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Publisher: ESPN Internet Ventures Black History Month: Ashe's Activism Helped Mold the Future 
 Series of articles about tennis player Arthur Ashe, who "become the first African-American man to win tennis' most hallowed trophy, Wimbledon, in 1975." Discusses Ashe's tennis career and victories and his involvement in other causes, including AIDS activism (he died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1993), Artists and Athletes Against Apartheid, and the rights of Haitian refugees. From ESPN. http://assets.espn.go.com/tennis/s/2003/0205/1504540.html Topics: Black Resources, Notable People, Sports Last updated Jan 16, 2009 ESPN SportsCentury
This site features articles about outstanding "people and events of sports in North America in the 1900s." It includes biographies of the top 100 athletes of the 20th century as selected and profiled by ESPN, including Olympians and stars such as Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Jesse Owens, Jim Thorpe, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mark Spitz, and Wilma Rudolph. Also includes lists of classics sports moments by month, and greatest coaches and games. http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/ Topics: Notable People, Regions of the World, Sports, The Olympic Games Last updated Jan 7, 2005 ESPNsoccernet.com
Soccer--or, as others in the world say, football--fans will enjoy this site's coverage of English, European, U.S., and global soccer, columns, news, soccer-related links, results, message boards, and much more. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/ Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 4, 2007 Why Are Rivalries So Intense?
A description of the different reasons underlying college football rivalries. Includes a discussion of in-state rivalries (between public schools and between public and private schools), border wars ("schools in states adjacent to one another"), and trophy games (such as for the "Old Oaken Bucket, Paul Bunyan's ax or Bo Schembechler's hat"). Also includes a comment about the effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Bayou Classic, the annual game between Southern and Grambling State. From ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jones/050902 Topics: Sports Last updated Nov 16, 2005 The Mitchell Report
"On March 30, 2006, baseball commissioner Bud Selig asked former Sen. George Mitchell to investigate steroid use in baseball. Now, [on December 13, 2007] the report is out." Includes full text of the over 400-page report, a list of Major League Baseball players discussed in the report, video clips, and related news and analysis. From ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3153509 Topics: Baseball, Drugs & Medications by Type, Sports Last updated Dec 14, 2007 |
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