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Brewer's: Phoenix

Said to live a certain number of years, when it makes in Arabia a nest of spices, sings a melodious dirge, flaps his wings to set fire to the pile, burns itself to ashes, and comes forth…

Brewer's: Poets

(Greek, poieo, to make). Skalds of Scandinavia (etym., scalla, to sing, Swedish, etc.) Minnesingers of the Holy Empire (Germany), love-singers. Troubadours of Provenee in France (troubar,…

International Hockey League: Western Conference

Midwest DivisionTeam (Affiliate)WLSOLPtsGFGA*Chicago (Indep.)492112110285246†Manitoba (Indep.)472114108269236†Kansas City (Indep.)4431795256270†Milwaukee (Nash.)38281692254265Southwest…

Major Bouts, 2001–02: Welterweights (147 lbs)

DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteJan. 26Vernon ForrestShane MosleyWu 12WBCNew York CityMar. 16Antonio MargaritoAntonio DiazTKO 10—Las VegasMar. 30Richard MayorgaAndrew LewisTKO 5WBAReading, Penn…

Final 2001 Standings

Division champions (*) and playoff qualifiers (†) are noted.East Division WLTPct.PFPA*Orlando820.800213185†Chicago550.500186184NY/NJ460.400132145Birmingham280.200131239West Division WLTPct.…

America's 25 Most Ozone-Polluted Cities, 2007

Ozone acts as a powerful respiratory irritant at the levels frequently found in most of the nation's urban areas during summer months. Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain…

Coaches Find Stress Harder to Handle

It began with Southern Cal's George Raveling and eventually grew into a conga line of coaches who no longer could, or would, handle the pressures of college basketball. Raveling's awakening…