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Sports Superlatives

The oldest, the tallest, the fastest, and the longest by Mike Morrison and Chris Frantz Have you ever wondered who threw the fastest pitch in Major League Baseball history? Or who is the oldest…

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The premier prize for American fiction The Pulitzer Prize for fiction, first given in 1918, is widely recognized as one of the biggest prizes in the American publishing industry. Before 1948, the…

Tabulated Data on City Governments

Mayor Citymanager'ssalary1,2Council or CommissionCity Term,years Salary1Name Members Term,years Salary1,3Albuquerque, N.M. 4 $90,314$115,003Council 9 4 $9,027Atlanta, Ga.4 141,490 — Council…

Egyptian art

(Encyclopedia) Egyptian art, works of art created in the geographic area constituting the nation of Egypt. It is one of the world's oldest arts. The art of the New Kingdom (1570–1342 b.c.) can…

Major Bouts, 2001–02: Heavyweights

DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteNov. 17Lennox LewisHasim RahmanKO 4IBF/WBCLas VegasDec. 1Fres OquendoDavid IzonTKO 3—New York CityDec. 1Jameel McClineGoofi WhitakerWu 12—New York CityDec.…

The 50 Largest Arenas

The 50 largest arenas in Division I for the 2004-05 NCAA regular season. Note that (*) indicates part-time home court. SeatsHome Team1Carrier Dome 33,000Syracuse2Thompson-Boling…

NCAA Division I Leaders: Pitching

Earned Run Avg.(At least 50 inn.) Cl Gm IP ERASonny Garcia, Texas SouthernJr.1466.01.77Randy Wolf, PepperdineJr.17121.01.79Andy Smith, Bowling GreenSr.1687.11.85Jay Akin, Arkansas St.Sr.18110…