come up on my own, but haven't seen anyone do before me precisely in a way that I have done it. This technique has honestly helped me to break through plateaus. Yes, the technique is pretty obvious. It is simple, but effective. It is similar to what Nathan Holle described in the book about CoC-grippers, but done with chokers. When I started experimenting with this, I figured that since hose clamps are adjustable, why not use that as an advantage.
Basically, we are just going to increase the ROM gradually here, starting from handles being closer to closed and opening it up from there. It works especially well, if you miss the gripper by 1/8″ or at least get it under 1/4″ without choker and can set the gripper without any problems. The good position to start would be a distance you can just barely get the handles to touch for a single or double. I've usually started from parallel. I advice against choking the gripper too deep, as in under 10 mm. Choke this deep kills the gripper and you are not working against the full strength of the spring.
Work up to squeezing the handles together hard for 3-5 sec for 5 singles. Gradually start opening up the choker just a little from parallel, aiming gradually to 30 mm or 1 and 1/4″ close. Do not rush it, get consistent on the position you are working on. Also force the missed attempts closed.
As for choker close correspondence to regular parallel set, I think you have to be closing a gripper from atleast 1″ distance or rather closer to 1 and 1/4″ distance for 5 singles to get it with parallel set. I'm talking about choking around the handles, this is different around the spring. This is a guideline I've formulated through my own experience using the progressive distance choker method successfully with 3.28, 3.54 and 3.86 -level grippers. 30mm has been the actual width for me that's pretty much guaranteed the MM-set close. It hasn't held true with one gripper though. At my best gripper strength peak so far I managed to close my 3.80 BBSE from 30mm choked distance, yet I missed the close but that's more to do with off-hand setting strength. I'm of the opinion that parallel is a good starting point on a choker work, but you need to work them wider than that for best results. Of course you can jump up to bigger grippers instead and work the same distance, but the progressive distance choker work on the same gripper is a good way to microload. It's also easier on the head as you can get successful closes more often when you progress little step by step. Success creates good momentum and that's what you need for good gains.
What kind of training program to use?
The way I see it, it is better to gear towards singles in order to make your efforts count on choker work. If you follow some rep regime it is easier to let yourself just go through the motions. Also the nature of the grippers is that you tend to squeeze them slow. The more reps you do, you tend to go slower. The more reps you aim to do, the softer you squeeze when the handles are touching, as you want to get more reps you are rushing through it. You are missing out then, working less on the part where you should work hardest. Soft and slow makes for a bad combo and is not making you stronger!
So practice explosive singles when you do your choker work. You should be working on a pretty tough gripper anyway when you are doing the choker work, so forget about reps. The most basic program that has worked for me has been 5 singles on a choker and 3-5 overcrushes on easier gripper (this gripper can be filed) on top. I would wait at least 3 minutes, but rather 5 minutes between singles to be able to do them explosively. 3 times a week worked for me. Goal was to get all the singles closed for 3-5 count and squeezing as hard as I could when the handles were touching.
My personal experience
I have done lots of choker work and I still do it a lot, not all the time but it is certainly something I will go back on when I feel it's time again. I'd say it is one of the most important ingredients of an effective gripper training. I advice against training solely on the choked grippers: while it teaches you how to explode against the handles, which is very very important, it is still a bit different than regular parallel set close. I'd advice you to throw in some parallel set work and maybe even some no set work to the mix, to be better able to utilize the strength you've built by doing choker work. That is a one thing I've learned from my past experimenting. It is not easy to make gripper gains happen after a certain point and I'd encourage anyone to give this a shot, as it might work for you as well. Give it a go and let me know how it goes, best of luck!
15 Responses to "Choker work on grippers"
Great article, Teemu, I'm gonna start choker-training now.
Absolutely brilliant article Teemu! I started some choked gripper work today.
Thank you for excelent idea about grippers. I started to work with choked Vulcan gripper at Level 10, but now i can do only 3 singles from 20 mm and 2 singles to 2 mm miss 🙂 …. I will work over it !!!
After failing my 1st attempt at the Mash Monster Level 2 Gripper a couple weeks ago, I revisited this article. The only training I did between my two attempts was 3 choker training sessions (170# RB300 choked to parallel). I was successful on my second attempt, less than 2 weeks after my first. I recommend this article and choker training to everyone!
Great article Teemu!!!
What does your current routine look like?
What's your e-mail address?
Great article,seems though when you close the hose clamp slips down, but thats to be expected I suppose.
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I've found this very helpful, I can close the CoC #2 T.N.S, now have filed and chocked it, and doing 1×5 exposive chock training as of yesterday. Will come back in a month and let you know how i got on.


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Bill Ward: Accountable Beasts (Aston Cross Music)
The third solo album from original Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, arriving some 18 years after his previous release. Over the past few years, Ward has been very vocal in his on-going spat with his former band mates, especially Ozzy. Neither side has covered themselves in glory, but it seems that Ward has been the one left with egg on his face as Sabbath's last run of incredible shows and very impressive album 13 proved.
Accountable Beasts is an album that Ward has apparently been working on for a number of years. So what's it like? Well, Ward's vocals are interesting, with a high pitched, jazz infused delivery supported by some operatic style vocals; a cross between Muse and Serj Tankian from SOAD. The music is an eclectic mix of hard rock, jazz rambling and electronic edges. Overall it is just a bit mad; plenty of abstract time changes and obscure lyrics. For example, First Day Back contains a funk fusion breakdown in the middle of it. Opener Leaf Killers (is that a song about road sweepers or drug users?) has a gritty riff, wild piano and crazy Zappa style vocals. You'll either love it or hate it. The title track has a QOTSA feel about it, driving guitars with the falsetto vocals whilst Katastrophic World contains some more than a flavour of Sabbath with some doom laden riffs but a 1970s psychedelic edge.
Ward has amassed some excellent musicians with the percussion of Walter Earl enhancing the drumming of Ward and Ronnie Ciago. Meanwhile the lead guitar work from Keith Lynch, a Ward stalwart and solo artist in his own right, is excellent with hard edged rock juxtaposed with jazz and funk elements. As the album progresses the 1970s influence becomes even more apparent, with As it is in Heaven a particularly eclectic and insane tune with some nice brass complimenting the sound. Ashes has a harder edge, an anti-capitalist song with huge change of pace and again the Tankian verbal delivery jumping around all over the place. To conclude the album, nothing better than a ten minute track; The Wall Of Death which combines elements of Pink Floyd with the grandiose style of Pulp and the early 90s indie scene. Whilst I'd describe it as Marmite album, at times I found myself completely ambivalent and at other times quite captivated with aspects of it which are completely different to the majority of music today. Chaotic and crazy in parts, it really is an interesting listen. 7/10